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Tag Archives: Travel
Back in the Summer of ’95
A couple weeks ago during one of our dinner conversations, the question of whether cats have bellybuttons came up. I started telling a story of the momma cat who had her litter of kittens in the closet of a housemate … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Dinner time conversations, Greyhound, Kids, Kinko's, Memories, Movies, Music, New Bad Things, Portland, Powell's, Travel, Yellow Pages
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Overwhelmed
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
Posted in Being a Teacher, Random Thoughts
Tagged Children, Classroom Library, Dogs, Family, Kids, Legos, Life, Pets, Second Grade, Summer, Teaching, Travel
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Fort Flagler – One Point on the Triangle of Fire
I will never be a historian or a historical writer so if you want the history of the three forts Fort Warden, Fort Casey, and Fort Flagler that make up the “Triangle of Fire” you have come to the wrong … Continue reading
Posted in The Great Outdoors
Tagged Children, Family, Food, Fort Casey, Fort Flagler, Fort Warden, Friends, Hood Canal Bridge, Humor, Kurt Cobain, Life, Photography, Plums, Road Trip, State Parks, Travel
14 Comments
Traveling Backwards
Tomorrow morning I will board a plane. I will be gone for four days and three nights. My destination and what I find there will make me cry, bring me joy, and give me great cause for reflection. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Death, Family, Life, Loss, Mourning, My dad, Searching, South Dakota, Travel
19 Comments
Off we go!
The leftovers have been eaten, the newspaper delivery canceled, the trash taken out, and the humming bird feeders filled. The neighbors have been put on alert and a couple of friends have been lined up to pop over and water … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging/Writing
Tagged Adventure, Blogging/Writing, Children, Kids, Life, Pacific Northwest, Parenting, Pets, Road Trip, Travel, Utah
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Road Trippin’
With a temperature this morning of 98.7 and a request for bacon, eggs, and toast it seems possible that Cody is on the mend. If that is the case than this post is relevant and I need to do some … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Children, Family, Food, Kids, Life, Parenting, Road Trip, Science, T-4 bacteriophage, Travel
18 Comments
While I was Gone…
We got back from our week long trip to Tucson last night. It was a wonderful time filled with desert walks, Mexican beer, family, and sun. Today was spend unpacking, doing laundry, shuttling Cody to physical therapy, grocery shopping, picking … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Children, Family, Life, Photography, The death of Picnik, Travel, Tucson
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Short Skirts and Missing Flip Flops
I have delayed long enough and now it is past time; time to take inventory of our summer clothes for our vacation to Arizona to visit Husband’s family. Carter should be set, having hand me downs from Cody. Cody has … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Arizona, Children, fashion, Life, Maybe the dog ate my flip flops, Pacific Northwest, Parenting, Travel
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