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Author Archives: Laura
So Long, Farewell
I’m off to school and then to our church’s women’s retreat, of which I had a small part in planning. So I won’t be back until Sunday. At that time, I hope to finally post pictures of our new tree, … Continue reading
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Happy Name Day to me!
Tina just called me to wish me Happy Name Day! April 24th is the name day for St. Elisabeth, which is the closest we can come – evidently there are no Orthodox saints named Laura! Name Days aren’t celebrated during … Continue reading
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Poetry Thursday
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But … Continue reading
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Thank you for voting!!
Back in November, I asked you to vote for Baltimore in an HGTV competition. Well, we won!!! (Portland didn’t win though Katie, sorry!) So, starting this weekend and continuing through next week, HGTV and Rebuilding Together Baltimore will be … Continue reading
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For the IKEA addicts among us
**cough Katie*** Go here to listen to a cool NPR article about how they name their products! My favorite fact was that they named all their floor coverings after Danish cities! (And the reason that I even know about this … Continue reading
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The maple is planted!
It’s 4:20 – we started at 9:30, took a break for lunch, got the maple hole dug, a good start on the redbud hole, and just now finished planting the maple. I haven’t showered and we have 15-20 tennis players … Continue reading
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Grading…ugh (and the occasional gem)
Today is the end of 3rd quarter. Can you believe it? We’re already three quarters finished! Today, I graded for about six hours. YUCK! My kids have been working on a big writing project for three weeks and they handed … Continue reading
I completely forgot too
Like mother, like daughter, I guess!! (and make sure to read Mom’s poem if you haven’t – it’s the perfect Alaskan summer poem!) Here’s another middle school poem – maybe our last for awhile. I’m getting tired of them! Haikus … Continue reading
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Rest in Peace
I remember Curt Finch and his kindness in putting up with all of us pesky kids in Paxson 20 years ago. We really looked forward to his visits when he would come to fix things at the school. I even … Continue reading
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Some pictures from the last couple weeks
We just finished up our high stakes state testing last Thursday. During that time, I had a mixed group of kids, who weren’t testing for various reasons. So we did origami! One student, O from Israel, really had fun with … Continue reading
Salmon and Souvlaki 