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Slice of Life  hosted  at the Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life. Over a month ago, I received this personal invitational tweet: Yes, a little challenge.  I'm not one for a blogging challenge.  I apologize to anyone who has offered up a challenge in the past and I miserably failed by doing nothing. This was one little challenge that I wanted to do ... it just took the right time to complete it.  This little challenge was to share 100 that I am grateful for   and right now  felt like the right time to share my list.  Thank you, Terje, for your little challenge. Here it goes ... 100 things I am thankful for.   Right now .  In this moment. ...

Slice of Life  hosted  at the Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life. We did it. We took our girls and we went. I never intended to do this.  It was not predetermined or planned. It just kinda-sorta-happened.  All on a whim. Yep.  We saw Santa.  And his reindeer.   Before Thanksgiving. I know, I can't believe it either!  I am one to celebrate the holiday that is coming and not any earlier.  I love Thanksgiving, so we celebrate being thankful.  And this last weekend, we rushed by it all and saw Santa. The good news?  It was free.  I snapped a few cute photographs.  Now we can avoid the busy mall and the overpriced photo with a cry...

Slice of Life  hosted  at the Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life. I can't quite put my finger on what is different this school year. I'm busy with home and with school.  Always something new happening.  Always trying to keep up.  Always not quite meeting my own expectations.   Giving and giving and giving of myself and my time and my energy. Then tonight I read Dana's slice about the tightrope -- the pulls of being a mom and being a teacher and all we can keep doing is put one foot in front of the other. Our lives are so full and there is so much to be thankful for every single day.  And yet, it's hard.  I struggle.  I want the best for everyone, for ev...