Apr 2009
No Reading Aloud, Mr. Troublemaker
Husband visited with Mr. Troublemaker and asked him how things were going this year. What he found was a teacher on the verge of losing his spark; the thing that keeps teaching exciting for him. Earlier in the school year he was caught reading "The Phantom Tollbooth" out loud to his classroom and received a written reprimand and the threat of a suspension without pay if he ever does it again... Read More...
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"The Year of Magical Thinking"
Monday, April 20, 2009
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the House The
Internal Stuggle
I remember after my dad died thinking back to the days before when he'd complained of pain in his left arm. We later knew that this was a sign. If only we'd done something. The kind of thinking seemed to perpetuate this feeling of re-emergence, as if we could turn back time if only we had done the right thing. If only.
Flash forward: With spring break drawing to a close, the boys and I went out after dinner to Barnes & Noble to look around and give Charlie a chance to use up his remaining gift card from Christmas. Husband was looking for a last-minute gift (the next day being my birthday)...
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Story Telling
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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Internal Stuggle
So many of us record our stories, our lives, in our blogs for everyone to read (or not). I thought about how an illness or accident can take us and change us so completely. One day we're walking around, minding our own business, the next we're confronting our own mortality and weaknesses. We all have our stories. But then, I also thought, some stories really need to go into the vault, never to be heard again. Let’s talk about apples... Read More...
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
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StoryRhyme Rants
We all get them, those noxious (and obnoxious) forwards. The platitudes, the schmaltz, the misinformation -- the horror! My favorite lately was the one about how Mister Rogers was a Navy SEAL and he wore those long-sleeved sweaters because his arms were covered with tattoos...
Read More...Behind the Story: Eli The Flying Dog
Monday, April 06, 2009
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StoryRhyme Behind The Story
We'd have to spell out words around him, and he'd play hide-and-go-seek with us throughout the house...
Read More...Frivolous Facts: Borborygmi? Pardon Me...
Saturday, April 04, 2009
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Facts
While I didn't find any concrete
answers to that rumbling problem, I did find some creative
suggestions for dealing with it such as slouching -- the theory
behind this being that the fold of stomach fat (thanks) will help
muffle the rumble noises; I love that one...
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