Tag Archives: Children

Carterisms: Condoms and Naptimes

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Shoes

Recent Carterism #1:  Earlier this week Carter spent one on one time with his Grandma. I promised my mom that before we left the state, she would get some one on one time with each grandson.  When I went to … Continue reading →

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Dear Students

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Shoes

Dear Students, Good morning and welcome to Second Grade!  This is going to be one very amazing year and I am glad that as your teacher, I get to share it with you. I have been thinking of what to … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – A Perfect Fit

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Shoes

After the commencement ceremony we had dinner and drinks with some friends at a local restaurant.  Cody wanted to try on my cap.  I think it is a perfect fit!

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Walking

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Shoes

Tomorrow I walk. Tomorrow I don a cap, gown, and hood and will walk. In retrospect it has been both a short and a long year.  I have learned a lot and feel, for the most part, prepared to move … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Scatting

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Shoes

Allow me to tell you a few things I recently learned about wombat scat from my eight year old son. Wombats communicate with each other by way of their droppings, or scat. A single wombat can leave over one hundred … Continue reading →

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Waking Up Six

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Shoes

He has kept a running countdown for a couple weeks.  He talks about the cake and the friends and the presents and the ice cream but that is not why he is so eager. Carter has been counting down to … Continue reading →

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Birthday Marbles

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Shoes

We drank coffee while the birthday boy, feeling very mature at age eight, opened his presents.  He got a couple science kits and a movie.  Then Carter ran out of the room and returned with his bag of peacock marbles.  … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Seizures, Student Teaching, and Searching

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Shoes

Tomorrow I start my last week of full time student teaching.  I can’t believe how quickly it has gone by.  I am trying not to panic as I job search, fill out very time consuming on-line applications to districts without … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Leprechaun Update and the Turning of the Soil

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Shoes

As promised, here is the update on the boys’ Leprechaun trap.  The pesky little Leprechaun came.  He plucked the bait – a penny – off the double sided tape within the trap, the tape that was suppose to hold him … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Allow me to Introduce Ken

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Shoes

Today started as most Sundays tend to do at our house.  Husband and I try to sleep in.  The boys get up early keeping us from sleeping in, although today early was 7:00 which I don’t really consider early. There … Continue reading →

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