House Hunting, Part II

20180617_154516How far back into your childhood can you remember something from?  Real memories, not just recreations of stories you have heard from others.  It’s tricky to know for sure, isn’t it?

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What’s in My Lawn? (Not Grass)

20180802_172310I have spotted my neighbor on many occasions scanning his perfect front lawn and plucking out any offending non-grass plants that dared set root.  That’s not us.

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Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire

20180727_152713I just came home from a week long camping trip vacation.  What was supposed to be a week long camping trip.  What was supposed to be a vacation.  Supposed to be.

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Summer Skies

20180709_193927The old saying “time heals old wounds” is a pretty good description of how my feelings towards summer have changed.  It’s still not my favorite season, but I’ve now made my peace with it.

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House Hunting, Part I

20180705_121438No, I am not moving.  Ever.  It’s not my thing.  However, for someone who has no plans of moving, I’ve been doing an awful lot of looking for houses.

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They Grow So Fast!

20180624_123301The little babies I posted about earlier aren’t really babies anymore!  Birds grow so quickly, and I don’t think it will be very long before these “teenagers” will be booted out to make way for a fresh batch of new ones.

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Not Your Usual Sex-Ed Video

20180612_142515_Momentkl;Did you have that teacher that insisted you watch a video during sex-ed of a baby being born?  Maybe I’ll show my students this one instead from now on! Continue reading Not Your Usual Sex-Ed Video

“What I Did During Summer Vacation”

20180611_221908I always dreaded the usual back-to-school essays I had to write in elementary school.  Most of the kids had stories about trips to fun places and I was trying to remember how to spell moussaka.  Moose-Caca??!!

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What’s That In Your Hair?!

20180517_180818These are words most people really don’t want to hear, but it came from my little one who’s known for being a bit of a prankster.

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