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This summer, as with anything in 2020, has been anything but usual. Days at the pool non-existent. Playdates with friends on hold. Camps delayed. One vacation delayed a year. Another vacation postponed until deemed safer.  But, thankfully, we did get away as a family for a week.  We are so blessed to have a family cabin in the woods in the middle of Wisconsin. We packed the mini-van FULL with AnythingAndEverything we may need (or want). Here there seems like there is nothing to do. Here we just get to be in the slow moment of time... We stayed up late and slept in until we stretched out of bed.  I stole moments to sit in the quiet and read.  We noticed the beautiful Monarch butterflies fluttering in the breeze.  I was in awe of the bright blue sky and puffy white clouds.  We hung out in bright pink flamingo tubes cooling off in the lake.  I enjoyed lots of walks with the dog on a new dirt road.  We bounced around in a UTV on the trails splashing i...

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ August 10th is a big day.  It's the day of sharing lists of your ten favorite picture books . August 25th is also a big day.  It's the day my two girls start kindergarten. I've been thinking a lot about both ... and then it hit me. My #pb10for10 book theme was "I wish you ..."   I thought about all that I wished for my girls as they begin this special journey this year in kindergarten and connected the wish to a picture book. And the words just poured from my heart ... I shared my picture book li...

Check out other favorite Picture Book Lists: Picture Book 10 for 10 Google Community Learn more about #pb10for10 from Cathy at   Reflect and Refine  and Mandy at  Enjoy and Embrace Learning Every year I (painstakingly) select ten (ugh, yes, only ten) picture books that I cannot live without in my classroom -- or in the case of the list I am sharing today, picture books that I cannot live without at home. You see, I created this list of picture books for my twin daughters, who will begin their schooling journey by starting kindergarten in a short two weeks.  (I can't believe it.)  Yet, it's my Mommy duty to continue to build the excitement and their confidence ( or perhaps my own)  of this new adventure.  What better way to do it than with PICTURE BOOKS?!?!  A perfect #pb10for10 list of all that I wish for this coming year for my precious girls! I wish you ... ______________________________________________________________ ...

Slice of Life Stories hosted by the  Two Writing Teachers two  2 years 731 days 17,544 hours 1,052,640 minutes 63,158,400  seconds an unbelievable amount of joy  love  laughter  hugs  pride  all times two for we were blessed with two happy birthday to our beautiful, precious girls  who have connected us to what life is all about -- I'll make a wish--but wait! My wish has already come true. I love you baby girls!! Happy, happy, happy birthday to you two!!

Slice of Life Stories hosted by the  Two Writing Teachers A writing idea found on pinterest . . .  i wish i wish every weekend was three days of fun. i wish for a constant bright shining sun. i wish for a full moon every night. i wish for the stars to shine ever-so bright. i wish for a wish upon a shooting star. i wish my parents didn't live so far. i wish to watch over that one child . i wish him to hold onto that smile. i wish i could hold my babies forever -- i wish, but sometimes a wish will never . . . ever. but i still wish.