Tag Archives: Kids

Simple Sunday – Pant-less, Princess Leia, and the Eleventh Day

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Shoes

Yesterday the boys ran out of clean shorts – or short pants as Carter calls them.  It also happened that we ended up not leaving the house that day, choosing instead to work around the house.  This made the lack … Continue reading →

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Overwhelmed

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Shoes

Summertime is rapidly slipping away.  I start back to work in 12 days.  In 17 days it is Meet the Teacher Night and the students start back to school two days after that. I feel unprepared on so many levels. … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Calm (with a Photobomb or Two)

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Shoes

Yesterday we brought into our new house our old entryway table.  I quick grabbed my camera to capture the moment, the one where the table is free from life’s clutter (well, mostly).  The table, its clean lines and cream color … Continue reading →

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Skinny Dipping is the Answer

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Shoes

Yesterday afternoon Carter and I were sitting pool-side enjoying popsicles.  His was raspberry.  Mine was lime.  It was hot, maybe 108 or so and the popsicles were dripping. Try as we might, we could not keep up with the drips.  … Continue reading →

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So they Sew

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Shoes

It all started with a small travel sewing kit I received when I was Maiden of Honor at a friend’s wedding almost seven years ago.  It is a simple kit, one with a few colors of thread, a needle, three … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Summer Pie Day and a Tetanus Shot

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Shoes

Yesterday we celebrated Summer Pie Day.  Stemming from National Pie Day, in January, we determined that a Pie Day celebration that occurs in the summer was needed due to the distinct lack of fresh berries in the winter months.  We … Continue reading →

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The Right Words

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Shoes

I do not have them, the right words. I have the boys on a summer school schedule, one that we follow fairly consistently.  We do some store-bought, grade-level appropriate workbooks in the morning after breakfast.  We have free time/time to … Continue reading →

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No Longer Worth the Fight

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Shoes

It started out like any other day. We got up and lounged around on the couch in our p.j.s.  I read aloud a couple chapters of a Jigsaw Jones chapter book, tracking as I read with my bookmark.  The boys, … Continue reading →

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Moving x 2

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Shoes

Sorry for my silence as of late.  The school year ended, and while I could blame my blogging silence on moving not only my classroom but moving our entire lives into our new house, that would not be entirely true. … Continue reading →

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Things I Find in the Dryer

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Shoes

me:  Carter!  You can not leave Steve in your pocket.  Don’t you remember what happened to Sheep? carter: In his sweet little angelic voice – Sorry momma but sometimes I forget things. me: sigh… This is Steve.  He is from … Continue reading →

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