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Christmas Aftermath
Gwen has been poring over her American Girl magazine trying to figure out how to spend her money. She has been through many different scenarios. It has been good for her to see how far her dollar goes...
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Good Kids
Parker is my little cartoonist in training. He draws the funniest pictures. This is the face of walking in a spider web. It’s from a collage of pictures he drew when we went out to eat over a month...
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Cows vs. Angels
Parker’s cartoon reads: Somewhere in Heaven … Cow: Hey you!! March 18. Angel: What? Cow: Remember that burger you ate?! Angel: No. Cow: That was me! Now you are going to know what it’s like to be...
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I’ve Learned
If a Valentine idea was good enough when Parker was in first grade, it is still a good idea now that Gwen is in third grade. Besides that, this is a new school. No one here has seen that this is a...
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If you need me, I’ll be in my cell
Perhaps one of the greatest perks of being a teacher nowadays, is assigning projects as homework. The messier and more elaborate the better. Maniacal laugh. Parker was given the assignment of making a...
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Paying it Forward
Parker was doing some deep cleaning in his room. He decided that it was time to give away some toys. This is my one kid who actually plays with the toys he begs for. He is a toy man and always has...
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The Indispensable Mother
Some days start out and then just go and go. Or in this case, it started out very slowly and never seemed to end. The slow start had to do with the fact that some mornings I just can’t seem to shake...
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Killer Plastic: Danger in Your Own Home
It was an ordinary Friday night. A commercial enticed us to go out for ice cream. Four of us sat in the van eagerly waiting while Heath changed out the windshield wipers. Gwen gawked at him as she...
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“Please bless Dad’s eyebrows!”
No one ever dreams of losing their eyebrows. Sometimes life is unpredictable. You have to roll with the punches. The anticipated day was cold, gray and rainy. Nothing could dampen the enthusiasm...
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