Lisa
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Independence Day and Other July Fun
This Independence Day was extra special, because it was the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which is amazing. I feel so incredibly blessed to have been born in and be a citizen of this amazing… Continue reading
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The End of June
I know I say it every month, but seriously, where did June go??? It seemed to be over before I could blink. Luckily, we were able to get in some fun amongst all the other things going on. For example,… Continue reading
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Escaping to Nashville with Pamela
A while back, Pamela and I were talking about how fun it would be for me to go to visit her once school was out and I finally had freedom. So we planned for her to come and get me… Continue reading
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The Second Week of Summer
Our lowkey summer is here, and although we still have appointments and things, it has been so great to have big spaces in our calendar that are unscheduled. We do all still have our summer goals and lists of fun… Continue reading
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A Huge Checkmark
Ever since my cancer decided to spread so terribly earlier this year, the fact that I have many new tumors in my brain (which had actually been tumor free) was weighing on me. For good reason, we were all concerned… Continue reading
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A Wonderful First Week of Summer
When I woke up on Monday morning, I cannot tell you the emazing relief and peace that I felt knowing that I had the summer to recharge and rejuvenate. Teaching was a gift, but so is this break, and I… Continue reading
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School’s Out & Goodbye May!
How can one month feel so very long, and then also disappear??? I know so many people have taken to calling the month of May, “Maycember,” because it battles with December for the amount of activities and other things happening… Continue reading
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Miscellaneous May Adventures
May is so busy. All of the school things for me, activities for Arthur, anniversaries, birthdays, Mother’s Day, concerts, and treatments and doctor’s appointments. It is a tornado of things. So many of them are really good things, however, like… Continue reading
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School in the Midst of May
With all of our big testing finished for the school year, I had the students working on various projects, as well as having a mad dash to finish the novel I was reading with each of my classes. I also… Continue reading
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Celebrating Our Lily
How does life fly by as fast as it does? Wasn’t it just 2003 and this precious baby girl was being placed in my arms?? Didn’t she just make me a mother? Or wasn’t she just the spunky five year… Continue reading
