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How To books with a first grader
During the school year I give my first graders the task of creating their own "How-To" book. They love book-making and the task analysis really gets them thinking about how things work. We read lots of "How To" books to prepare for it and have lots of discussions about how they are written.
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P.S. My Cat is Dead (Sorry A.S.!)
So one of my cats had a very aggressive, cancerous tumor growing on her face. Her lower jaw, specifically, which made it very hard to biopsy and consequently treat. Don't worry, it was the cat that most people don't even know I have. The one who hides behind the couch most of her days and when she *does* show herself, it’s usually to hiss at ( Read more... ) -
Eek!
Make up your own mind after you read the petition. They want to bring legislature against home births. I ain't all that crunchy but it should be a choice, no? This is how it starts...
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/birthathome/
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So the hospital that I "stayed at" has the wrong insurance number and has been sending me bills incessantly since we've left. Knowing that throwing them away will just bring all kinds of bad things down on our house - I've been calling for every one: "Oh so you KNOW that you have the wrong number? And now you are billing the right one? You' ( Read more... ) -
Happy Father's Day, Baby!
I really must learn to cross post these automatically!
Happy First Father's Day, sweetie! We've come a long way - seems like a lifetime ago!
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Dear Husband,
Do not wake me in the middle of the night to ask me "What was that?". If there WAS something, I would only be useful for crying and hiding behind something. On nights when I have parent conferences late into the evening the next night, waking me up in the middle of the night will only make me grumpy. Don't wake me. Besides, what do you expect * ( Read more... ) -
On Tatoos
January 13, 2008
On Tatoos.
Me: So now that you have a baby are you going to get something in honor of him?
G: Like what? A green gas cloud?
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January 13, 2008
G: The baby had a booger in his nose the size of a nickel. It came shooting out of his nose. >examining nipple of bottle, suddenly, very closely<
Me: What are you looking for?!?
G: The booger! I don’t’ know where it went!
Me: So why are you looking at the nipple?!?
G: Well, that’s where it WAS.
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Happy Birthday J!
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Early Warning Dating Signs You MUST NOT Ignore
There is no true end to this list. For every social faux pas that we use to single out one of The Umarriageable there arises a new and improved one to confuse us and keep us dating. Its just like that mousetrap saying. The best we can do is keep on top of it and keep informed. Sometimes we need to see things in print before we can truly ( Read more... )
