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• Ice, Ice Baby #1041

  I never thought my family would succumb to the ALS ice bucket challenge.  Truthfully, even in its original brilliance, there are things about the challenge... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Brother Brother, #1040

  I had so many good moments yesterday, but without a doubt, the absolute highlight of my day (maybe even of my week or month) was when I was sitting at my desk a... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Teachers, #1039

  I love being a teacher.  Yesterday, I substituted for my husband’s Sunday religious school class, and it was so much fun. I love relating to young people and... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Carry On, #1038

  When my husband goes out of town, I end up taking my kids to see a lot of movies and spend considerable amounts of time walking through the mall. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Bicycle, #1037

  

  I am so hugely proud of my husband right now, and I must share! For many years, he used to ride his bike with some buddies from the California/Nevada state lin... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Will Follow You Into the Dark, #1036

  My life is full, but sometimes it is utterly exhausting, too.  My husband and I run around from work, to after school activities for the kids, to meetings, to... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

  tucsonsongstress:Happy Top 10 Tuesday! Here’s an old blog today for a new beginning of a new school year! Have fun welcoming in the new year with this adorable... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, #1035

  I have plantar fasciitis, and it really sucks. I wake up in the morning and can barely maneuver steps to the bathroom as I hobble out of bed. I had a cortisone... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Wild Horses, #1034

  

  When my daughter was two-years-old, we were at the park for a festival, and she went on her first ever pony ride.  She had such an affinity with that horse,... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Difference a Day Makes, #1033

  

  For those of you who didn’t read my blog yesterday, on Wednesday morning at 5:45 am, my dog was bitten by a rattlesnake in my backyard. It was a really scary 2... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Once Bitten Twice Shy, #1032

  

  When I was sitting outside yesterday morning with my dogs just as I always do every morning, I thought it was strange that someone had a faucet running and... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Superstition, #1031

  Shhhhhhh!!!!   People, stop saying it! Yes, our beloved Robin Williams died and than Hollywood screen legend Lauren Bacall one day later – BUT!!! — just don’t... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• You Ain’t Never Had a Friend Like Me, #1030

  

  In recent weeks, the world has been in such a sad state of affairs.  Every time you flip on the TV there are reports from Israel, Gaza, Syria about Hamas and... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Get It Right the First Time, #1029

  This feels like a very serious week.  It’s the “first time” for everything:–The first full week of school for my kids– The first time I’ll be teaching in... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Next Door Neighbor, #1028

  

  When we moved into our house 9 years ago, our next door neighbors moved in about a month or two after us.  Over these 9 years, we’ve had a really good neighbor... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Coat of Many Colors, #1027

  Here we go.  This is it…a day so anticipated for so long.  It is the first day of school.  Teachers have been met, school supplies were dropped off, knowledge o... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting To Know You, #1026

  It is such a big day for my kids today, and I am trying to make it as special as possible. Today is “meet your teacher” day at school. We stop by today for a... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Music Rules

  

  Happy Top 10 Tuesday, Tucson Songstress Friends!  In Tucson, it’s back-to-school season already, and my own kids start in their classrooms on Thursday. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Mr. Postman, #1025

  I’m not sure what it’s like in different parts of the country, but in my children’s school district, the kids don’t learn who their teachers will be until just ... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Busy Being Fabulous, #1024

  Oh my gosh! My last 48 hours have been such a whirlwind of craziness that I’m still catching my breath. Camp ended yesterday, and the preparation leading up t... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION