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  • Happy Birthday, Mom

    It’s that crazy time of year again. The time of year where I wrap up another school year-number seven to be exact. The time of year for Mother’s Day. The time of year where I remember my mom’s diagnosis of lung cancer. The time of year for her birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom. You would be…

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  • Dear Parents, It’s the end of a very long week for me. I not only taught your child, along with 25 other students, but I also stayed after and shared with you all the amazing things your child is doing in my class. I skipped potty breaks, dinner, and even forgot to worry about the…

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  • Oh the joys of parenting…

      Do your kids have it all figured out? Do they know how to live in this crazy world and constantly give YOU advice? I mean, when did they get so smart anyway? (Hand to face emoji here). Sometimes my kids make valid points and I am grateful for their advice. I mean, let’s face…

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  • Something is changing…

    …in me. I’m not quite sure how to describe it. I’m in a weird season…oh wait. You know what it is? I think I’m starting to actually feel like an adult now. I know,  I know, it’s weird. I’m kind of a whirlwind of a person. I’m extremely carefree and spontaneous driving all the type…

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  • Nostalgia…

    I know I’m late to the party but I’ve just started watching “This is Us.” It’s riveting on so many levels and I know I’m not the first one to say that. But the reason…the reason it’s so riveting, is because it captures nostalgia. No matter your upbringing, whether it be good or bad, you…

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  • Exhausted….

    Does anybody remember October? I don’t. I was excited and got pumpkins out near the first of October and then, boom it was Halloween. But everything in between is gone. Oh and November? That was a blur. I had a birthday somewhere in there and ate some good food with family on Thanksgiving but that’s…

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  • I grew up on Monopoly. My three big sisters would come over for the weekend and my dad and my mom would get out the vintage game of Monopoly. There would be cardboard pizza, Doritos, Deans dip, and Pepsi. Mind you this was the 80’s. I remember my mom scratching the middle of the board…

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