Category Archives: school

Shotgun weddings and babies

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Laura

Tonight I spent a very enjoyable 1 1/2 hours with Natalie, an adorable 18-month old little girl, at our covenant group. It was my week to do childcare and so we hung out in the dining room. She was really … Continue reading →

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We’ve been busy

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Laura

1. We had to go back to work. Poor us. Actually, the first week of school was relatively easy for me. I only have two classes to prep for this year, instead of 3 and my workload is noticeably easier. … Continue reading →

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What I’m wearing to school today…

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Laura

…jeans, Danskos, and a rain coat. It’s 65 and raining. Weird. I guess we brought Alaska back to Baltimore with us! (Never fear – it’s supposed to be 93 by Thursday!) EDIT: And a shirt too of course!

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Some letters

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Laura

My kids are practicing writing letters this week. Today and tomorrow, they are writing letters to Rachel in response to the letter she wrote to them. They think this is very fun! Yesterday, they wrote a short letter to me … Continue reading →

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Some great reasons to be happy

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Laura

1. Nik is so awesome – he surprised me at school on Monday afternoon with some yummy Trader Joe’s hummus and pita chips along with flowers – to help me get through my long night preparing for my formal observation … Continue reading →

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I am alive

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Laura

I am alive and, unfortunately, our Internet is still broken (I’m at the local library) but I have two good pieces of news to report: 1. I only have three hours and 45 more minutes of school before 10 days of … Continue reading →

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Of rings and things

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Laura

The time has come, my friends, to talk of many things: of shoes and ships and sealing wax, and cabbages and kings… And, much to my sadnes, a lost ring. As many of you know, last Saturday (a week ago), … Continue reading →

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Dad – we need results ASAP, OK?

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Laura

The Stash Bash was tonight! We had a great time and Nik was a winner!! I’ll let him tell you all about it on his blog. In the meantime, here are some requests for Dad. On their last test, my … Continue reading →

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Haikus for our Saturday morning

Posted on March 3, 2007 by Laura

Written by members of Ms. J’s low intermediate writing class (and yes, one sixth grade boy is a little girl-crazy). Topic: What we are going do this weekend. (Some did better than others with following the directions.) My cousin is … Continue reading →