Tag Archives: Children

Babies Come From Vashon Island

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Shoes

Several weeks ago we were invited to a friend’s birthday party which was located on a piece of private beach attached to their neighborhood community center.  The open aired structure and bbq area sit atop a grassy hill that slops … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Summer Squash

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Shoes

Today I stayed indoors all day despite the lovely weather so as to finish a concept paper for my Reading and Language Arts class that is due tomorrow.  Writing school papers does not make for good blogging material (even though … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Scrap Wood

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Shoes

One thousand two hundred and twenty pounds of scrap wood loaded into our trailer, driven to the dump, and unloaded from our trailer.  Not bad for a Sunday morning. I am sure that Husband and I would not have been … Continue reading →

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Wishing on a Rock

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Shoes

Yesterday I was a rock star. After creating a lesson plan and presenting that lesson to a group of my cohorts (((who had to pretend to be six and seven year olds (my lesson was teaching near-doubles addition to a … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – A Simple Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Shoes

Husband is sitting on the back deck in his robe sipping hot coffee and reading the morning newspaper.  Cody has presented him with a card shaped like a tie that he made for Father’s Day at school and Husband is … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scene of my Latest Newspaper Article

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Shoes

I have for you a quick post with a link to my latest newspaper article, a story I wrote earlier this year about a trip we took to the local glass museum.  This is one of the two submissions I … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Brought to you by the Letter P

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Shoes

me:  Who peed on the floor? The boys look up from their play, there is one moment, two moments, three moments of confused silence, and then they smile and start to laugh…

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The Right Clothes for the Job

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Shoes

The blue cloudless sky and bright shining orb in the sky is reflective of what the weather report promises for today, sun and warmth.  I pull out the boys’ shorts from the plastic storage bins under their bed and they … Continue reading →

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Chipmunks and Nail Chewing

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Shoes

Carter and I were leaving the bus stop the other day after getting Cody safely on the school bus when we startled a chipmunk.  It leapt into the air, grabbed the nearest tree and scampered part way up.  It clung … Continue reading →

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The Little Blue Robin Egg

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Shoes

On our walk home from the school bus this afternoon I spied a small light blue egg shell by the side of the road.  It was really only half a shell and it led to the following discussion. carter: If … Continue reading →

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