Tag Archives: Humor

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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Simple Sunday – And My Lucky Pants Do It Again

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Shoes

Yesterday I donned my lucky pants and sweater and headed off to an official testing center to take the two state required sub-tests for Elementary Education, the WEST-E.  Throughout the entire two and a half hour long test, I had … 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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Unearthed

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Shoes

This morning Carter got up on the wrong side of the bed (for the life of me I can’t figure out how he continues to do this for when we combined the boys’ beds into bunk beds we made sure … Continue reading →

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Is it Plagiarism When I Steal From Myself?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Shoes

My third newspaper article ran in this Monday’s paper.  I have been busy with mid-terms this week and have not had time to pop over here and write about it.  In fact, I have been so busy and at a … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Catnip, a Gateway Drug?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Shoes

Earlier this week I splurged and bought the cats an all natural catnip filled hemp mouse.  Delilah chewed on it, batted it around, and then went and took a nap.  Bleu, however, just would not stop. I hope I have … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – How to Almost Catch a Leprechaun

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Shoes

It was Carter’s idea.  He wanted to set a trap.  Cody was not as sure, being the big first grader that he is, that Leprechauns even existed but he did not want to be left out of the fun. Step … Continue reading →

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Taking Things Too Far

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Shoes

Earlier last week I had the pleasure of taking Carter to the doctor.  He was in need of a couple immunizations before we could get him registered for kindergarten over the weekend.  I explained why Husband and I felt the … Continue reading →

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There’s a Hole in My Roof and Feathers on My Ceiling?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Shoes

It started several years ago.  In the rainy season the skylight in our bathroom would leak, a little at first and then nothing.  The following year, a little more and then nothing.  Each year the leak would yell a little … Continue reading →

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In Black and White

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Shoes

Hip hip hooray – today is the day! My very first of ten columns runs in the newspaper today. As I mentioned before, I decided not to included my blog address in my byline.  I like my little blogging world … Continue reading →

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