SOLSC ~ 2013 ~ 9/31
Ever have one of those days? Days when you wake up feeling great and thinking about how productive you’ll be, and how on top of kicking butt, you feel good, happy, and you’re even having a good hair day? And then you glance at the clock and you notice it’s only 8am, and you’ve already […]
SOLSC ~ 2013 ~ 4/31
A day of celebration spanning decades and shared across families. My grandma, now Aite to our kids, beautiful as always now 81 years young! His grandpa, or Great-Papa to our kids, handsome as always now celebrating 90 years! Each in your own remarkable ways you have guided, given, and sown seeds of goodness in the […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 27/31
Pictures are worth a thousand words today as I’ve celebrated with love, laughter, flowers and ice cream cake. What more could I possibly ask for? This post was written as part of a monthly challenge sponsored by Two Writing Teachers, to encourage writing and community. The goal is to write a Slice of Life entry […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 26/31
It’s been five years, and I still think about you. I can see your green work pants and white T-shirt, your suspenders and combed hair. I hear your booming voice and infectious laughter. The way you’d always manage to rib me in the loving way only a grandfather could. Just recently, on Calder’s birthday, I […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 13/31
Today, students learned about the beauty and simplicity of the 6-word story. We’ll be using this as a summarizing strategy for chapters as we prepare to read realistic fiction in the coming weeks. Today, students were free to choose their own topic and write something that was on their mind today, but do so […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 12/31
Dear Calder, Today you turned FIVE – how can that be? As we sat there on your bed this afternoon, flipping through the photo album looking at your album I realized just how big you’ve grown. Placing your size 11 feet on the same inky prints in your baby book and seeing that they’re more […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 10/31
As I perched on the end of the couch, chatting with my mother-in-law and husband, the first hints of morning sun were peeking through the sheer white curtains. Up early, I was anticipating last-minute busy-ness to prepare for Calder’s birthday party today. At the same time, it was a wonderful feeling to just let it […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 9/31
“Oh crap!” I can’t go to bed! I haven’t posted yet today! I said frantically reaching for the nearest piece of technology. A half-dead iPad is my best option – even if it means I can’t see what I’m typing. I have a great idea for an upcoming post, but am too busy thinking of […]
SOLSC ~ 2011 ~ 27/31
Today I enjoyed a wonderfully quiet birthday. It’s amazing to me how much the simple inner celebration is almost more meaningful now than any of the crazy birthday parties I once had. I’m beyond blessed to have such a loving family, great friends, and a job that allows me to combine all my creative passions […]
SOLSC ~ 2011 ~ 25/31
I woke up this morning thinking it would be a “just-get-through-it” kind of of day. Everything seems to be coming to a close within the next two weeks, and while that means there should be a rather restful time in the near future, it seems there are an equal number of projects on the horizon. […]
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