Author: jessica
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On the Prairie
On the Prairie I feel refreshed, restored, renewed On the Prairie I see the darkest night, the brightest sunrise, the biggest open sky On the Prairie I smell scared skunks, fields of fresh dirt, farms of cattle On the Prairie I hear the wind, familiar voices, grandpa’s polka On the Prairie I find healing,…
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My coffee pot died
My coffee pot died this morning. Well, the pot didn’t. The whole bean grinder inside of it did. When I pushed the on/off button, all it did was hum. It wanted to start but couldn’t. Just yesterday, I bought a bag of whole coffee beans. I had one remaining packet of ground coffee. Just one…
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Wordless Wednesday – Crop Circle
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Wordless Wednesday – Childhood Toy
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Second Grade Summary – Slice of Life
Every summer I try to create a little end-of-the-school-year blog post. As a virtual school/homeschool family, it can be hard to see the “positives” day in and day out. The end of the school year posts are my way of reminding myself and my son of how far he came in the previous school year.…
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Wordless Wednesday – The Seashell Says “Pick Me”
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Happy Birthday – Slice of Life
Today my son turns 8! I can hardly believe it. I still can remember the day he was born. I was overdue and was scheduled to be induced on a Monday. My parents from Minnesota decided to come out early. As a little back story, they weren’t able to make it for the birth or…
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It’s Monday – What are you reading? June 18
Today I’m focusing on my son’s books for my It’s Monday – What are you reading post, which is hosted weekly by Teach Mentor Texts. As a little background, my son just finished second grade and has struggled with reading. He has been in vision therapy for the past few months with three more months to…
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Wordless Wednesday – Chess Between Friends
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The Broken Deer – Slice of Life
I pass this deer on my daily outdoor walk. One of his antlers is missing. His paint is chipped. He is broken. “Why does his owner keep him? Does she not realize he is broken?” I quietly mumbled to myself the first time I noticed the fake deer. The second day of my walk, I checked every tree on…