Tag Archives: Life

Simple Sunday – Happy Father’s Day Husband!

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Shoes
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Simple Sunday – Litterbox Mafi

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Shoes

me: “One down, two to go!“ This morning I was in the process of one of my least favorite tasks, the cleaning of the litter boxes. We have three cats and as such should have four boxes, one more than … Continue reading →

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Uninvited Houseguest

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Shoes

Living within walking distance to a park is great. Living within walking distance to a park during a global pandemic, is amazing. And so it was on Friday evening , that Cody and Carter were at the park hanging out … Continue reading →

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Long Days

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Shoes

Oops. Apparently almost a month has gone by. As you know, I have been remote teaching my amazing, wonderful class of cheerful third graders. It is a lot of work and makes for long days on a computer. My typical … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Tale of Two Towns (ok, one is a city, but you know what I mean)

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Shoes

I grew up on an island in Washington state, my hometown surrounded first by farmland and next by the sea. I have moved, two times now, to Phoenix, Arizona a city surrounded first by sunshine and next by the desert. … Continue reading →

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Victory for Teaching Table Manners?

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Shoes

This afternoon, as I set the table for lunch I noticed that all our large plates were dirty. Being too lazy to hand wash them, I put out a bowl for the pasta, a smaller bowl for the salad, and … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Sandwiches

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Shoes

Grilled cheese sandwiches are my jam. They are my comfort food. I have very strong opinions about all things involving the great grilled cheese. Here is a sneak peek from the last time I made them, before putting their tops … Continue reading →

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Remote Teaching

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Shoes

It has been a verrrrrryyyy long two weeks. I have behind me one week of four half days and one full week of online teaching. I teach third grade. My take-aways from these two weeks are: Doing what is best … Continue reading →

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Happy as a…

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Shoes

pig with a pinwheel. One of Cody’s teachers had an activity today that required the students to pick a gif that they felt represented how they felt about going back to school. Cody picked this one. It makes me so … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got Your Back

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Shoes

Every morning, Husband and I take our dogs for a two + mile walk. For the last several months there has been a major construction project underway in our neighborhood that has caused us to have to modify our route. … Continue reading →

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