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Music comes and goes

So I have a few stories to tell. The first is a story of love.Last Christmas I became enchanted with music, thanks to the sweet ipod classic Joe bought me as my present. It was first just an idea I had...

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Yes We Can!

I was pretty intrigued when McCain announced his running mate. For these reasons:1. She was a she. (Yep. It made me smile to hear that the Republican Party had a woman as a VP candidate.)2. She had my...

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Defining drinks

Coffee:Met JoeBritish Breakfast tea:last 2 years of collegeWhiskey:Grad schoolBloody Marys:Grad schoolV8:both pregnanciesSTRONG coffee:motherhoodMartinis:motherhood

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"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

There are a couple questions that I promised myself I would never ask kids. "Do you like school?" (and school related questions that follow that dutiful and monotone 'yes') and "What do you want to be...

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Books of 2008 (well, ones I read in 2008) that were GREAT*!

*I chose to use the adjective great because it rhymes with eight. However, my very short list only includes the best books of the year. (This is also because I have the most pathetic of memories...

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Documentarian

Early on in Joe and my series of discussions regarding our daughter's name, Joe balked at one of my suggestions, "HORTENSE? What? You can't be serious! No! Absolutely not. No daughter of mine is going...

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Identifying with Literature

My Aunt Kay sent me Jack London's "To Build a Fire" when I was in grade school. I think that one book had the greatest impact on me as an elementary school student. I felt so much as I read of the...

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A Story of Love from '96 to Present

Joe and I celebrated our anniversary a week ago. Ingrid, Jack, Joe and I were driving back to Memphis from a Monroe family reunion in New Orleans. We had a really nice time, and the kids did remarkably...

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Water! A Short Play and analysis

Scene: Sunday evening, breakfast table, dinner has been servedPlayers: Ingrid (picking at second dinner), Jack (devouring Jasmine rice and chutney), Joe and SallySally: And then, we'll work on...

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Old Journal entries from the day of Ingrid's birth 3-15-07

BIG GIRL INGRID! Here is the entire story of her birthday-- a little long, but some people will appreciate it!My last day of teaching was March 9, 2007, before Ingrid was born. Thankfully, it was a...

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Single Parentdom and Sainthood

I will dabble in the single parent life from Monday to Thursday. Jack is not easy, but compared to Joe, I have it very easy.Joe and Ingrid will fly solo to Baltimore Monday, see her doctor Tuesday,...

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One Box at a Time

I started this in graduate school. I was such an awful grad student--namely the fact that I didn't have enough self confidence to say anything in class discussions. I would sit there thinking of what I...

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Glass Bones

I had a lovely childhood. I am an only child and grew up in a home with a mom and a dad who loved me very much. I had Friday afternoon parties once a week with my mom, my dad and I would go out for...

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"What's Your Favorite Color?"

As a freshman at Ole Miss, I would walk past the back of the music building almost every morning. In the back of the music building, there was a daycare for professors' tiny children. Most of the time...

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Ingrid's First Egg Hunt

While Jack was having ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) this afternoon, Ingrid and I drove over to a neighborhood church for their egg hunt. Ingrid liked the basket (it was very much like a purse), but...

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Sensory Needs, 4-09

I have been teaching my seventh grade students propaganda techniques. We focus on advertisements and commercials in 7th grade, and this week, while watching real and student-created commercials, I did...

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Some of my favorite things

1. Sharpees2. Post it notes3. Bloody mary mix4. Coffee5. books6. text messages7. felt tipped markers8. Uniball pens9. music10. eyeglasses

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No Description Necessary

Ingrid is two, and she is acting like it. (See earlier post regarding her temper.) Oh, I believe mother and daughter are going to have it out at times in her growing up period.

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Why I Love My Street, Part One

When I was little, I believe my favorite book was The Big Orange Splot by Pinkwater. The narrator vividly tells the story of a plain, boring old street where all the houses look the same and everyone...

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Why I Love My Street, Part Two

For instance,Fast forward to Easter afternoon. We have returned from grandmother's house, stuffed and sleepy. Joe volunteers to take the kiddos on a walk around the block while I get my lesson plans...

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