My best friend and I went to Newport in August 2004. Since then, I've been back quite a few times, including yesterday, with Marc (my husband). Therefore, this Monday, I'm going to reflect on how my attitude and feelings towards Newport have changed in just a few short years. Make a Smilebox postcard If you… Continue reading Memoir Monday Idea: A Special Place (Then & Now)
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Card-Writing Challenge
No, I'm not proposing (yet another) challenge for you to do on your blog (to be linked here w/good ol' Mr. Linky!). However, I'm proposing that you challenge yourself to send someone a hand-written message this week. My birthday is this-coming Friday. So, when I saw a pink envelope in the mail from my Mom,… Continue reading Card-Writing Challenge
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An e-mail I didn’t want to see at 4:15 a.m.
My body woke me up 45+ minutes early this morning. However, I felt awake, ready to face the day... until I saw an email from my cousin informing me that my great-aunt has taken a turn for the worse. She has had cancer for over a year now, but she's faced it head-on. She looked… Continue reading An e-mail I didn’t want to see at 4:15 a.m.
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Stacey’s Slices of Life from Passover
So much good stuff, but there were a few funny mishaps from our Seder that I'm going to share this Tuesday as part of the: So, here goes... (1) NAPKINS I know we bought cloth napkins. I'm so sure of it. However, I have no idea where we stored them. That wasn't the only problem.… Continue reading Stacey’s Slices of Life from Passover
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up for air.
Three weeks ago was the last time I posted. Three weeks ago my life changed. On March 14, our new daughters moved in. That's right, in less than a week our little family of 3 grew to a family of 5. I am now a mom to a 2, 4, and 6 year old. And I have… Continue reading up for air.
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day #24
Stacey and "Ebubbey" in 2002 Originally uploaded by teachergal When I woke up this morning, I got out of bed as usual. I went into our study, flicked on the light above my desk and checked my email. However, once I realized that it was Monday, my heart sank a bit. Today's March 24th, I… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day #24
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Family Tree Book
Tomorrow's Interactive Read Aloud includes Alan Say's Book Grandfather's Journey. Since our IRA Theme for the past two months has been immigration, I thought it would be nice to end out the unit with a book that the kids compile on their families (sort of as an unofficial independent writing project). I'm giving these sheets… Continue reading Family Tree Book
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day 16
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Poetry Friday & Wordless Wednesday & WNW!
Things are crazy around my home & I've missed Wordless Wednesday two weeks in a row now . . . not to mention WNW. So on this Friday . . . which is Poetry Friday -- I'm going to kinda combine all three. Here's the photo and a poem, which is an original, so it… Continue reading Poetry Friday & Wordless Wednesday & WNW!
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WN ENTRY: Remembering
I've been celebrating a lot lately... My wedding, My students' amazing achievements, and as of 5:40 this morning, my snow day. However, amid my joy, Ruth has been going through a more painful time, experiencing the loss of several loved ones over the holidays. She blogged about the tragic loss of her cousins' young children… Continue reading WN ENTRY: Remembering
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Daily Something
Daily Something Ebubbey 121807 Originally uploaded by teachergal I think the words in this jpg say it all...
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Family Trees Provide Us With A Way To Write About Our Family
Some kids have a really easy time writing about their families, but I've also seen many kids struggle with the idea of writing about their family. Hence, as I was playing around on Lettering Delights tonight, I came across a bundle of Family Tree graphics and fonts and put it to work soon thereafter. As… Continue reading Family Trees Provide Us With A Way To Write About Our Family
