tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71901404819063704362024-03-13T07:39:28.462-04:00HAPPINESS IS WATERMELON SHAPED!This blog highlights my school and family experiences.Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.comBlogger784125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-66521438147933582872024-02-13T09:43:00.002-05:002024-02-13T09:43:54.098-05:00Sharing Our Lives 2024: A New Link-Up!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This time, I am linking up with <a href="http://www.torontosam.ca/2024/02/sharing-our-lives-how-i-met-dave.html">Toronto Sam and other</a> for:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.torontosam.ca/2024/02/sharing-our-lives-how-i-met-dave.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWqOS6nfwaqpfedthQ3DCuMH-2LBn5vYtTAmv2CeSZIq2bXlrU5BV9_ecHDEM8N8BezW-UbIJLPQq8r4cZpy0ZpgLOnEFwtqQrtoxxu6IvrFNUNhGBB5oyXX4oU-uRFn0fB-QlejdXnsox12cjjuSWroOQq3OR8TLtCnXnJLR7ZYlJyPhI2xAeEVcnG_t/s320/shareourlives.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>This month's question: How did your meet your husband?</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">In the fall of 1978, I started my freshman year at <a href="https://www.colby.edu/">Colby College in Waterville, Maine</a>. I was homesick, academically underprepared and overwhelmed. In November, the next door neighbor (who was an RA) in the dorm was hosting a wine and cheese party, and she invited me because I was so lonely. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">When I got to the party, I recognized one person, Dale. He worked at the field house. My friend, Debbie, and I often played tennis on Saturday nights. Dale was forced to stay there because we were the only ones playing tennis until 9:00 pm. We were probably the only ones at the field house! At the party, Dale was there with his friend, Matt. For me, it was love at first sight! Matt invited me to a semi-formal in December, and we have been together ever since. In March, we will be married for 40 years!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Here is a picture from my birthday last October:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYQDQFcYzmz_5sqV8a27YCdLfUqhAO7Vn5st7HqC060WtVJOmvkh07PA8GgRj5amJbIj9c2GDXcaD36lzP5QccJxdbaaH_gQ1x_hYQ9iGIMwp49vqpEspwShkQhMeXwQXvGn14Gx89QHYD02Zb6yzzy5YFKoo_tUJnV7F2Xv3uGbx6XRQMvyEsVIWf7iv/s1152/family.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1139" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYQDQFcYzmz_5sqV8a27YCdLfUqhAO7Vn5st7HqC060WtVJOmvkh07PA8GgRj5amJbIj9c2GDXcaD36lzP5QccJxdbaaH_gQ1x_hYQ9iGIMwp49vqpEspwShkQhMeXwQXvGn14Gx89QHYD02Zb6yzzy5YFKoo_tUJnV7F2Xv3uGbx6XRQMvyEsVIWf7iv/w395-h400/family.JPEG" width="395" /></a></div>l to r: Kaylee, daughter-in-law; Gregory, son-in-law; Derek, son; Bethany, daughter (today is her 35th birthday); Nancy, my younger and taller sister; my husband, Matt; Angelika, daughter-in-law; Andrew, son; Teddy and Zofia, Andrew's in-laws.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>That's me in front with our newly adopted dog, Truffles.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">The other big family news is that my daughter is having a baby girl in July!<br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2024/01/friday-favorites.html">Andrea</a><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2024/01/friday-favorites.html"> from Momfessionals </a>and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/">Erika from A Little Bit of Everything</a> for:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2024/01/friday-favorites.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="1172" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnwjbA-TcLfeLMbsVs1Hkf0NaTrbonLvaE6ZgvliOWlE6p57IqGQFPS804-mM8-_FlpO0F08vyuOvpyWr9L1xfbm3H3NpSclEHgr6H0fbxLirdAxaOQEs9YkbB5uZhZWi63ySrEUv73lKbNYapPiCsWrytzJpeKu5P4k3L8pnBBse8079fmHFZOqy1dBV/w400-h158/Screenshot_20230211_083309.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b style="color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Books to Check Out:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Right now I am reading:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Solstice-Rosamunde-Pilcher/dp/125007746X/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Iauir&content-id=amzn1.sym.35cab78c-35e3-4fc1-aab0-27eaa6c86063%3Aamzn1.symc.e5c80209-769f-4ade-a325-2eaec14b8e0e&pf_rd_p=35cab78c-35e3-4fc1-aab0-27eaa6c86063&pf_rd_r=6H45QMS6X1M9RF3EZ1KN&pd_rd_wg=zyZL6&pd_rd_r=2acaf368-1e8c-4af4-a2a4-c24e4f0186ae&ref_=nav_youraccount_switchacct" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQFPi5qhDDvnLzbq__uwRuqiNRgqg7WBeHRh3mhOPq0thkZxDBTfgLC_uaT2pDG4etq9Q-lYgg7XyZLYLl5BKzhSsgQl24Hj_bPkIkZGc96dOE69pk-n_u8s8M-YNjX1EeqUcy5sSjosAGb8JVuYprnbZK4iMnDUn2yvcng8pypVJp1ZVLHCgmG1gjy8O/w260-h400/wintersolstice.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>Click on cover to read more at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Solstice-Rosamunde-Pilcher/dp/125007746X/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Iauir&content-id=amzn1.sym.35cab78c-35e3-4fc1-aab0-27eaa6c86063%3Aamzn1.symc.e5c80209-769f-4ade-a325-2eaec14b8e0e&pf_rd_p=35cab78c-35e3-4fc1-aab0-27eaa6c86063&pf_rd_r=6H45QMS6X1M9RF3EZ1KN&pd_rd_wg=zyZL6&pd_rd_r=2acaf368-1e8c-4af4-a2a4-c24e4f0186ae&ref_=nav_youraccount_switchacct">Amazon!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">This book details the lives of people who are experiencing change. The books takes place in England and Scotland. If you are looking for a comforting and easy book to read, this book is perfect for you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">In school, I am reading <a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Only-Ruby-Ivan/dp/0063080087/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GEYZKZIYWY66&keywords=the+one+and+only+ruby&qid=1704295849&s=books&sprefix=The+one+and+%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1">The One and Only Ruby</a> by Christina Applegate to my class:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #800180; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Only-Ruby-Ivan/dp/0063080087/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GEYZKZIYWY66&keywords=the+one+and+only+ruby&qid=1704295849&s=books&sprefix=The+one+and+%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxzw4YnM774H-FOyMb63r98GxHn_of_tlQN2FUIIA3_E7ia28GnDyrhl4cywuW2lzn4cerdHcA1Ho_sHzFUudvfDqcLVaMlOHJmHWRfcPUWE6lIdq0-uaZdG5nGMKlt4l7imsuS2iU42JufIu5Qq1X05-4WF-wpqYI6zPHoUKpkgn1R1eFaglGvon3u5S/w200-h200/oneandonlyruby.webp" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Only-Ruby-Ivan/dp/0063080087/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GEYZKZIYWY66&keywords=the+one+and+only+ruby&qid=1704295849&s=books&sprefix=The+one+and+%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1">Click here or on the cover to read more at Amazon!</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; text-align: justify;">This is a heart-warming book that your students will love! It is the 3rd book in a series, but I am starting with this book so I don't think it is necessary to read all the books to enjoy this delightful story. Also, while I am reading the book, I record myself and post it to my You Tube channel if you'd like to listen there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Favorite Ornament/Keepsake</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">My friend Carole gave me the perfect holiday gift:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">It's from <a href="https://www.ornamentshop.com/">Ornament Shop.Com.</a> I was just checking out the site, and there are personalized items for every event.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ornamentshop.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYsPiEoU2P43lpUIujcMS1imrNMxN1E7dlloxulAERyl6FZWcpp9wOrR1-0htwikgKx1_9rJ-Vrnp963SsUXzKM1FB0Wk1BKWfSq0HYdP7uhK6RF7MRFRhrIsXrluktG3fDgT9TarjSPn8sLmoW0Ei6o8oDSbsQOoPicrvURoVjyELUYttEH7YX_LKZiN/w300-h400/pelotonsue.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Trip to Puerto Rico</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My husband and I finally made it to Puerto Rico for Christmas vacation. It is a vibrant place with plenty to do. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgbI8VE9F40c3zTjus56t4M6Y8XzjrxC44lbl_wNYuJ7DaAgNyz6dyp80ayY2UvsbYz3nssVkmrkdRAu5O-bxeh1iTwAg9xOMfAXf9ixWco_l6ewgQhwiCHnAO4uyxkh4biUIYAyKcFNuQ3-1eFwVoTgTWH308fWy5XW5Zl5A4N5qcuCoTRZpGsfIP-FK/s1800/puerto%20rico.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgbI8VE9F40c3zTjus56t4M6Y8XzjrxC44lbl_wNYuJ7DaAgNyz6dyp80ayY2UvsbYz3nssVkmrkdRAu5O-bxeh1iTwAg9xOMfAXf9ixWco_l6ewgQhwiCHnAO4uyxkh4biUIYAyKcFNuQ3-1eFwVoTgTWH308fWy5XW5Zl5A4N5qcuCoTRZpGsfIP-FK/w400-h400/puerto%20rico.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The top two pictures are from Old San Juan which is full of history and old buildings and streets. I definitely loved this part of the city the best (there is even a Marshall's!). The third pictures is an office building decorated for Christmas. Christmas is a long season in Puerto Rico: People start decorating after Thanksgiving, and the holiday doesn't end until Three King's Day on January 6th. In addition to Old San Juan, we went to the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/elyunque">El Yunque</a> rain forest and took a trip into the <a href="https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/regions/east/san-lorenzo#!grid~~~random~1">countryside</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Overall, it was an amazing adventure with great weather. The downside: I got my first case of Covid which I thought was a bad cold. Consequently, I needed to stay home an additional three days from school. 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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-3052281671077370492023-11-20T18:11:00.008-05:002023-11-26T08:51:55.357-05:00Friday Favorites and Great Gadgets!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am already making a New Year's Resolution as well as getting ready for the holidays!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Today I am linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/11/friday-favorites_0736502002.html">Momfessionals </a>and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-11-24-23/">A Little Bit of Everything for:</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/11/friday-favorites_0736502002.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="640" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1StdQO4JUH7rs7M5BJY2VGaoaicXAgRrtxpo7rC40GWOsZJROUxfArFXp2WNJJ5NmdGZQvZ4I_KMfS8L6T1TDglr2CQc0rx4hRfWazILhc_sGSmGaNTZrS6mXPTFwn1ljavedBhMzJGpkOQNmmmW_fCps5QQ8ZeCYdcewENvk24qrMhrykmr_k_V0YIi/w640-h173/Friday%20Favorites(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">The BEST News: We adopted a new dog!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Here is my old dog, Gabi: </span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkFWyGRLd67yFHaPbTwYzOQCalaCw1GEBk3tRMoVARfECjsFvUsThhb8KyGlJqLmOdXfZywDXgr75iWrQ7i6vdz8NRexBZaeAzihF71JWd7VNVwKXANeQ9FMbPDbOU8ENwhO4rsCkwrd7/s1600/gabbobws.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkFWyGRLd67yFHaPbTwYzOQCalaCw1GEBk3tRMoVARfECjsFvUsThhb8KyGlJqLmOdXfZywDXgr75iWrQ7i6vdz8NRexBZaeAzihF71JWd7VNVwKXANeQ9FMbPDbOU8ENwhO4rsCkwrd7/s400/gabbobws.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">After having Gabi the Dog for over 14 years and losing her in July, I was lonely and lazy. Who wants to walk after supper in the dark when it gets cold? Not me! Who wants to come home to an empty house with no one to greet you with sheer happiness and love? Not me! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">While browsing Facebook, a local dog rescue popped up: <a href="https://galsbestpal.com/">Gal's Best Pal.</a> They were having an adoption Meet and Greet. I convinced my husband, who definitely did NOT want another dog, to come. That's where we met Truffles from Texas! She is 3 to 4 years old and was found on the streets of Houston.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk3AgK7SUHGQ3YTNu7mBZ8qtpLjutlWcEsEeXQcy5lR6FQiX2Oompq1sFi7KZGyVvjLeI2LOwpa38qOfx_XYnBKMEJEcXJmypN0_1U1c16Um7X_CltbTizvGP_FeYZbUFnqDO7AvyLmJnSDYPGekteOtC4z73fbjY4p3prAXUYWyskbIGq1esm51x5EDX/s4032/truffles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk3AgK7SUHGQ3YTNu7mBZ8qtpLjutlWcEsEeXQcy5lR6FQiX2Oompq1sFi7KZGyVvjLeI2LOwpa38qOfx_XYnBKMEJEcXJmypN0_1U1c16Um7X_CltbTizvGP_FeYZbUFnqDO7AvyLmJnSDYPGekteOtC4z73fbjY4p3prAXUYWyskbIGq1esm51x5EDX/w300-h400/truffles.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Cold Weather = Your tires need air!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Has this every happened to you? It always happens when I'm on my way to school; when I do NOT want to go to the gas station to fill up my tires; when I need to track down 5 or 6 quarters,... It is just an annoyance. As soon as I saw this gadget, I put it directly in my Amazon cart:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46km7GI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="546" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQWjVyZ-BPQAJawY4dy9o2df1eDzmXmEFnt89pcpHcEXZd7E2BXIp5hW8zBIk3MJXEIvIPASGk76bagNK4PHFlp_8zIsUgLI4W3E38_YucdSKWojUfZE3duJC_zXyzdyALXaTuGMhj65kULOUJ5JEUT0usB0-bothre6kGVTWoJVt_DaXdEgGUB_ZG5bG/w383-h400/air%20tire%20machine.png" width="383" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click on the picture to check this out on Amazon!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I am hoping to get good use out of this exciting gadget. If you have tried it out, please let me know in the comments!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and a will have a great week ahead! Thank you for checking in!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I'm linking up with <a href="https://sheaffertoldmeto.com/whats-up-wednesday-43/">Sheaffer</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">and <a href="http://www.shullfamily.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.8px; outline: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Shay</a> for a new-to-me link-up:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="Sheaffer Told Me To What's Up Wednesday "><img alt="Sheaffer Told Me To What's Up Wednesday" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-42663 lazyloaded" data-jpibfi-="" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="What’s Up Wednesday" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://sheaffertoldmeto.com/whats-up-wednesday-17/" data-jpibfi-src="https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-src="https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png" data-srcset="https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png?size=220x98&lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1 220w, https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday-300x134.png 300w, https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png?size=440x196&lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1 440w, https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday-560x249.png 560w, https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png 600w" decoding="async" height="267" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png" srcset="https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png?size=220x98&lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1 220w, https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday-300x134.png 300w, https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png?size=440x196&lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1 440w, https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday-560x249.png 560w, https://sheaffertoldmeto.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wednesday.png 600w" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; letter-spacing: 0.8px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; text-align: start; transition: opacity 400ms ease 0ms;" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">WHAT WE ARE EATING</em></h4><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">My Hello Fresh Box is arriving today! In this box, we will be having:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaPXWiX4O4QXdIYInK92_dAO1WrB2-EB0w1e76hD5s_PcK1tc6TKvaQ9K09NAoXFdvOu3-er3oUVe58S1vakynVRB_c6W-iAcWaO-Fmszswgh-Pjmz8Gs8gkZVtNVLLcF2fx3cMY_TT_8_91g_weXftky2iHGrW_d9N5u-BOkBCqgXsHvUBhCzQvsBrZMs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1501" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaPXWiX4O4QXdIYInK92_dAO1WrB2-EB0w1e76hD5s_PcK1tc6TKvaQ9K09NAoXFdvOu3-er3oUVe58S1vakynVRB_c6W-iAcWaO-Fmszswgh-Pjmz8Gs8gkZVtNVLLcF2fx3cMY_TT_8_91g_weXftky2iHGrW_d9N5u-BOkBCqgXsHvUBhCzQvsBrZMs=w640-h237" width="640" /></a></em></div><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjQondjvA2fPtEKt52HM59Y7gbZRn8iK9BnnZC6pKJBoSCFaHGr00_I4ZDLxoL5rEhYxeCfkhWl4-oVUhjgkMgw1CrHJpjsDX7IDo6IaEaoiVSrcPYgv2mLJQKCtmxxJjgrY3pSm5sdiGrWCUJLp3Qw5A_r5iWbucKS7oobbS8fUOMuqgdwdAOfOm5LNC-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1485" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjQondjvA2fPtEKt52HM59Y7gbZRn8iK9BnnZC6pKJBoSCFaHGr00_I4ZDLxoL5rEhYxeCfkhWl4-oVUhjgkMgw1CrHJpjsDX7IDo6IaEaoiVSrcPYgv2mLJQKCtmxxJjgrY3pSm5sdiGrWCUJLp3Qw5A_r5iWbucKS7oobbS8fUOMuqgdwdAOfOm5LNC-=w640-h238" width="640" /></a></div><br /></em><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>I get Hello Fresh one week per month. I always pick the "Easy Prep." meals because I am not into chopping, cutting up vegetables, etc. Actually, you check out their blog <a href="https://www.hellofresh.com/eat/fresh-times-blog">using this link</a> to get meal and cooking tips! </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDBAr8__-xHNCr88_VNined5uYNBYDhxJ9VPR-Ps0_abt26jOJytUzZGgnqrIjZnsknVqxrcxsOwqzQ6gqAad8ILpUOAf_69IuL0mChZD-OWO6nhlln5p0QO5IrWvphwlL61WYT6BDnSDKXr39oOIab5ciXIdCbGgUfoFE0q8BigUaQiwJbWIUysVWAVj/s1369/6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1369" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDBAr8__-xHNCr88_VNined5uYNBYDhxJ9VPR-Ps0_abt26jOJytUzZGgnqrIjZnsknVqxrcxsOwqzQ6gqAad8ILpUOAf_69IuL0mChZD-OWO6nhlln5p0QO5IrWvphwlL61WYT6BDnSDKXr39oOIab5ciXIdCbGgUfoFE0q8BigUaQiwJbWIUysVWAVj/w454-h245/6.png" width="454" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT</em></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>In August, my husband and I are going to London for one week! I know that we will have plenty to do!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">WHAT I’M LOVING</em></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; text-align: left;">I am loving this book:</b></em></h4><div style="font-style: italic;"><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></b></em></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Only-Beautiful-Susan-Meissner-ebook/dp/B0B7LR66DF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JSPJV19GGFB9&keywords=only+the+beautiful+by+susan+meissner+kindle&qid=1690576932&s=books&sprefix=only+the+beautiful+by+susan+meissner%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRyBBd1jQIgUO8CmsAOrNNiPPwNzb4nUf30XaAzwvve0C2CYu1pFcse3zfgb_2FBTWp3Nv_V62AsfIPfaWbbgk0P4XsPvEbQhLN0iHm64w1a9MaTJuouUE7lEZ5Hm13-NHpZ9whWFClsekGzrncZMiaN8ixh9c6oXyST0Ow9LNPZzX20ESLBTD2x1pn0uq=w263-h400" width="263" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click on the image to read more at Amazon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></b></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="font-style: normal; text-align: left;">This book centers around a young California girl, Rosie. Here whole family is killed, and she taken in by a wealthy couple. The wife turns Rosie into her maid to help her develop life skills. I am still reading the book.</b></em></div></b></em></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></b></em></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; text-align: left;">What I learned from the book is that so many people with disabilities were sterilized in our country for many years.</b></em></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></b></em></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></b></em></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">WHAT I’M WORKING ON</em></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I spend my days cleaning and organizing my house. During the school year, I manage to let everything get disorganized so then I spend my summer sorting through the disasters I create. This summer I hired an organizer to help declutter the basement! It was money well spent</span></h4><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="font-style: italic;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT</em></h4><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I am still missing my dog, Gabi! We adopted her and had her for over 14 years until Friday, July 21st, when she crossed over. I still look for her in the house and the front yard.</span></h4><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikbz-mfbrGfEQj5MzvcTRNAwDabhTbk8A2hNmb0f8cR7uT_lsE5PgCLwo5iqQ-FL9TZnAcCrRqyh3TAk0rBZGllZJtaV_Umi3LpBdFmAdIGlS5kneJ-j5E901H2pwX_PBZYNiYn64yiTQL0e5sDZ7tw2-ZkeSNz9YJlCFeyQfCiJ2NRLfrykgMxsvCcb_2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikbz-mfbrGfEQj5MzvcTRNAwDabhTbk8A2hNmb0f8cR7uT_lsE5PgCLwo5iqQ-FL9TZnAcCrRqyh3TAk0rBZGllZJtaV_Umi3LpBdFmAdIGlS5kneJ-j5E901H2pwX_PBZYNiYn64yiTQL0e5sDZ7tw2-ZkeSNz9YJlCFeyQfCiJ2NRLfrykgMxsvCcb_2=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Here is Gabi when she was younger!</b></span></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Thank you for checking in today! If you have any travel tips to London for me, please leave them in the comments! I really appreciate your visit today!</span></b></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-53026300658916261102023-06-10T09:13:00.003-04:002023-06-10T09:13:30.375-04:00Artificial Intelligence and Teaching: #8WeeksofSummer Blog Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.hotlunchtray.com/join-the-2023-8weeksofsummer-blog-challenge/"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">This post is week 1 of 8 in the #8WeeksofSummer Blog Challenge for educators!</span></b></a></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.hotlunchtray.com/join-the-2023-8weeksofsummer-blog-challenge/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1OkGe_Mpn8OwvjSV8wXjOzVOWj0Mg-mCqmN-cI7RWdR4nqW52NL5-Dv3FYbxqebxnWNEp8s2K9qqa7BMtjURN79y8E1dYDDvL5J3Fqx2MpD_iAAZzmPpmDNRV1fmfkZenBOvXe0akd5XMqTY0c4uVptsxOF1tDSIm1MeqCvvHdf2UyGi2buKsHxIwNQ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b><i>Week 1: Artificial Intelligence in the form of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT appears to threaten some educators or educational institutions. Share your perspective to the perceived threat.</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">For older adults (this is the politically correct term for people older than 65) or just people born before computers were in every house, AI happens when a computer thinks like a person. Some examples include talking to "Alexa" or when a computer recognizes your face. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*Do I think AI is a threat to education?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">After Covid and the failure of virtual learning, I think AI can be helpful but in moderation. My 3rd grade students LOVE using the computer. In my classroom, we use the computers once a week to do IXL Math (15 minutes practice required by the district), Freckle for math fact practice, and to create Google Slide Decks. That's it; limited screen time to approximately one hour per week. I think school is for direct instruction and time to show what you know. I know that once my students go home, they will spend quite a bit of time on devices.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*What AI cannot replace:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">1. Hands-on learning.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">2. Interacting with peers.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">3. Interpersonal skills.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">4. Listening to people!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">5. Ability to focus and stay on task. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">6. Cursive. Writing your signature is so important and so individual!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">7. Executive functioning: keeping a desk and materials organized.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">8. How to measure and use a ruler. I was talking to a plumber last night who explained that he needs to measure every day and convert these measurements. His new apprentices are struggling with this skill. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*What AI helps with:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">1. Reviewing academic skills.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">2. Finding information (so much easier than needing to go to the library to use an encyclopedia).</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">3. Online meeting: great replacement when meeting in person is not possible.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">4. Text to type.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">* Some random thoughts:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">1. Last week my students were arguing a lot about unnecessary things: "She's staring at me..." I am truly worried about how communication skills are developing.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">2. During my review, the principals told me that I need to let my students struggle more vs. scaffolding. "They need to learn to work for their education." My students prefer to NOT struggle because it's too easy to get on the computer which provides the information but NOT the understanding.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"> Now that I have written this post, I realize that I will stick to using computers once a week in school. I would prefer to work on social/emotional and hands-on learning. Plus, my students love hearing about the "old days:" growing up in the 1960's and 1970's. In such a short time, the world has changed dramatically in good and bad ways. Hearing about life before technology and learning about history are interesting!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.hotlunchtray.com/join-the-2023-8weeksofsummer-blog-challenge/">Remember to visit Hot Lunch Tray to check out other opinions about this important topic! </a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-6675043634670675752023-04-23T08:49:00.004-04:002023-04-23T08:50:38.773-04:00Fabulous Friday Favorites!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I am delighted to link up with<a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/04/friday-favorites_21.html"> Momfessionals</a> and <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/04/friday-favorites_21.html">A Little Bit of Everything</a> for:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/04/friday-favorites_21.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi661GPkqsZpOq9NTc8FGaWR9SMVVY2dqmCflwx9H2ELkKWCAVopyMvvL_iwwgx0F08B5SOmhVhMlMC2Xp9IMShoNMyskcU2gEch4ITYA4OVoeKwodK5JQYwA6RjEAKpQlSllcnCEZzbEIdYKm2pakf08nOtqIX-MlskjVf3OsVRS-j7b6JI7odUOui_w/w266-h400/Friday%20Favorites.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u><b>Spring Break Getaway Put On Hold</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Our family has a 15 and a half year old black lab mutt, Gabi. A few weeks ago, Gabi had an episode: she collapsed and could not walk. The next day we took her to the vet who prescribed additional painkillers and sent her home to be comfortable. She also gave us a list of euthanasia vets. That was one month ago. Gabi is comfortable and eating. However, my husband and I were so worried that her health might deteriorate that we canceled our vacation to Puerto Rico. We got airline credits and a refund from the hotel. The cost of canceling was $200: $100 per ticket for one set of one way tickets from one of the airlines.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Here is the miracle dog in one of her favorite places on Earth ~ her front lawn:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #741b47; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUMi8CYvdi2z9HBRytJKuFa8dG1Asa2nGQIUCo21TVvGADxDZscMipDR2iFGNJvY-B0oO5aZZY-PyQmiRgp12UhF3f3siTD38dxLziKJveu9ufOBAYTKFzIb3GYt9u0S2aBN0zHkdz4ORTfk188JLJxYNyy-3NhbwWk5EgsQcgorVEZ6eYQwbP7bnOZQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUMi8CYvdi2z9HBRytJKuFa8dG1Asa2nGQIUCo21TVvGADxDZscMipDR2iFGNJvY-B0oO5aZZY-PyQmiRgp12UhF3f3siTD38dxLziKJveu9ufOBAYTKFzIb3GYt9u0S2aBN0zHkdz4ORTfk188JLJxYNyy-3NhbwWk5EgsQcgorVEZ6eYQwbP7bnOZQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><u><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>First Laundry of the Season on the Clothesline!</b></span></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Right before April vacation, we had two days in the 80's. The kids were miserable: "We need air conditioning." Ha! My reply: "They don't turn on the air conditioning until Memorial Day!" There is a reason for this in Massachusetts: The really warm weather doesn't arrive until mid-June.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Luckily, the sun was out last week, and I was finally able to hand out my laundry:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #741b47; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU-BybiH3HQVowR0T_XkGyq-GNnvaihsC_UFE8Pvn1fYcs_slAfVWfdGsGb7lanT2vbVK2xHuIcB0FOJ3WRNH_oaJqYeQru7eAcRSoXs_nY7d33vDiMc56ksQ_mK2KY-LwRgP8HTEQcS_5T-q3-avk1mPutH8tp5b5PnjeQc4qsZBENy2YreMYIKsO0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU-BybiH3HQVowR0T_XkGyq-GNnvaihsC_UFE8Pvn1fYcs_slAfVWfdGsGb7lanT2vbVK2xHuIcB0FOJ3WRNH_oaJqYeQru7eAcRSoXs_nY7d33vDiMc56ksQ_mK2KY-LwRgP8HTEQcS_5T-q3-avk1mPutH8tp5b5PnjeQc4qsZBENy2YreMYIKsO0g=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><u><b><span style="color: #990000;">New Outdoor Furniture!</span></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>My friend and I went to Home Sense. Outside in front of the store, I saw this furniture set. I asked my husband to come to the store, and he agreed that we should buy it. It looks amazing on our new screened in porch, too!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIiMtI-sjnS55cSbXH_BGYe1juvjiAMb7VsJ4f6TosfgD0f_Wgdad1-FaUmMAGCHs1BoskOdumc_V_nKzCwR-tle6eTL4_6v5lcgngibtble92tIthjfZR10WU3Ze1FFDbfTcx_Yhngp3oV8do6bkjeXoiFTMta8dd-v8A-hTsEIqdF93lTuv-Hy_3rQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIiMtI-sjnS55cSbXH_BGYe1juvjiAMb7VsJ4f6TosfgD0f_Wgdad1-FaUmMAGCHs1BoskOdumc_V_nKzCwR-tle6eTL4_6v5lcgngibtble92tIthjfZR10WU3Ze1FFDbfTcx_Yhngp3oV8do6bkjeXoiFTMta8dd-v8A-hTsEIqdF93lTuv-Hy_3rQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u><b>Great Book I Am Reading</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>I am thoroughly enjoying this book:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #741b47; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pineapple-Street-Novel-Jenny-Jackson-ebook/dp/B0B3HPSFJ7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VTDG7I4YIAH1&keywords=pineapple+street+jenny+jackson&qid=1682253484&sprefix=pineapple%2Caps%2C1067&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="107" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFTIJsQNXzVAlP6qx53o_-tCr4pXl1dibV58LEc26gy1XAYmPBhprhtb7d6l_H9nP74SmLUM5xZvqMpj2joWrciHlX7UAGXaR2g0xzXPKFGKejcpvKwinT6VfBlzdGoTCL-nAtCQZOBcIghVy6TPhW1o-5g7DXlcuArnzkOe0fmYZAUd3zKTiajziVQQ=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">This book is easy to read and delightful. Each chapter is told from the point of view of a different character. The family home is on Pineapple Street in Brooklyn. The mom and dad have moved to an apartment on Orange Street. Consequently, the son and his new wife, Sasha, live in the family home. Sasha is a "regular" person while all the other family members grew up with incredible wealth. This book underlines that money does not equal happiness and an easy life.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Make sure to visit the <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/04/friday-favorites_21.html">link-up</a> to check out more amazing blog posts!</span></b></div></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/04/friday-favorites_21.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="1172" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtixo0SZU0zNoLtRRxA3ydjaFryXLVR0ne2CLlm-0CMvkInAzu7ns-Q0mngz9_zULbEtAYNvKvgAOjMxiBOIJvvJ6mmY6bz_T3BKl_bpcCxGaFfJ8PqcXulloX03gtoqAgE9bFAzNUP84S_Bkh9D06ODS6i-efeF54ewPPUVcsSVNt55OXJ6bwGglRQ/w400-h158/Screenshot_20230211_083309.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="color: #e06666;">As always, thank you for visiting the blog today! 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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-4074242764129897142023-02-05T15:20:00.002-05:002023-02-11T08:34:11.066-05:00Teachers on Strike: Not an Easy Experience!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Hello! Happy Friday! I'm happy to link up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/02/friday-favorites_02025048276.html">Andrea from Momfessionals</a> and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-2-10-23/">Erika from A Little Bit of Everything</a> to tell you about what it's like to be on strike as a teacher in the winter in Massachusetts.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/02/friday-favorites_02025048276.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UJScolYdwJxtaDk1JeNLpbg4XANqmQ8Dh1D-xQoISpkh7PjXdQLwkeuo70mQsh_hXWW6fhH6DC_r_tLDrEO0M2wbmSCmTjSzv4w9fy73CXa1Q6oQsLRlcIvmG86Y7TuydjDy06XhJqvTRk6mIgaUczuI7lvmtlungWOfQAdpANSHK6oGr-J0quwpdA/w266-h400/teachers%20On%20Strike!.png" width="266" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Please note: All information in italics is from a Boston Globe article from January 30, 2023.</span></b></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Background</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">During the pandemic, the mayor offered the teachers a 1 percent raise on the condition that he would make it up to us at our next contract. I bet you can guess what happened! The Mayor, School Committee and Union sat down to negotiate for over a year: </span></b><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Contract talks</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">in Woburn have been ongoing for more than a year between the School Committee and the union, which represents about 500 teachers, nurses, teacher aides, and others.</span></span></b></i><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"> The Union had us vote on the new contract, and the teachers rejected it. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">The biggest sticking point was the pay for paraprofessionals. Their base pay was $22,000 per year. Consequently, we have several opening with people choosing other districts with a base pay of $30,000 or more.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Now the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) gets involved to help resolve the contract issue. Eventually, we started doing "rolling" work to rule: each school has a different day to follow the contract to the letter after holding signs outside for 20 minutes. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Several months pass quickly by with no agreement. The Union holds a vote on whether or not to strike. The strike began on Friday, January 27, 2023.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">The Strike Begins</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">On Saturday we all went to the center and picketed. Here are some students from my school and one of the moms:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb07S0gZNxo92Aeg87s1bG8nwnAOFG9V06f2gDt8u_WelsAqlkcuWhnFulLJB8Cyc4KXmteMfo0cvjRrE46dy8mktEWTXm6nGoRt8iqM2O0sfmJcLCjfn9F7YrBnZVUIlzJwmF09MKdVPnWcQpys5gW_dC9XkuVQedCkkQmetsYrqSNlXaombPstmxIA/s688/Screenshot_20230204_114615.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb07S0gZNxo92Aeg87s1bG8nwnAOFG9V06f2gDt8u_WelsAqlkcuWhnFulLJB8Cyc4KXmteMfo0cvjRrE46dy8mktEWTXm6nGoRt8iqM2O0sfmJcLCjfn9F7YrBnZVUIlzJwmF09MKdVPnWcQpys5gW_dC9XkuVQedCkkQmetsYrqSNlXaombPstmxIA/s320/Screenshot_20230204_114615.png" width="307" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Monday through Thursday, the strike continues with no resolution. However, support from the community continues: </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Educators in Woburn were not alone in their demands during Monday’s strike as students, parents, and other community members joined them in support.</span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoNZoY5naHKR3gAMFB4yy7-kVYp8j25soWw2mbRp_26NESQHoeP2B83HfiTGp8xeOFzYfPmmVwIlXz7I409_cPm2zrrxjYIrssKh-mMf8ytnvwkdXJ5nPCnlwjnnrXzG1le_5JOvUsY9PuuYjhLGME0z8Qq7IOSPv-yil4-UJm3xUcrNBc7WjkInc6A/s874/Screenshot_20230204_114656.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="874" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoNZoY5naHKR3gAMFB4yy7-kVYp8j25soWw2mbRp_26NESQHoeP2B83HfiTGp8xeOFzYfPmmVwIlXz7I409_cPm2zrrxjYIrssKh-mMf8ytnvwkdXJ5nPCnlwjnnrXzG1le_5JOvUsY9PuuYjhLGME0z8Qq7IOSPv-yil4-UJm3xUcrNBc7WjkInc6A/w400-h390/Screenshot_20230204_114656.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Friday arrives. There is no resolution. The temperatures are dangerously cold. There is a schedule wherein each school has a 30 minute picketing session. There was also a live press conference in front of the Boston State House. I volunteered to go because I needed an adventure! Here the group of teachers from my school (I'm wearing the purple hat!):</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eRr-TF7dURDKqOSDj9ZtfKJjYafLcZynWmxdEc4UufOG3g8TXcmT20bhMEtZcgEkjiLLD1TzlChTojJx2wqs5u_gwWiYDrJLUzgJOqzUxlczh1I25M8j2OscOPe22DSM__X66K3TYJnPMprUpQLP1KtbfoHeN33MFQBm_QRMXCquARpvnBqOr2ZgBQ/s957/Screenshot_20230205_024713.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="957" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eRr-TF7dURDKqOSDj9ZtfKJjYafLcZynWmxdEc4UufOG3g8TXcmT20bhMEtZcgEkjiLLD1TzlChTojJx2wqs5u_gwWiYDrJLUzgJOqzUxlczh1I25M8j2OscOPe22DSM__X66K3TYJnPMprUpQLP1KtbfoHeN33MFQBm_QRMXCquARpvnBqOr2ZgBQ/w400-h280/Screenshot_20230205_024713.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Click here to watch a <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/woburn-teachers-strike-feb-4-2023-update-day-six/42765551#">news clip</a>.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Today, Sunday, February 5, 2023, and the contracts are complete, but the Mayor wants us to reimburse the City for the expenses incurred during the strike: $250,000. Right now, a return to work agreement is being written and agreed upon by all. The amount owed was "reduced" to $225,000, and the return to work and the new contract were approved.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Closing thoughts: Striking is hard work both mentally and physically. I really missed teaching my students. The good news is that the paraprofessionals' new salary will be close to $28,000. Going back to work last week was exhausting for teachers, but our students were definitely happy and full of energy! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Make sure to check out more great blog posts <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-2-10-23/">here</a>!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-2-10-23/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="1171" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWQWHKKl3nggdADjs_P7URohy5VBrMBR7D0vWjhIU8ji2FatzWydPffAZy3YkJdh4cZYufoVjxpUSL3BOwpaGb-nvhPvtefwKVyOpS3RG1yDFn-JdG5OC8p9dNkBhaenhXbYqHt9X1nbb1L6XA1VG9ckO8WAROA0Vi-G4ZpXDQXY8tDbeh8QKmDxszJA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-52545363132110106412023-01-16T09:59:00.002-05:002023-01-16T09:59:18.598-05:00Happy Dr. MLK Day and Friday Favorites!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I'm linking up with </b></span></span></span><span><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-1-13-23/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Erika</a> and <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/01/friday-favorites_01139026228.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Andrea</a> for<a href="https://graceandloveblog.com/2020/01/17/friday-favorites-157/">:</a></b></span></span></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"></div><u><br /><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #741b47; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/01/friday-favorites_01139026228.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI0LhilKG16aemJEK5spmlZ2JabbRFmVz594ap3jaKXmtjF7lLI41XLHXv6JS_IYHUG4SIXBpx31j7JoMPN33-p3TyZR-S-OpMOJMXWeTgLvShr0-pSsoyKPiFcsl2di1gapc6GvpK-h2XzyRySRyV3ORz8yMUKRJRB52MLbQmWD7MrO0w4D5OvHmOyg=w268-h400" width="268" /></a></div><b style="color: #741b47; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #741b47; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; text-align: left;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><u>The Pilgrims and Morning Messages</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">Right now we're learning about the Pilgrims (better late than never!). I love incorporating academics into my Morning Messages. Check it out!</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4ohPUIyw48HRilqzWGGKMDGXx0mtuBUmTZd9X8BnUs2oAKQV1rQ4i1oNdu8WxjJfWhfV5Y6e3e_hzY_80A5SnI0AnzKh6jx_i5y6dtU9Lw-fNXluuCjA8heW2XqKvBi2lJGLicI56QZKaeSgB-gNMx-kCoyv42mGC2T-gXg8FumlLpRRoRSv4Rqy59A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="658" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4ohPUIyw48HRilqzWGGKMDGXx0mtuBUmTZd9X8BnUs2oAKQV1rQ4i1oNdu8WxjJfWhfV5Y6e3e_hzY_80A5SnI0AnzKh6jx_i5y6dtU9Lw-fNXluuCjA8heW2XqKvBi2lJGLicI56QZKaeSgB-gNMx-kCoyv42mGC2T-gXg8FumlLpRRoRSv4Rqy59A=w400-h223" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9mg2Q-q1EWaQWdVXm3ZuPxhgGfdjvuB8BSyssAHjUn3H606k7pIy5FyF7Fjn_wic5inZAAuB705J0N4i5KIKaeT-sS5SDp1gsFLrfzTkdE-6SPBzF0oPf6USNjR3kaRNYk336vXmkph2hQZDMXCxQZ4DR7ztmTNF09-Y8StzSgHmUzu4EnF04K7USQg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="655" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9mg2Q-q1EWaQWdVXm3ZuPxhgGfdjvuB8BSyssAHjUn3H606k7pIy5FyF7Fjn_wic5inZAAuB705J0N4i5KIKaeT-sS5SDp1gsFLrfzTkdE-6SPBzF0oPf6USNjR3kaRNYk336vXmkph2hQZDMXCxQZ4DR7ztmTNF09-Y8StzSgHmUzu4EnF04K7USQg=w400-h228" width="400" /></a></div><br /></b></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b><u>MWRA = Massachusetts Water Resources Authority</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Our school was so lucky to have a FREE visit from the <a href="https://www.mwra.com/">MWRA</a>! The kids learned about where the water comes from and where it goes after we use it. In addition, we learned how all building are attached to a water main. The project included drawing local building and making sure they were attached to the water main:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9hiKFKJeynD_7A4r3QLQNHTyYHpDT5kmBSy0BXHGd8xeLWbVwBPEUbfBHo60eOkYJ2JKCnJRmf8P2CnRaLXPVrgn0_5ub2uAqGYEKPeTEE9RmWEBlM6ThPFio5jllIr-i-3ERcDnehHX3TcT4ilTMTXgwqRctVCwJVxtrrx480pIE_bIAz7c54CceVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="859" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9hiKFKJeynD_7A4r3QLQNHTyYHpDT5kmBSy0BXHGd8xeLWbVwBPEUbfBHo60eOkYJ2JKCnJRmf8P2CnRaLXPVrgn0_5ub2uAqGYEKPeTEE9RmWEBlM6ThPFio5jllIr-i-3ERcDnehHX3TcT4ilTMTXgwqRctVCwJVxtrrx480pIE_bIAz7c54CceVw=w400-h393" width="400" /></a></div><br /></b></span></span></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>What Students Are Supposed To Be Learning in Social Studies</b></span></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #20124d;">Several years ago I participated in an <a href="https://www.rubicon.com/offerings/atlas-curriculum-design/">Atlas project for curriculum development for Social Studies.</a> I wrote about my experience in my Morning Message the next day:</b></div></span><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JzQnb6wt2LEJZcTZqGF102r310osA7tkRXBACg9LsdJo9WGvGB7G9Gr57-AI0aGH4ktjZYRhrAyzAUgN8haMxXn_8Xa-T-KbADJKUemHCOdCCGXRVAoVWLRS-KdHmYt16uYI_-WOArRg/s1600/mmss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="meaning of the Pledeg of Allegiance" border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JzQnb6wt2LEJZcTZqGF102r310osA7tkRXBACg9LsdJo9WGvGB7G9Gr57-AI0aGH4ktjZYRhrAyzAUgN8haMxXn_8Xa-T-KbADJKUemHCOdCCGXRVAoVWLRS-KdHmYt16uYI_-WOArRg/s640/mmss.jpg" title="morning message" width="480" /></a></div><div class="pinit-wrapper" style="cursor: pointer; left: 120px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; text-align: left; top: 2878.8px; visibility: hidden; z-index: 9999;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://www.happinessiswatermelonshaped.com/2018/01/fabulous-friday-happenings-freebie.html&media=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JzQnb6wt2LEJZcTZqGF102r310osA7tkRXBACg9LsdJo9WGvGB7G9Gr57-AI0aGH4ktjZYRhrAyzAUgN8haMxXn_8Xa-T-KbADJKUemHCOdCCGXRVAoVWLRS-KdHmYt16uYI_-WOArRg/s640/mmss.jpg&description=Fabulous%20Friday%20Happenings%20&%20a%20Freebie!" style="display: block; outline: none;" target="_blank"><img class="pinimg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIsk4WYgoFUY91U5t4Vf6xSZHh-rl4-mlcPM6MiaARg7nwZpvF-gQBmqXSVc2cGg6whd5x23Jc-xtsZdZJisvAjvupzdYI8edya21CwTgcroJHNKaYPXl2E_2bGK5ixCM2uV_t6wFR8Z9/s1600/pin_it.png" style="-moz-box-shadow: none; -o-box-shadow: none; -webkit-box-shadow: none; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Pin on Pinterest" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;">During the professional development, I was noting all this information my third graders were supposed to know. Last week I decided to ask this year's students about the Pledge of Allegiance. Needless to say, we need to revisit the topic.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I'd love for you to ask your students to see what their answers are ~ especially if they're a bit older. 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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-20630137562595567622022-12-04T11:35:00.005-05:002022-12-04T11:37:15.869-05:00Thankful for a Busy November and Delightful Beginning of December!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/12/friday-favorites.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1197" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo_yyyAuh-4PSMTq4WKFWDWLQAbx3O9S0LFDIifUp4HVQ6svSoRn4Qro0mnJOOril7M5E_q8eC64R716hsPFO84Q4W13F5qEMiU8D_FSkGQykFK6dme2kRNbcB1ancOHk8A8Yuhv_t6g6KPyR1WzU89QD9rShmzNa-Ij0vO9YH8Zv2msx7kYvztIVbw/w400-h224/Screenshot_20221201_054913.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hello! I hope you had a healthy and peaceful Thanksgiving and beginning of December! Today I am linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/12/friday-favorites.html">Andrea from Momfessionals</a> and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-12-2-22/">Erika from A Little Bit of Everything</a> for their weekly Friday Favorites link-up!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /><u>New York City Visit Highlights</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">My sister and I went to New York City the weekend before Thanksgiving (not advisable due to large number of travelers). We wanted to take a Peloton class together. Due to technical difficulties, I thought I was on the waitlist for the Saturday class with Jenn Sherman. My sister got in. Upon arrival, I learned I was never on the waitlist, and the class was full. My sister very gallantly gave me her spot because she knew going to a live class was a dream of mine. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">One thing I learned: it is roasting hot in the studio. There are lights and no fan. I do want to go back, and I'll definitely wear shorts! Check out the pictures of the view from my bike and of us with Jenn Sherman:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWp5VPMiIDyvoQPy4i-jVQf7_djYD1VuEilq-GHaZpayVkzb7YfGzmo14EfxTVKKKt3s6Ln8AQYUkNPO6wScCl8sxusAlDs4B2sux_G6J9ED6dEN3NEIzhjUal5F5fro0H4ta95d2h8RF-d0xbq1ZA2ZLsFFVx6gGvhqFe057RM2aL_S1PnkDrfeuN2Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="651" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWp5VPMiIDyvoQPy4i-jVQf7_djYD1VuEilq-GHaZpayVkzb7YfGzmo14EfxTVKKKt3s6Ln8AQYUkNPO6wScCl8sxusAlDs4B2sux_G6J9ED6dEN3NEIzhjUal5F5fro0H4ta95d2h8RF-d0xbq1ZA2ZLsFFVx6gGvhqFe057RM2aL_S1PnkDrfeuN2Q=w310-h400" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsnxdXCwlnE8RkJ4Gm1Ai7p2x5vhddCeGkHIGeaeg6P47NYVwM3bpN7Z6nJPnGQIJlRypVbJoZTfs48e4Lr5uHhGoTTWpDyFGr8zO3ZbzFGVSJzwb92nFFynoFBSvWMmIFptNXm-sHwPnLqf5oW6W3wKer8DWkO1SRz1Kwzekqo-eV6yDqD89CaN1DXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsnxdXCwlnE8RkJ4Gm1Ai7p2x5vhddCeGkHIGeaeg6P47NYVwM3bpN7Z6nJPnGQIJlRypVbJoZTfs48e4Lr5uHhGoTTWpDyFGr8zO3ZbzFGVSJzwb92nFFynoFBSvWMmIFptNXm-sHwPnLqf5oW6W3wKer8DWkO1SRz1Kwzekqo-eV6yDqD89CaN1DXQ=w310-h400" width="310" /></a></div><br />It's very exciting to take a live class in the studio. Of course, I had to pay for the train from Boston, the class fee ($35) and a night in a hotel. It was definitely an exciting adventure!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">By the way, if you are a fellow Peloton rider, please follow me: </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Mrs. Watermelon </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">is my screen name!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>Macy's Christmas Windows</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">The train I took went to Penn Station, and everything we went to was within walking distance, including these beautiful Christmas displays at Macy's:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6l9rsZ1sHVirQEB6dkYXdquKnJ6wQ0CwmQqC355qV3jS7RCWh3FQ0uKv2dDD8B6e3jjwzPelR0kGgmvY0ltogfRtiKy9c12YYP87qqDYZ0q5bNemExVGwoaBRMwlRXS1fxKpA1PilqpQ29hWjiETMlqLbu6tXfYI-1GU09X0bEqQxREa1MqBbjk3GQ/s875/Screenshot_20221126_022012.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="867" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6l9rsZ1sHVirQEB6dkYXdquKnJ6wQ0CwmQqC355qV3jS7RCWh3FQ0uKv2dDD8B6e3jjwzPelR0kGgmvY0ltogfRtiKy9c12YYP87qqDYZ0q5bNemExVGwoaBRMwlRXS1fxKpA1PilqpQ29hWjiETMlqLbu6tXfYI-1GU09X0bEqQxREa1MqBbjk3GQ/w396-h400/Screenshot_20221126_022012.png" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>Canva</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">If you are an educator, you can get free access to all of <a href="https://www.canva.com/">Canva's </a>graphics for your personal use and your students' use. Read <a href="https://www.canva.com/education/">here</a> for more information about <a href="https://www.canva.com/education/">Canva for Education</a>! Every month I created desktop wallpaper (see above example) and other colorful designs.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">As always, thank you for visiting the blog! I'm delighted you came to visit. 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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-31487833076672262102022-10-31T18:55:00.003-04:002022-10-31T18:55:31.983-04:00Those Darn Squirrels Has 2 Sequels!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I am linking up with:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/#axzz28kdfkKP8">Teach Mentor Texts with Jenn Vincent</a> and <a href="https://www.unleashingreaders.com/25730">Unleashing Readers for:</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unleashingreaders.com/25730" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3A42q9Vpp9S6GxU1AuYLDES1E2aDXGP7hTBk97XvLLhJXi6fSsKwEUj-LH3Pfx4BR55LZvMDQ7l0j1lneXsvjEFhQisPewAcQgavEomo99Dkc5eZES6WLRyyF6OXpDHw3bIQRinl_SQxjGTXSznrJKR-PAnDxNXF4DbmsC4oBUCf1MZdvFNUV9MZGw/s1600/IMWAYR%202015.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>Those Darn Squirrels</u> by Adam Rubin</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Those-Darn-Squirrels-Adam-Rubin/dp/0547576811/ref=sr_1_1?k=those+darn+squirrels&crid=2YMJF0TQS16VD&sprefix=those+darn%2Caps%2C90&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_10&crid=2YMJF0TQS16VD&keywords=those+darn+squirrels&qid=1667256112&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjMzIiwicXNhIjoiMS45NiIsInFzcCI6IjEuOTUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=those+darn%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKXHQJK2GuKiy4SwFd-DXFjgy2_TFdRZPiodiPdsxg059myetC2APjYAad0A_CzniqK9yI3KQbVyxFS2rRWUUGMsQVf-P7MoRaHFKg4T1q-T_cGhFBWqCp0l50LLtDs0K8n6JfoEh5_7d-icjIZ_jh4UPr65oj7sLaa3yk60Pnqhn9xv0X-W2mT7tIA/s320/Screenshot%202022-05-23%20133203.png" width="304" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">This week's Fountas and Pinnell books include humorous books. One of them is <u>Those Darn Squirrels which details Mr. Fookwire's attempts to save the bird feeder food from being eaten by one of the most intelligent animals: squirrels. My students LOVE this book both for the writing and the delightful illustrations.</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Today I went to my library's e-book selection so I could put the book up on the "big screen," when I realized that there are sequels to this book, and I can't wait to read them! 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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-15662317588857942592022-10-22T09:12:00.004-04:002022-10-22T09:15:29.566-04:00Friday Favorites for an October Weekend!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I am linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/10/friday-favorites_0215190769.html">Andrea from Momfessionals</a> and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-10-21-22/">Erika from A Little Bit of Everything</a> for:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-10-21-22/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMltVZVtQ8LbPerXbVjYkeQVdaVdnaOl1ude2JwrZ0fzmSW-p290lJP8GQPNDK1vdRjJja2ik4OpyFWlyjpihsGdMDo-K8aSVlvp6O917qiYq2Pdz_XzlnX6xxaBJ8JTObfkW-zC4pRU4zvukHTehe4mW2AStUCk8xsx-DDGTjO5qTBPEqDJsgiCJfg/s320/Friday%20Favorites%20&%20More!.png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"> <u>Favorite Quote from<a href="https://www.instagram.com/powerofpositivity/"> Power of Positivity</a></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I am one of those people who wants to get along with everyone. I end up apologizing too much to avoid confrontation. That is why this quote resonates with me:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTtO3Z-e8G0nkfz6gFE8SeNgrSZsxjqVN9hrFY3yNh_ZNorQMOnLglYYmH4cPQkQoTn0lU1xtrGOBVoLqJNUEoto98psdFhoFk3j2PENPs_IVNwC5oxZ3R4JdwgKNCiKR0_R_so1mE1hFcoRxkHr7aGbfd2U5PZs4kB0Hg4YuYdz8Kkp9PvmGMJDNEQ/s1117/Screenshot%202022-09-01%20174944.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1117" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTtO3Z-e8G0nkfz6gFE8SeNgrSZsxjqVN9hrFY3yNh_ZNorQMOnLglYYmH4cPQkQoTn0lU1xtrGOBVoLqJNUEoto98psdFhoFk3j2PENPs_IVNwC5oxZ3R4JdwgKNCiKR0_R_so1mE1hFcoRxkHr7aGbfd2U5PZs4kB0Hg4YuYdz8Kkp9PvmGMJDNEQ/s320/Screenshot%202022-09-01%20174944.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Is there anyone else out there who feels the same way as me? I would love to think that I am not alone!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><u>Internet Library</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>During online learning I discovered <a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a><a href="https://openlibrary.org/collections/k-12"> Open Library</a> which is an extensive online library. I love to put my Fountas & Pinnell interactive read-alouds on the "big screen" so the kids can see the beautiful illustrations while I read at the front of the room during their snack. In addition, this web site now has a <a href="https://openlibrary.org/collections/k-12">dedicated K -12 section</a>: </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://openlibrary.org/collections/k-12" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1104" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY0igFNosnG4YByaulMFcMLQyfJxadaQbf71O-PJFsvL2ZBc0r3EwEKQGpL3lZ6nWNTI8RWh9I-KfbCbwS2rXjDe6prr3-gu79SC_uOo3WcOnE1NLRp3KCRAi8Pc_0Q6n6Ox0Um_6gVZVnnaQS4e-dwiPQgrW8iIERn-fdgPJ7lKp3_Sv0wwiMAIRtw/w400-h260/Screenshot_20221022_084342.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Cool to be Smart Day!</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday, October 22nd, is Cool to be Smart Day! 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The trees and the houses are courtesy of </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Prettygrafik">Prettygrafik</a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> in this graphic experiment:</span></b></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SU7Tg1qcO464wOnnixF3PqIW38zQQPWnE3_pD9Ovqn8zEjYE-nAbnRoTt8tUwDRW7FtaLEEVwzlIupOraRp8tWTPFbv8QvPavQ5OV1jHjmqoTlgxVF9irjDPAYGA8kGXRDGt0eKPZ0VQ/s1600/fiveforfridayoctober.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #990000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SU7Tg1qcO464wOnnixF3PqIW38zQQPWnE3_pD9Ovqn8zEjYE-nAbnRoTt8tUwDRW7FtaLEEVwzlIupOraRp8tWTPFbv8QvPavQ5OV1jHjmqoTlgxVF9irjDPAYGA8kGXRDGt0eKPZ0VQ/s400/fiveforfridayoctober.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">I used to collect (and still have) many decorative houses. I've always been fascinated by different houses in real life, too ~ which probably explains why I love this house clipart!</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><u>Peloton = Great Exercise at Home at a Great Price!</u></span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Would you like to try the <a href="https://www.onepeloton.com/digital/checkout/digital-gp-60d?code=924ed0aced4f407595c011cb20c90e80">Peloton app./rent a Peloton bike/buy a Peloton</a>? </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I just had my 300th ride on my bike, and I can't imagine having to drive to the gym when I can work out right at my house!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://www.onepeloton.com/digital/checkout/digital-gp-60d?code=924ed0aced4f407595c011cb20c90e80">here </a>and get $100 of your purchase! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you for popping in today. 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Today I am linking up with <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2022/08/blueberry-waffles-with-side-of.html">Joyce for her weekly link-up: </a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2022/08/blueberry-waffles-with-side-of.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="465" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx2nlqJok-r7Ljd4AoEGeEbOkXX2L9IE0CJeTUDzxzdvxKBbMuO8hCnhFsWIa2ynBiTMtsenBw-VKt0-f1S9Qnz6n7UyvHXuvdiuOcbENlCZy9ayMZX0AcfQibV3uVNYd_3mu4LJuY6JtLf-YW4ju0Xt3Is1OnvoDDmtwjO3oWMA-9wO_h8nJZ1KlHbw" width="252" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">1. August 24th is National Waffle Day...what's something you've 'waffled' on recently? </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div dir="auto" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">While in Quebec, I walked by a gift shop (<a href="https://www.csboutique.ca/en/">La cinquieme saison</a>) and fell instantly in love with a painting/collage in the window. Upon returning with my husband, we learned the one in the window was close to $300, but there were smaller ones for under $200. We chose one with sailboats. Here is the collage we bought by artist </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.csboutique.ca/en/category/artists/claudette-castonguay-collages/"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Claudette</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Castonguay</span></a></span></b><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">:</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpDJdjoLjuQoL1BNkGGGsnbanfpoIUMxuifUY6o4WjZO6oQcnZDbi6aUohDOioiGwnUL4zdm5vcIg-f1Fh1l9baRwXx9xig96SxBnF1drOOolH4ReoHG_hTpqbQJxQt1MiA4XjUq59G3T18EZD3FxJBy4MeK1Nx46LtSEi4hehtd5_fmktbEj6II8bA/s3606/IMG-7025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3606" data-original-width="2465" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpDJdjoLjuQoL1BNkGGGsnbanfpoIUMxuifUY6o4WjZO6oQcnZDbi6aUohDOioiGwnUL4zdm5vcIg-f1Fh1l9baRwXx9xig96SxBnF1drOOolH4ReoHG_hTpqbQJxQt1MiA4XjUq59G3T18EZD3FxJBy4MeK1Nx46LtSEi4hehtd5_fmktbEj6II8bA/w274-h400/IMG-7025.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div dir="auto" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><div style="color: #050505;"><br /></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">2. Do you like waffles? Make your own or 'leggo my Eggo? Any favorite toppings or add-ins? Waffles or pancakes-which do you prefer? </span></b></div><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I am definitely a waffle person! On Sundays, I'll treat myself to some frozen waffles with real maple syrup!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">3. Do you have any mementos from this summer (or past summers)? What do you do with them? </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I always like to buy a t-shirt or sweatshirt. In Quebec, one of my favorite stores was <a href="https://coolasamoose.com/">Cool as a Moose</a> which has stores in the US and Canada! Who knew? I bought some fun tie-dye sweatpants like these:</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://coolasamoose.com/pages/locations" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVLMUF8ZY1kxHMCNMh8PVd9C8W7L5CBDXIA3zG61y5cdtkHYFaozARiiIAXPzlzlbgmVP827CUd5VvvO2TBtzhybZx6mnft9oL56qO9GTfdGmDlfOVbKyHDv79rWkYLIamocTcgFjzbEmgPbtakiqeoLxJaaLpbxoI1Ie_0ol1PTUvujAa87zL9veOQ/s320/IMG-7024.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">4. One thing you'd like to do before summer ends? </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I would love to finish cleaning my classroom and organizing my classroom library. I am in the process; it just takes a lot of time to clean and organize!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">5. 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Insert your own random thought here. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I love summer!</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5eUvf81OuMyssHl9O_EgjWXE748l2lOnRgzC95cPM4Wh-OBR92YQG0rYWWuF7zW6sh7M_-RWFNX95mEsI91wyy2-dzb9RSjET3r_ZLI4K9h3svR6O3ad-P3H1hZ7XFA_MguVztS2Mutl_FMUOy0Tg8k7XO067qwEgSOJjDhwZiRhvpWVc1GVi1VCJg/s1920/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5eUvf81OuMyssHl9O_EgjWXE748l2lOnRgzC95cPM4Wh-OBR92YQG0rYWWuF7zW6sh7M_-RWFNX95mEsI91wyy2-dzb9RSjET3r_ZLI4K9h3svR6O3ad-P3H1hZ7XFA_MguVztS2Mutl_FMUOy0Tg8k7XO067qwEgSOJjDhwZiRhvpWVc1GVi1VCJg/s320/1.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I hope you soak up as much summer as you can!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-79336911154944481382022-08-19T13:18:00.002-04:002022-08-20T09:13:43.563-04:00Friday Favorites From Quebec City, Canada!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I am delighted to link up with <span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1.5px;"> <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-8-19-22/">l</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5px;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-8-12-22/"><span style="margin-left: -5px; transition-duration: 0.175s; transition-property: all; transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;">Erika</span> from A Little Bit of Everything</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1.5px;">and <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/08/friday-favorites_0657403177.html">Andrea from Momfessionals</a> for their weekly <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/08/friday-favorites_0657403177.html">Friday Favorites Link-Up</a>! If you want to go somewhere in North America that feels like Europe, you will definitely want to visit <a href="https://www.quebec-cite.com/en">Quebec City</a>! </span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1.5px;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1.5px;">IMPORTANT: In order to visit Canada, you must provide evidence of your COVID vaccination! </span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.quebec-cite.com/en" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH-9dlLzkQZX4gTNEhfUf90u6PE2gpeGkQipLK6jq-c6iCMaU0CyCZwYlkkG1nPYm2DVeDvy-_Z_4fYnvu1lSc-_VnL1luuX8qDr-ru1qtL7RCBRo_SJmJwzB7Fb-nCREOWKoKqinWuDTIpXBkX1_ArMsyaKQNXQ1hSiTVpiW149yhrIM8t1O3oTZfA/w266-h400/Quebec%20City.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">How to Get There</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">From Massachusetts, Quebec City is a six hour drive. However, you can also <a href="https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/plan-your-trip-quebec-city/getting-here">fly there</a>. We drove because there was no direct flight from Logan Airport in Boston</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Where We Stayed</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Most people think of the <a href="https://www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec/?goto=fiche_hotel&code_hotel=A572&merchantid=seo-maps-FR-A572&sourceid=aw-cen&utm_medium=seo+maps&utm_source=google+Maps&utm_campaign=seo+maps%3Fgoto%3Dfiche_hotel&code_hotel=A572&merchantid=seo-maps-CA-A572&sourceid=aw-cen&utm_medium=seo+maps&utm_source=google+Maps&utm_campaign=seo+maps&y_source=1_MTIzNjE0MDAtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D">Hotel Fontenac</a> (the tall building in the picture) when they think of Quebec. It is a beautiful hotel:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OqWjVpNppq1cMcbpSR6pkug41ZGjlf3RDQq7iWMiOK_dqlttAyvhFcJgP47nbXMWvvvwx8LkzA-wPB1upsLraOD9xqyfWboa0LjaaKQMaoqcybm3vjErawGrnjLvG4F0ThafEhZJtjCS4tvuaIXSQ2cnklkcLcoPCmRmxi-dtiU2gDTBsfFWfwLOwA/s4032/IMG_6986.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OqWjVpNppq1cMcbpSR6pkug41ZGjlf3RDQq7iWMiOK_dqlttAyvhFcJgP47nbXMWvvvwx8LkzA-wPB1upsLraOD9xqyfWboa0LjaaKQMaoqcybm3vjErawGrnjLvG4F0ThafEhZJtjCS4tvuaIXSQ2cnklkcLcoPCmRmxi-dtiU2gDTBsfFWfwLOwA/s320/IMG_6986.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">However, we stayed across the street from the <a href="https://www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec/?goto=fiche_hotel&code_hotel=A572&merchantid=seo-maps-FR-A572&sourceid=aw-cen&utm_medium=seo+maps&utm_source=google+Maps&utm_campaign=seo+maps%3Fgoto%3Dfiche_hotel&code_hotel=A572&merchantid=seo-maps-CA-A572&sourceid=aw-cen&utm_medium=seo+maps&utm_source=google+Maps&utm_campaign=seo+maps&y_source=1_MTIzNjE0MDAtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D">Fontenac</a> at <a href="https://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/281773/Reservations-Auberge-Place-Darmes-Quebec-24-Rue-Sainte-Anne-G1R-3X3#HotelName">Auberge Place d'Armes</a>. If I went again, I would stay at the <a href="https://hotelclarendon.com/">Hotel Clarendon</a> which is bigger than where we stayed, and it has a lobby.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">All the action in the city is in <a href="https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/old-quebec-city">Old Quebec</a> which is a walled city. Old Quebec is very charming and historic. Everyone speaks French and English (usually with a French accent). There were so many shops and restaurants. There were a LOT of tourists! Canada closed its borders during COVID so tourists are making up for lost time!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Most importantly, you can walk every where! We had at least 20,000 steps every day! In Quebec, they even have a sidewalk sweeper which almost ran me over when I was looking in a shop window! Check out these beautiful butterflies made of flowers: </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOIWUoilYj0ju53oXNlSMXhJQ8AnKxIrncYTAvCIvGVx5bq2NZKokXmV9WReZTrP5vpNTuTC0MeULh5a9ya7Wnt-_B35UbbOflmNyfLNLXsy59_63aoRXiinqllL0-MkhmJ9my7f0XKlaH3gLmxHOfHx8s-wEUtGtMKV_W_JI6Dw4W11bpwOcdaVLyA/s4032/IMG_6987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOIWUoilYj0ju53oXNlSMXhJQ8AnKxIrncYTAvCIvGVx5bq2NZKokXmV9WReZTrP5vpNTuTC0MeULh5a9ya7Wnt-_B35UbbOflmNyfLNLXsy59_63aoRXiinqllL0-MkhmJ9my7f0XKlaH3gLmxHOfHx8s-wEUtGtMKV_W_JI6Dw4W11bpwOcdaVLyA/s320/IMG_6987.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">If you want to get outside of Quebec City...<br /><br />One day we took the bus to <a href="https://www.sepaq.com/destinations/parc-chute-montmorency/">Montmorency Falls.</a> When you arrive, you have a choice: walk up almost 500 steps for free OR take the gondola for $16 round trip. I took the gondola while my husband ventured up the steps. He was quite proud of himself but was unable to walk back down. Cost: $14 one way ticket down.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.sepaq.com/destinations/parc-chute-montmorency/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwpmu1XGPs5hTjCdWRXdMCcrYhIeCzm9XYW93Rj7kEgzTJrXOzoWBeBZTlD1-EvkpsarQhm-d0CZeeqIYPS5J6GV3pBjm6eMzq3rpSbi3CjeioGkSFvJI2EX4JgevYLREyILYB1gAZMRrovzpcExrGiHXIIOevZune_aC7QutlU2NvsWs1tFDAyh-4g/s320/IMG_6963.JPG" width="240" /></a>Anyway, this waterfall is bigger than Niagara Falls. There is a bridge that allows you to walk on top of the waterfall. You can even zipline across the falls or do rock climbing. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Another beautiful place we visited was <a href="https://sanctuairesainteanne.org/en/">St. Anne de Beaupre. </a> St. Anne was Mary's mother (Jesus' grandmother). The church is extremely ornate and beautiful. I bought a St. Christopher medal in French and had it blessed by the priest who happened to grow up in Springfield, Massachusetts!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://sanctuairesainteanne.org/en/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjila_pdS2ADVZU-mR9QUkHHR_XSlo9G_aL9zCFI7eJcoAVWpWxXDeAkDdM6rWgJI4TbZFspkE9iu9zt2Q3Gui--oyY66WS-TP0v44CxPbL5AdRmuhI_vBonqX4HNVNA9mksSruB1rNfmbkMOcPRv2nANbA8bGOdrFnqa8yiQW6-WLZm1-smvNjVX4xw/s320/IMG_6989.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">300th Peloton Ride!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I do love my Peloton! I reached a huge milestone last Sunday. My Peloton name is Mrs. Watermelon! I am the name next to the llama with the pink blanket!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJGG2IUQkwTqP6tQ7xdq7UsigUjMyopkf2cjJDcc9ZSsjoDjbyMSvEG0-ScMxfsYDWJ7ZVoiLtlVPP4sS7HWNKV98IJWLvgeai5SoDCNwJOuRxb0Q3MnxgpngvUJghx0Wb2s54H02uolnOW5hZvS0r8-BYPWDN5vSp0Xj-HpDM9qqSjE2b5bzk7A5qg/s3024/IMG_E6999.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2491" data-original-width="3024" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJGG2IUQkwTqP6tQ7xdq7UsigUjMyopkf2cjJDcc9ZSsjoDjbyMSvEG0-ScMxfsYDWJ7ZVoiLtlVPP4sS7HWNKV98IJWLvgeai5SoDCNwJOuRxb0Q3MnxgpngvUJghx0Wb2s54H02uolnOW5hZvS0r8-BYPWDN5vSp0Xj-HpDM9qqSjE2b5bzk7A5qg/s320/IMG_E6999.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">As always, thank you for visiting the blog and checking in. If you have been to Quebec, please let me know about your trip in the comments!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Happy and healthy weekend!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy July and welcome to <a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/07/currently.html">Anne in Residence's monthly link-up:</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/07/currently.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iy-M3GxF0ZF0_HQ-iZ6UHD_67K3G4fDOkAWjxI5gA8PVlmsVMpFb98aCNVKpMOZiY-9SVIMrOULYUpbRehtMGTQAVnfb8a96aehgJlEHaOyUec7YRHmevjbiLtyG-Yj0e3EGZwGEcIGoXqhH07jdI_eMbeI4PWQ6pAiS8op4N73xKhpHfWAiOBRjUw/w266-h400/Currently.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><b>Traveling</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><b>In August, we are planning a trip to <a href="https://thecanadaguide.com/places/quebec/">Quebec City</a>! I have never been, but it has a very European feel to it. Plus, we can drive there, and it takes a little over 6 hours!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/quebec-city-history-travel/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="936" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3C-2__JDL2bjcmFhFYFSijviABUuhzsBOWXHGdWRpwDMyFUPju9lRsVO3zEo0QXntINBVgRGh7DzKKyQlIMA4nPgmHfN-4Xx8KqYl_ASw-GckcHOwN3zfHZIt2R0KCqV_0SWSkrAQE0vLpC8uvqzMhH4nve1lx5QyPRxc9DcW8DT68_CrXgtIIZjEw/s320/Screenshot%202022-07-07%20164441.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"><i style="letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Missing or Not!</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>I finished school on Friday, June 24th! This means that I am finally on vacation, and I have time to do fun activities! Consequently, I bought a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/games?campaignId=8K78J&ds_c=71700000067180311&gclid=CjwKCAjwiJqWBhBdEiwAtESPaM2m8eKoommcrptZNdLFBhj2G2GuF-EvVVll9ww1ZJ-qOvuDgtHCWRoCWj4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds">games subscription to the </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/games?campaignId=8K78J&ds_c=71700000067180311&gclid=CjwKCAjwiJqWBhBdEiwAtESPaM2m8eKoommcrptZNdLFBhj2G2GuF-EvVVll9ww1ZJ-qOvuDgtHCWRoCWj4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds">New York Times</a> for $5 a month. I am not sure that I will have time to do the games after I go back to school in September, but the games are a fun daily diversion. I'm amazingly loving the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/tiles">Tiles Game</a> in which you need to keep matching at least one element of each tile to another:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/tiles" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdJ9z0bcUlUGkuivZAYn7JhTNvAVznkKdGTNvRNgkUxFA-FAPpmXsX22TY15b2JTHfknjN9isPQbDxAIJKPwR-Z0SCflIFvWVp9FzX54NwMgNroDpU_3qyHMR8Xo7Xd34-dvH13A7GdivPWqAoh3sbhQIHV7jwFeeuxgK4j_afXrzt5pJYMI6jqWreA/s320/Screenshot%202022-07-07%20100500.png" width="320" /></a></div>This is an example. I hope my eyesight improves from doing these!<br /></b></span></div></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;">Enjoying</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">What's not to enjoy about the summer? Our weather has been in the 70's and low 80's! There is usually a breeze. I get to go in my pool and do my water aerobics. Plus, I get to read a lot! I just finished this book:</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-V-Novel-Anna-Solomon/dp/1250257018" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIX_eW0uzHP1WJuoi7-Z8JTpwrKpPw7XNNn8KijMr-Wb49E3x51C7-bUPxHakpHPyzmiFdvbZ68iWrvjgAn7udqDgsS2VCc9h49UR6M7WHM3bp5JNN3rTM1B_FEEtWdIKKvrjg1ATMDuFz3KPm1d9LVeG2K2xKQiTxh-hrn3uW2QBbL8GT0NdmzLlNQ/s320/Screenshot%202022-07-07%20101929.png" width="214" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">In this book, three women who live in 3 different time periods, struggle with similar situations. This book was a <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/topics/BookClub">Good Morning America Book Club selection.</a> If you're looking for new book recommendations, head to their site and pick out your next book!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;">Realizing</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I just picked a new bathing suit top on <a href="https://a.co/2IwLP5J">Amazon Smile</a>. I just realized that all my old ones are stretched out. Check it out:</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08YZ56PWD?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhJlYT8uFOkPNwF2YuPd3W5MKHXk048_U-aVK0SQk4Vy5XRjVuO33hqaEAlUyVIDAXka3LtOCvfOKxpnLwaZkLNuY0myHviuMBsxJOpsiKU9U_sFSb7P22HMk5mUlJugQJo3L_KM-vrvueqq_qOo_4RKkDze0fwxL7hNLu-oVFCNu3WPBQhTSTFQJgg/s320/Screenshot%202022-07-07%20101251.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">A few things I love about this:</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">1. It covers my chest.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">2. The geometric and colorful pattern.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">3. Tummy control.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Did you know that if you shop on <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/charity?orig=%2F">Amazon Smile</a>, a small portion of your purchase goes to a charity of your choice? I donate my percentage to a local pet shelter, PAWS of Wakefield.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;">Hoping</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I am hoping that author <a href="https://www.ewaerdman.com/">Ewa Erdman</a> who visited our school in June, can sell lots of copies of her book:</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ewaerdman.com/product-page/buffy-the-three-legged-pit-bull-book" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="501" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzeCqeOIy4NvSToEU14iixERwx8RAAmrUQQeR_0q9r2qU3QeUKRzeRLrvA8D9ggK9YjCQ1b_eYC_JiZ1o_3TxKF512M_87b0MB8KtmEEW-p5fdD2xo0emqxtcBfSOPtWdn0jHMG398yZvaev95JonZxs8rvz6ev-U7sdDuzevErIgZcpijy5-f9AvdQ/w400-h395/Screenshot%202022-07-07%20162920.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">The author adopted a three legged pitbull who became a therapy dog for amputees and other rehab patients. In addition, Ewa donates all proceeds to animal shelters!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Here is a picture of Ewa and me when she visited our school:</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4AHPXL7hvIp3wbU-ML7zoJ8oq7SZvsokHN2dFQl1KnuDIXDgUC0iiZ5VcR7hC8JHUovqsL3mb3K646RAU3pM-JWvYRQWNRNxX-feehReBR4hTBOWV1mY-diGarwVXm2TRtTsWNaLBNoegAbOad2ks3auJ-g-0J8JT0GwUpeNJJNJUXRVGG7cDst9Kw/s4032/IMG-5362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4AHPXL7hvIp3wbU-ML7zoJ8oq7SZvsokHN2dFQl1KnuDIXDgUC0iiZ5VcR7hC8JHUovqsL3mb3K646RAU3pM-JWvYRQWNRNxX-feehReBR4hTBOWV1mY-diGarwVXm2TRtTsWNaLBNoegAbOad2ks3auJ-g-0J8JT0GwUpeNJJNJUXRVGG7cDst9Kw/w300-h400/IMG-5362.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: start;">As always, I appreciate that you visited my blog today! 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Thank you for visiting the blog today as I link up with <a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/06/currently.html">Anne in Residence</a> for her delightful monthly link-up as well as </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tabanderika.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: -5px; margin-right: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.175s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Erika from A Little Bit of Everything</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: center;"> and <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/#google_vignette">Andrea from Momfessionals for Friday Favorites!</a></span></span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">My daughter is getting married on Sunday, June 12th in Haydenville, Massachusetts at <a href="https://www.valleyviewfarm.info/home"><br />Valley View Farm</a>:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.valleyviewfarm.info/home" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="696" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXssOjmH_ft0Q-Mao_Ug3wQbvlYO0vkSXkGeAgzSjiF0KCHlckpv2h0HwIlBOiKr1X41C3DAPc3rpywV589HQBQyE19dGZnCjudm6K6kHfu2tCzOIkObgdzJTrVkDAfiW9AzCpcADeCgzBU1i40dJtgig8qEXAV4xOWLUVyZ1wcoGYsA1KI6rR_xPfg/w640-h429/Screenshot%202022-06-02%20180829.png" width="640" /></a></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Giving</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I adopted a Woburn High School senior who was a former student. I needed to spend $50 dollars, and here is what I bought:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0194WDVHI?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_asin_title&th=1">Portable Charger:</a></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0194WDVHI?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_asin_title&th=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rYlbBQYSD4KlQg7Eb4kkOd9oBvQHuXvgdf51c8MPSA_k_Td9iQFYxbsKXEtp70s2Jh00VCC0XO9WP_AtyqQxeh0yhJcyctGUBK_KiEuU1CtyruRnelnXIbVKQLTKBYCFVzC9nw-1lKGVyMAz1bGvTtPW-1Bt-RuE5oETm8kPeYxa3THfH57yizVVjQ/w400-h113/Screenshot%202022-06-04%20100323.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">and a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074CSCRMX/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1">tool set</a>:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074CSCRMX/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="883" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPdY0Jqgz9o-_5-kuDtzZlQRB0ZbN0sqNMID6k-dgFovOXivhNbRYPf9Pn2w8eu0bBtSNSErZra-UHmof6EWc22c7YduodBl7DOBkBIvVOJx9RsD6dNpvJuHRNwWziwypF3lVwu4EpX70elUFSLfnBNytjFYVf8tXHYv7gVVyBxyaE-5xugZ9UwPUuA/w400-h211/Screenshot%202022-06-04%20100705.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">In addition, I got him a Hydraflask at TJMaxx. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I got these ideas from a web site about what to get 2022 high seniors for graduation. You can check it out <a href="https://www.insider.com/guides/gifts/best-high-school-graduation-gifts#a-functional-tool-kit-19">here</a>!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Taking</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I am taking life in my classroom one day at a time. Currently, the kids are arguing and treating each other like siblings. They are in school until June 24th so every day is an adventure! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Consequently, I saw a rule on Instagram which I just found on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/NemoGifts-Classroom-Teacher-Picture-Vertical/dp/B09CNQFQH8">Amazon </a>(of course!). </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/NemoGifts-Classroom-Teacher-Picture-Vertical/dp/B09CNQFQH8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="279" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcx6IiucJyaLLE3Xw0SBhBPU5MuoxIo5OXG1Q3Kl5SZqj65eaqiv0HIcPrff0J3nkLVVm-HxEo7GR66S0Rfx5joS5Z4gRcQkHniRkD6Hols4NZjXbJPfBJYmbsNGCJXRmgK8eam_w6BGNVMV03sYHGBfSe7KIEBFMmyE1m10gBMMWGPvtvFLC2DvyGEw/w280-h400/Screenshot%202022-06-04%20101359.png" width="280" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I put up this rule about three weeks ago, and the kids and I discuss these ideas frequently. The results are mixed, but I will continue to work on everyone getting along.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Trying</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Every day I try to get my Morning Message to correlate to what we are learning in class. Amazingly, we just started learning about fossils in time for:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgVeXEpQ3kvW3n2r5AaUyzcQPd4j_m-e0rMvjoGoTB2cd0ytYhPxrbKZDHeBVqS8pvS1nhtN8jM6L0K-6LjZ2O_Mx3XITLgtpz5ARrg7UcFhtN4F0GVVhQ4eR1JWiDHP52kvFL5GZTtAchCRY3TG_22bWw-RE6250x-oxMsLU4faKeISmjp4EN8fX_A/s960/June%20Morning%20Message.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgVeXEpQ3kvW3n2r5AaUyzcQPd4j_m-e0rMvjoGoTB2cd0ytYhPxrbKZDHeBVqS8pvS1nhtN8jM6L0K-6LjZ2O_Mx3XITLgtpz5ARrg7UcFhtN4F0GVVhQ4eR1JWiDHP52kvFL5GZTtAchCRY3TG_22bWw-RE6250x-oxMsLU4faKeISmjp4EN8fX_A/w640-h360/June%20Morning%20Message.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Wearing</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><b>Although we have had some spring and summer days here in Massachusetts, the weather has been cool. As much as I want to wear sandals, I have mostly been wearing slip-on sneakers with socks. I really do not like having cold feet. Plus, my classroom has strong air conditioning! These are my current go-to shoes!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Anne-Klein-Womens-Libbie-C-Sneaker/dp/B08MJZ5MFD/ref=sr_1_7?crid=93DU9HRJHXM3&keywords=anne%2Bklein%2Bslip%2Bon%2Bsneakers&qid=1654352636&sprefix=anne%2Bklein%2Bslip%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-7&th=1&psc=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="748" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMa8f5RKA__7_I9ONW3eTrD8GrV2IxbUziGz9-KNqFCq7RGfg1gwuKzZfoet8K9YXcTlKx5bf1kVlzrUpz4Dl-mrBC2lM4YvOX-oQkiAorNG5VZohmFb_9bPGvTbkC4fTbjnd0At-D7b1PHipoMKuifHyorXzKN6qNAVVLRYVvHmU_CF_y8tQjhb4NQ/s320/Screenshot%202022-06-04%20102439.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>Thank you for checking in today! </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-30047208518330246302022-05-14T08:32:00.004-04:002022-05-14T08:33:26.793-04:00Fintastic Friday Favorites: Giving Sharks and Students a Voice and More!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Hello there! Welcome to another week of <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/05/friday-favorites_0915202677.html">Friday Favorites!</a> Make sure to link up or check out other great blog posts with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/05/friday-favorites_0915202677.html">Momfessionals</a> or <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/">A Little Bit of Everything!</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1030" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2Vbrq5Wr1jLrE-TGwZys_0wf1MCOgI25VMDJfK5MqMcyH-mxHvYoHsJZZsTIgs2HFermMcbsZqDRFC9rD-wOlPZoZ1CApzqhfMPQDGaxnBw5Aw6wujPKEGEQtXFB9HWqMVY7PsoYPypTtOic8W6JwCmcpxRu_gubcSh03vtgqL3E9_a2OaOPjhTy2A/w400-h151/Screenshot%202022-02-19%20135121.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Morning Messages</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I do love presenting my Morning Message every day. My students and I read them out loud at a part of our morning exercises. Of course, I always try to include (sneak in) educational information!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UOFj9gyom49Zp8_zUEPVGc3MwHGKGXGpzAXyx4pYNUuF1V5Z2nwTQZiuMdkjsaLkeF_MTGkGbe54JgIfknOhO5XBA2t1DKsUHJaNNKMFmAt60FVKZ2OS2NtocWh9B9Kn7yKf1SE29nLQzuU9h3woq3wCb1oo0rIvCchLRm-oRYVrkk-AbzNZyynsBw/s981/Screenshot%202022-05-13%20191424.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="981" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UOFj9gyom49Zp8_zUEPVGc3MwHGKGXGpzAXyx4pYNUuF1V5Z2nwTQZiuMdkjsaLkeF_MTGkGbe54JgIfknOhO5XBA2t1DKsUHJaNNKMFmAt60FVKZ2OS2NtocWh9B9Kn7yKf1SE29nLQzuU9h3woq3wCb1oo0rIvCchLRm-oRYVrkk-AbzNZyynsBw/w640-h362/Screenshot%202022-05-13%20191424.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I am a huge fan of poet <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/douglas-florian">Doug Florian</a> and his wry poems. I changed the last line to read "third graders." </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9HpnTYnBWXqJMS5M8EW872p14NZW3HVCHOzOGx73IEkp3IPWXNutVo6qwk9oXFlxsBCYddtnL4AigxWGcUoX0Oo_-OTZEhlN1GwM4l7VL9N01h0y72xa9w4cXv8RUTOauMI_mR3HGSuNDXoKqquh9PTD9QkId0nAIt8kszDut02eXlCuJgWcCY6sZg/s970/Screenshot%202022-05-13%20191351.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="970" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9HpnTYnBWXqJMS5M8EW872p14NZW3HVCHOzOGx73IEkp3IPWXNutVo6qwk9oXFlxsBCYddtnL4AigxWGcUoX0Oo_-OTZEhlN1GwM4l7VL9N01h0y72xa9w4cXv8RUTOauMI_mR3HGSuNDXoKqquh9PTD9QkId0nAIt8kszDut02eXlCuJgWcCY6sZg/w640-h362/Screenshot%202022-05-13%20191351.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Opinion Writing</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Check out this student sample called "The Stupid Lunchroom" from 2019:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivapqcnn2zpmJGfJqdDGN0wdWNNC3SICweTFNtGcWIg9oyiPa1iRw6iIqgQfeJqYhQ5qUeF75oLuiC9hWxCMJSPMUjbFB0so20qhxO7bm2A-rfkJN6b1PHSqbm0slOWw8APrvOwmKjzZuZ2eHgL8jNhXzyrlM-LV6GsPEHqsi_h2SkCKPvXW2CXIcS4w/s900/Screenshot%202022-05-13%20191526.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="900" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivapqcnn2zpmJGfJqdDGN0wdWNNC3SICweTFNtGcWIg9oyiPa1iRw6iIqgQfeJqYhQ5qUeF75oLuiC9hWxCMJSPMUjbFB0so20qhxO7bm2A-rfkJN6b1PHSqbm0slOWw8APrvOwmKjzZuZ2eHgL8jNhXzyrlM-LV6GsPEHqsi_h2SkCKPvXW2CXIcS4w/w640-h376/Screenshot%202022-05-13%20191526.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I love the message in this writing! In addition, I have this student's sister in my class this year. She is very embarrassed every time I read it. I bet every school needs a cleaner cafeteria as well!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Of course, my students are very opinionated until they have to write their opinions!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Adapting Every Day</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">In Science, we are learning about plant and animal adaptations. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYD4HdoKNk1YNRhZE5RL51uDEkHzTYt90IaFjNl36YUhebewcizvKXI-_fH2xVnvfu_afmyKwfrnKiVFEfCgzTUIVKKIdIHHo9mnG52_hLdHc-Fzmzrzvx67xKvCFZRwpUx04cCMpYuUSGikUFidoiw2lT14uPWKOHKhxVHVHMhPDuHDBt1irVWHaDQ/s766/Screenshot%202022-05-13%20191626.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="766" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYD4HdoKNk1YNRhZE5RL51uDEkHzTYt90IaFjNl36YUhebewcizvKXI-_fH2xVnvfu_afmyKwfrnKiVFEfCgzTUIVKKIdIHHo9mnG52_hLdHc-Fzmzrzvx67xKvCFZRwpUx04cCMpYuUSGikUFidoiw2lT14uPWKOHKhxVHVHMhPDuHDBt1irVWHaDQ/w640-h460/Screenshot%202022-05-13%20191626.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I remind my students that they need to adapt every day depending on what's happening in their environment. Soon they will be in 4th grade, and that is a huge change!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Still Searching for the Perfect Sandals...</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I have tried looking for cornflower blue sandals with little luck, and now I'm looking for gold sandals to go with this dress for my daughter's wedding on June 12th:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbrxz24OLqMiR8bqOwyqHvsFcmC9x-ty0pdiehlq5iYLYFSInZbMa6xqLwIG5-ENqUeMb3lpCxkPu3IgGWu3OYvE7ZZAEB5lLXBjPUCqCH2yhaK4Mt4i9JDjGD6UruQsnOCChsBmmONlA3HoXdv-HJ5q89GmLePPUaUkLlwnPkiItpAz8gpvN1BXQpw/s438/Screenshot%202022-04-09%20095549.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="202" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbrxz24OLqMiR8bqOwyqHvsFcmC9x-ty0pdiehlq5iYLYFSInZbMa6xqLwIG5-ENqUeMb3lpCxkPu3IgGWu3OYvE7ZZAEB5lLXBjPUCqCH2yhaK4Mt4i9JDjGD6UruQsnOCChsBmmONlA3HoXdv-HJ5q89GmLePPUaUkLlwnPkiItpAz8gpvN1BXQpw/s320/Screenshot%202022-04-09%20095549.png" width="148" /></a></div></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Check out the current contenders which are currently on their way. Part of the problem is my wide foot. I went up a half size with these sandals and am hoping this helps with the width issue. I would prefer the top pair because I know that I will wear them again, but I'm thinking the second pair will be more appropriate with my dress (assuming the sandals even fit). 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It's time to link up with <a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/05/currently.html">Anne in Residence for her monthly link-up</a> and with </span></b><b style="letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-4-6-22/"><span style="color: #c5c2c2;"><span style="margin-left: -5px; transition-duration: 0.175s; transition-property: all; transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;">Erika</span></span> from A Little Bit of Everything</a> and <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/05/friday-favorites.html">Andrea from Momfessionals for Friday Favorites</a>!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/05/currently.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1920" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBObsdXzfNT_cA_HMhQHKiU7yp5xC7PNkWc0zzZKOtu7KD6UMPw2kbD4LSUqf3EDlhqpo7UOdbKfV3M4hK_eU1OdTj17NDd6QToIbqoBWFqjBJu4HI5G6J0kCeIoMIIBHlLanOgiikuJ3-/w640-h160/Currently+Magnificent+May%2521.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #222222;"><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Consuming</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">This past week was Teacher Appreciation Week. Our PTO did a travel theme, and every day, we had special treats from Italian food for lunch to nachos for Cinco de Mayo. It was an amazing week for delicious treats!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8pwVsUCmYlYaP_bLUF9Cck5fcR_R2Slo-XU7IMdXYIOAAwWjHAYe9M5-0P83jq9tX8vdVcd8iIhzIx_q8SdHsrC3UEtH2opDGvMCaTa3l7mOhAERjEcsnu25qR1e0PGQxzCSQiXqIDIzKpOQBAISTacTXcweWvTejEuxXTQ8ZrPRtXSKxhaE_g9Aig/s634/Screenshot%202022-05-07%20085334.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="634" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8pwVsUCmYlYaP_bLUF9Cck5fcR_R2Slo-XU7IMdXYIOAAwWjHAYe9M5-0P83jq9tX8vdVcd8iIhzIx_q8SdHsrC3UEtH2opDGvMCaTa3l7mOhAERjEcsnu25qR1e0PGQxzCSQiXqIDIzKpOQBAISTacTXcweWvTejEuxXTQ8ZrPRtXSKxhaE_g9Aig/w400-h286/Screenshot%202022-05-07%20085334.png" width="400" /></a></div></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffa400; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">Feel</span><i style="color: #222222;">ing</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Spring brings on hope for warmer weather and longer days. In Massachusetts, it doesn't really warm up until June, but if the sun is shining, it feels warmer. More importantly, as long as it doesn't rain, the kids can go out for recess, and they need to have time to run around and play!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIw_pO7TYii2TZFvvXeC3Wd4p_n1t7ABKCtWFu9Z8Yx5uzc8VmVGsk6uUp0lsdbFuGOyvLoQ5TdCNQ8n8CmNFZTk862jmRNTvc8g8WtdSAYVRyWiqruis1EErIKdnUt_-8dczSAlfIL-6G5I5jA4JsGF4PPat1lFW1F59QMz9RoeIrxro3Md2ImQHT-w/s1920/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIw_pO7TYii2TZFvvXeC3Wd4p_n1t7ABKCtWFu9Z8Yx5uzc8VmVGsk6uUp0lsdbFuGOyvLoQ5TdCNQ8n8CmNFZTk862jmRNTvc8g8WtdSAYVRyWiqruis1EErIKdnUt_-8dczSAlfIL-6G5I5jA4JsGF4PPat1lFW1F59QMz9RoeIrxro3Md2ImQHT-w/w400-h225/2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #04ff00; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">Find</span><i style="color: #222222;">ing</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Scaredy Squirrel has a new book:</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0593307585?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="397" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPySXN0jaM5-YZU0e8CeNvCIVmwk1Up9uoN3IU3-ME2K566lVviTDRwoKPvcnoJMB2sbyW1lfL7vJgfblikT6agsNLQGZ58k2iqUSei_wGMMUaiXPY6clzU9VuOpwZ1w8AqwZI_2ZFe69r6okv7oxV5N1ziBhkqeY-NplOxe6DC98L5e8jENcDiRHhKA/w324-h400/Screenshot%202022-05-07%20085933.png" width="324" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This new book is a chapter book! There are 4 chapters. I have read the first chapter to my students; Scaredy Squirrel receives a crate of unknown origin. You can guess that Scaredy goes into panic mode! Click <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0593307585?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">here or on the book cover to check out more at Amazon!</a></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">Followi</span><i style="color: #222222;">ng</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Every week, I check out <a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/shop/Women/Shoes?breadcrumb=Home%2FShoes%2FWomen%27s%20Shoes&origin=topnav&offset=2&sort=Newest">Nordstrom Rack</a> and <a href="https://tjmaxx.tjx.com/store/shop/new-arrivals/_/N-842114098?Nr=AND%28OR%28product.catalogId%3Atjmaxx%29%2Cproduct.siteId%3Atjmaxx%29&tn=0">TJ Maxx </a>for new arrivals. I'm still on the lookout for a new dress and sandals.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">Spend</span><i style="color: #222222;">ing</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">My new goal includes finding a dress to wear to my daughter's rehearsal dinner and a pair of sandals to wear to the wedding. I can definitely wear the sandals I wore to my younger son's wedding and a dress I wore already. I just can't pass up an opportunity to find a new dress and sandals though! I have these dresses on order from <a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/s/vince-camuto-sleeveless-printed-mini-dress/6420106">Nordstrom Rack</a>:</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/s/vince-camuto-sleeveless-printed-mini-dress/6420106" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="310" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm6gU83vztMBpl5WT8XnbjGcnUhNPcPou612V0Vg-vxZe23syrSl1C2A9KzDnFE7-KpkHwH6yRPFqaWY3ON9aMUTNxXE7Y6J6HPtFPYoFFDuAjE4N4FSXbma1Ni_MQEaQk2m4v90Ow_psXCaUTopfTzdrGBfUCwlS5vjTQ2sIGM_6m-KvJzvvtl8Ibw/w400-h375/Screenshot%202022-05-04%20180655.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Here's to hoping that spring is in the air where you live! Thank you for visiting the blog today! Make sure to check out other great blog posts for:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-4-6-22/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1030" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2Uzzh2pVFE5T5NWS6MbK88kN0O-j_SjlWoYktd2mY2PEhfD-sqrgE_i4cb_SaYf97HxJYbXcvCMsE6WwiFQHrSJAT1Uxkz_b7uBsD3o0CqK-vtr6ReixNP4Xy6v1ePXg76tHPp_GHRKLdR-DRNrEaODv9KpIWV2b7ual9CoL8nUFIibvKFCzxQbQHw/s320/Screenshot%202022-02-19%20135121.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/05/currently.html">Currently May at Anne in Residence!</a></span></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I am linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/04/friday-favorites_02096166947.html">Andrea from Momfessionals</a> as well as <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/packing-kind-of-week/"> </a></span></b><b style="letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c5c2c2; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; margin-left: -5px; margin-right: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.175s ease-in-out 0s;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/packing-kind-of-week/">Erika</a></span></b><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/packing-kind-of-week/"> </a><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/packing-kind-of-week/">from A Little Bit of Everything for:</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/04/friday-favorites_02096166947.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvz0SjAUJiTFSWjwNuc5Ncic2sovRhx4S92Unbg3lKm8Yl9fYv8JBNpf4A859TDpfsPpfDnMt1GOXauDcW2aiVyh6-kpaBAxo7S0MS62rjBZDrh4QlfoEpbIZxk8A4pOt6OXa3gnO6PHctaqbhSO4GHfCqHWFP2498nuYepva8VljR3hnpLGPuowSLDA/w266-h400/Friday%20Favorites%20From.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Yep, I just spent from Monday until today in New Orleans. This is the first time I have ever visited this city and the first time I have ever seen the Mississippi River! It's also the first time I ate grits (I had to add jelly to sweeten them up; the waitress advised adding more butter and sugar; that just seemed too unhealthy so I went with the jelly). Check out some highlights!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Cemetery Tour</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">New Orleans is under sea level and has a very high water table. This combination means that burying loved ones poses multiple problems, and they have adapted by making very fancy and ornate cemeteries. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Cemeteries_of_New_Orleans#:~:text=New%20Orleans%20is%20at%20or,generally%20used%20above%2Dground%20tombs.">To prevent coffins and bodies from popping out of the ground, New Orleans has above ground tombs.</a> There are regular cemeteries like <a href="https://nolacatholiccemeteries.org/cemeteries/st-patrick-cemetery-1/">St. Patrick's #1</a>: </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-VvNrq6sA7r5aGDq9bbUxBjdp4BTSE_pkRzt8VYd7cswWdE5l99AX7cGQxK_fhzJ62viveDI4C6pvhq_PPJ9cXGo_R8d-t4nxUkP2l6J5MaUsnWlCOmZl5ICm5GjZRzP6L7NjY32woEwr-teD4X1KG5pQAdNYH7NGxraqH3BXqwLCLOOnT3KTESwLQ/s597/Screenshot%202022-04-20%20211331.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-VvNrq6sA7r5aGDq9bbUxBjdp4BTSE_pkRzt8VYd7cswWdE5l99AX7cGQxK_fhzJ62viveDI4C6pvhq_PPJ9cXGo_R8d-t4nxUkP2l6J5MaUsnWlCOmZl5ICm5GjZRzP6L7NjY32woEwr-teD4X1KG5pQAdNYH7NGxraqH3BXqwLCLOOnT3KTESwLQ/w314-h400/Screenshot%202022-04-20%20211331.png" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Then, there is this cemetery for the extremely wealthy who want to leave a landmark in their wake: <a href="https://www.saveourcemeteries.org/cemeteries/cemeteries/metairie-cemetery.html">Metairie Cemetery: </a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.saveourcemeteries.org/cemeteries/cemeteries/metairie-cemetery.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="697" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEfJgL2_yk9g7IoeFdv4wLliiPoWAQ7QrTdoS07u7ud5h3G5vJojYS1ftbNaMsQvUaU1AiuVhUIbBIq3E4VTBzl4wS3gGyjOgKKPqjKCsHnngjwfIM1vDrH6dog-k9NiLvRISYPhJ6Os0yx8yH0NBeaSLRJs-9QcreYNIh1mQAMy4Mvn8_Nm9KRQRAg/w400-h290/Screenshot%202022-04-20%20212749.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">This is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice">Anne Rice</a>'s "eternal home." In addition to this, there are so many more ornate and special structures to check out. According to our tour guide, you need <i>mucho dinero</i> to be buried here (especially if you want to make a statement). Either way, this is an amazing and a once in a lifetime experience!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Hurricane Katrina Memorial</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Our tour guide told us that he thinks about <a href="https://www.theclio.com/entry/21957">Hurricane Katrina</a> every day. During this catastrophic storm, many residents lost their lives and were never identified. They are all buried in the six crypts at this memorial.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/article_704bc03a-c5f2-11e9-8269-e39b7ccd255c.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="886" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOUVvAT5Q5h3zjlNYJWHGrKs2hh3eUZbXnN4IxB06MVabxErAh06Yw_4wQHITP_Hrvx3tPUMGvpuIbvavjnmmv-qpkg4-xwwSNALDRGZlk1WNyrNNJYLzMKJVIFXuiabH_Ha5NsXERs6NocZ4rZMQfsBCbon6Yi52_QI1CYRDpZup_ePwl_KqCQLnUw/w400-h166/Screenshot%202022-04-23%20193645.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Bayou Time!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">One day my husband and I headed to the bayou for an air boat adventure ride to see some alligators! I learned that:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span> *To know how long an alligator is, measure from between its eyes to between its nostrils. One inch = one foot. Consequently, this alligator is about 10 feet long!</span><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90u7IhwsEsLIyvFJFYUCLVGxqhBR2vPmVKp3HBYC_rsux35zNk0qEoTlFZA2LaES_zcGkhUB6MWjCxV7P_TipYC-1QumkUEGwcAaj-P6Fy5OS_5_9FiZo5GDKUO1_3-yIhyE6n4XZ2wRfeE58ezRJXrzuIT0yVXsF_qWYENGjHR4zFo9aIT8GtjaUXg/s1800/alligator.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90u7IhwsEsLIyvFJFYUCLVGxqhBR2vPmVKp3HBYC_rsux35zNk0qEoTlFZA2LaES_zcGkhUB6MWjCxV7P_TipYC-1QumkUEGwcAaj-P6Fy5OS_5_9FiZo5GDKUO1_3-yIhyE6n4XZ2wRfeE58ezRJXrzuIT0yVXsF_qWYENGjHR4zFo9aIT8GtjaUXg/w400-h400/alligator.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/16/puss-american-dagger-moth-what-know-poisonous-caterpillars/3974965002/">Stinging Caterpillars</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">While on the cemetery tour, a caterpillar landed on my collar bone. While brushing the creature off, it fell in my shirt where it did substantial damage. I did eventually remove the invader, but he panicked and stung me A LOT! I ended up in Urgent Care where I received a cortisone shot; a prescription ointment; and a prescription tablet to prevent itching. My advice: NEVER pick up a caterpillar!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/16/puss-american-dagger-moth-what-know-poisonous-caterpillars/3974965002/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="682" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdawPHRE0qJlUUm80K2W9c9yUJh_JYUxVXYFsAJrg2r80qb6dej-ulf-GWsmSHkq2piKxLu-3wfmra-a5i6get776CCSBdYu_OoDnqfBVeWV2sP5pYZZzQpDZn5l4Ze1p2FSYPzBZ-2_-EpY0fDa6tY5HfpxS6t6OcmcBC8ZqvYqGgAQ8hNUKhy5nmA/w400-h328/Screenshot%202022-04-23%20151227.png" width="400" /></a></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Thank you for checking in this week! I hope you are enjoying some spring weather! 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Today I'm also linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/04/friday-favorites_0446379708.html">Andrea from Momfessionals</a> and <span style="letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-4-15-22/"><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5px;"><span style="margin-left: -5px; transition-duration: 0.175s; transition-property: all; transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;">Erika</span> from A Little Bit of Everything</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5px;"> </span></span></b><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-4-15-22/"><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">for:</span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/04/friday-favorites_0446379708.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxYeFQYwlU7h9MwSLRMRl4Bu5RBP0Z68jhpB5uCcaZ8UUL8WzV80RoKWKPTaS_L1vgXiYe7UIyTagwYs9ewFZ_zyQHluNe48S5UGUb5s_BzmVRwJZtI3OLw-qZbquogxcad0fToq7IVdkKdWRe4UziyOTz7nQCIR2B76e6sGXwTGC9uGDYvqp2mnVug/w266-h400/Friday.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">A New Favorite Author!</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Last week I got a new book at my library: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Home-Peek-Through-Picture-Britta-Teckentrup/dp/0593379292/ref=sr_1_1?k=home+by+britta+teckentrup&i=stripbooks&crid=18IJEXRSMTX57&sprefix=home+by+b%2Cstripbooks%2C113&ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_9_ts-doa-p&crid=18IJEXRSMTX57&keywords=home+by+britta+teckentrup&qid=1650055393&s=books&sprefix=home+by+b%2Cstripbooks%2C113&sr=1-1">Home by Britta </a><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Home-Peek-Through-Picture-Britta-Teckentrup/dp/0593379292/ref=sr_1_1?k=home+by+britta+teckentrup&i=stripbooks&crid=18IJEXRSMTX57&sprefix=home+by+b%2Cstripbooks%2C113&ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_9_ts-doa-p&crid=18IJEXRSMTX57&keywords=home+by+britta+teckentrup&qid=1650055393&s=books&sprefix=home+by+b%2Cstripbooks%2C113&sr=1-1">Teckentrup</a>. I was interested in the book because it was a peek-through book which I find so creative. When I read it, my students were enraptured with the illustrations and loved the book. I was so delighted that I went and ordered all the books from my library. You can see them for yourself and read more at <a href="http://Amazon.">Amazon.</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLDEGf9QwqHVvdptYAcYee4P1H-E5ym-6V-PjJKTbL4ttbJm8MjvMyVExYWxHaxuPtajesrmYrp7tV6YZUehED1N98Oq05vieAOXM-pD-cIWZwQ3g1BIn8bg-lbZ1slNBF-3th7MC15iyuUwc4mORaD8RPWO0BH6XcE-Ry19NwhbLss1iZfL4gmnPrQ/s1306/Screenshot%202022-04-15%20085302.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="1306" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLDEGf9QwqHVvdptYAcYee4P1H-E5ym-6V-PjJKTbL4ttbJm8MjvMyVExYWxHaxuPtajesrmYrp7tV6YZUehED1N98Oq05vieAOXM-pD-cIWZwQ3g1BIn8bg-lbZ1slNBF-3th7MC15iyuUwc4mORaD8RPWO0BH6XcE-Ry19NwhbLss1iZfL4gmnPrQ/w400-h169/Screenshot%202022-04-15%20085302.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Poppins;"><b>Britta is an author/illustrator from Germany. She even has an "<a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SMS31J9/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0">A</a><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SMS31J9/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0">ll Natural</a>" series of books which are eco-friendly. I got those from the library, too, and they are super adorable!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Poppins;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>IXL Engaging Feature: Live Jam!</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Does your school have <a href="https://www.ixl.com/?partner=google&campaign=71585968&adGroup=127340411978&gclid=Cj0KCQjwr-SSBhC9ARIsANhzu17I51kiSj9KMxZjA4Z5mSiWkcMKHv54OteNRnHaXH7M_CfbriSByaQaAoTTEALw_wcB">IXL</a>? This year students must do 15 minutes of Math on IXL. First, they step into the arena for their "Diagnostic" work; once that is complete, they can do "Recommended Skill" work for Math.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">One day I was looking at some new Recommended Skill work, when I came across the opportunity to do a <a href="https://www.ixl.com/help-center/article/9610198/what_is_a_group_jam">"Group Jam:"</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ixl.com/help-center/article/9610198/what_is_a_group_jam" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="1129" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy0YhUDdbh4KQNMjaFvaRrPLaX2NPvmvEs9FHWD5Vg_clXREo3zEyTRelqoswQlJKZygN_PeNxIpimKhyMZJPG9HAd9k0DvEBITPTwNVH4nIdUJ4QyFuGvROn7DIMftpNYqzhBn9Ed-76eXxdX2zjylcCdrzAkz0SVHzqMjuYYHHcmOGnWORGvDtWpA/w400-h155/Screenshot%202022-04-15%20085155.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Of course, the principal just happened to meander into the room when I discovered this, but since I love trying new and exciting technology, I told the kids were doing an IXL experiment. As soon as the teacher starts a "Jam," the students receive a message on their Chromebooks asking them to join. The kids' favorite part is that they all receive an icon that can be see on the "Big Screen." </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1549" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCs002YM2RGRBVxBp3R2N1LJAZxbPXzbDiyrUoiMiJgLDUQyo5wGLxP4fkUumBm4eDo5xosTIrwj93r62tmTvu6K64-EF5XMoJLFX7183kB2DtQVH4YJRohCQ-0WfCiov3STiPK5uJg1UDhYoYIZn_fK_T3gMKr12xjHm7iKnDaAtH16y-ZpejNzaoA/w400-h194/Screenshot%202022-04-15%20085119.png" width="400" /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Once every student answers, there is a review page that explains the answer. Bottom line: the kids are excited and engaged; and that's enough to make me want to keep doing Group Jams!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Morning Messages!</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Every morning I have a Morning Message for the kids. Last week included two big "holidays:"</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCVkDaH5Tk6HpM0mlD7IO5HMOLNv6edDlY5TbQzldQuqaAjTXGHi3t597qZVZo31FzY7Eorgb1RepzQeBEaBeGKFFfYcK8CJyhHBO60Brbd-9i4cCUSqJC80aT_duu8Jom_g15Db7SnKJa3oumphv_vkwA8azeVzFw3eQJTAA0J0Di5LddPgDo2jDVA/s960/April%20Morning%20Messages%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCVkDaH5Tk6HpM0mlD7IO5HMOLNv6edDlY5TbQzldQuqaAjTXGHi3t597qZVZo31FzY7Eorgb1RepzQeBEaBeGKFFfYcK8CJyhHBO60Brbd-9i4cCUSqJC80aT_duu8Jom_g15Db7SnKJa3oumphv_vkwA8azeVzFw3eQJTAA0J0Di5LddPgDo2jDVA/w400-h225/April%20Morning%20Messages%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">and</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecy1EgkJQJKai1pQHsq5vVsIZ8QwPARSOLcfNX5pTr5WORLZn7jZdkDCCw9opEcqd6F3yyz_P9oYdQ39ua6vRVGzfOYh5_jKOV6Z6ERfCo3Vn1ksOUvB8Ve0aNqzPSIFhfOvAGbfes0hry8s_c3mNPCIEK46EOpMlt_Z2aCDC5x8-bEWL7v3tzEFw1Q/s960/April%20Morning%20Messages.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecy1EgkJQJKai1pQHsq5vVsIZ8QwPARSOLcfNX5pTr5WORLZn7jZdkDCCw9opEcqd6F3yyz_P9oYdQ39ua6vRVGzfOYh5_jKOV6Z6ERfCo3Vn1ksOUvB8Ve0aNqzPSIFhfOvAGbfes0hry8s_c3mNPCIEK46EOpMlt_Z2aCDC5x8-bEWL7v3tzEFw1Q/w400-h225/April%20Morning%20Messages.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Consequently, we are now reading Ramona Quimby, Age 8. 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Wishing you a peaceful Ramadan, Passover or Easter! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Make sure to check out other blogs that have linked up, too, by clicking the graphic:<br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-4-15-22/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1030" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8y_QUMt3BmWMQfYd2oMlwpShPCVCPrJT98cTKZZgLY9g9Lqy5Xlb-b1x9i_Qflvwt7mXYz69cFSQn3qKMQX5TVa-MUci5rqdIbQQTcYtaTgDPyvt6SofI73uJ-FP9qn8-w2qO36y77TeCaQxNebtWwhQ63rzOrSonQ4P_6ofXRbXo6aDeURTaGQA7Q/s320/Screenshot%202022-02-19%20135121.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I am so happy to link up with <a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/search/label/currently">Anne in Residence</a> for:</span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/search/label/currently." style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9C-O8PAzW1Z8AtcbpfscUqZHlP6XkknClhBQlcEHBXywPvNLbAT_wgiL_xO_0opJAlBS5_JxS0b-vOv0otZxksbHaMtg-PiijgtrBQvOn7ms7PX7Q08wnm4FWVSGZzclnCQmcoWYFg-vHFAPDRid7eLnJ_bE4dkaAY_U0g-MRZtUuISb_xz0xuwhWsQ/w266-h400/Currently%20_Awesome%20April!%20(1).png" width="266" /></a></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Getting:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Right now I am getting ready for my daughter's wedding in June. I am wearing this dress, and I need sandals to<br /> go with it:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/s/eliza-j-floral-embroidered-fit-flare-dress/5920785?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&breadcrumb=Home%2FAll%20Results&color=900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="202" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyN48ZF0nmvUGmaPOLjy4vJdKprFQGeJUfFa37uC9C0kuj1OA_6V7pu01_a3ubtSB79caWr9RCeXIaZp-RHJNzfgbZMZrzDzxPWR0yfPewEpg6U_3nrKohzISAYS9xB4JrtcPyRuaunPhgEa57oqoQ-NegvlME8TUuhhf4AiOvSUhK3_Dj08045lW4Q/s320/Screenshot%202022-04-09%20095549.png" width="148" /></a></div>(Today I discovered this dress on the <a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=9528288228&utm_term=%2Bnordstromrack.com&utm_content=100255450307&utm_channel=LOW_ND_PSB_BRANDPLUS&sid=1812723&adpos=&creative=466851827182&device=c&matchtype=b&network=g&acctid=21700000001756534&dskeywordid=43700056960181588&lid=43700056960181588&ds_s_kwgid=58700006308099168&locationid=9001909&targetid=kwd-485434971328&campaignid=9528288228&adgroupid=100255450307&gclid=CjwKCAjw3cSSBhBGEiwAVII0ZzuZ59mh1As-AuRJMi55uwfICGVxgf53KJNUKXUfvoTqdqKTOMdcyRoCfiYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds">Nordstrom Rack</a> site for a fraction of what I paid last summer, and I waited until it was on sale!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Anyway, I did find these pretty blue sandals:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/s/cl-by-laundry-chinese-laundry-jody-ankle-strap-sandal-women/6497333" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="481" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf6Hdtu_pBH2d_9jkF0oggw2k0ub51IuBr8p3-ZDyNuAbcgfiUo4P8eKwPevhShxgbX_b1_2yGsdpVWRs48rtgf8ppAWHZA74GQTMq_7pEfAnxiTVpy2dnVwVIEoZhObHSoS0Lz_r2VZEJkXBDFpI5gZVKJo-Pj8f65a0zLk6Kh24Us293AE5RsDUpg/s320/Screenshot%202022-04-09%20100124.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I have them in my cart so we will see how they look in real life.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Going:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>During April vacation, my husband and I are heading to <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60864-Activities-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html">New Orleans</a>. So far, our plans include a jazz concert and an <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g40262-d11454007-New_Orleans_Airboat_Ride-Lafitte_Louisiana.html">airboat ride</a> in the bayou. If you have any travel tips for New Orleans, please let me know in the comments! We are both looking forward to our first trip and both got our 2nd boosters last night!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g40262-d11454007-New_Orleans_Airboat_Ride-Lafitte_Louisiana.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="865" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVsrMnGWcgQHJS7MuQm-R3PBK3tMrMBWPfl72zAqjumyBNwjKppblXJzhgKWsZxROYgJUT5x2bK2sVKICMt_UafFBLGY281RTMI1SX_FT51wqFnjHclqN6I5_0BB5cFW6lhn3px8r7rkQEgVyDxZlAi9w6p7XF6V5vY_nWOzJ3YgPtieS-DMazyWtVw/s320/Screenshot%202022-04-09%20101030.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Planning:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Today my plans include going to the library to get some new children's books to read to my class. We just got the rug back in my classroom, and the kids are so excited to come over to the rug! I have been reading e-books on the "big screen" in class so that everyone could see the book as well as social distance. It makes me so happy to have some normalcy in school.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Last week I read this fun book:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Sparky-Jenny-Offill/dp/0375870237/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2BJKQWMQFTJ6O&keywords=jenny+offill&qid=1649513870&s=books&sprefix=jenny+offill%2Cstripbooks%2C73&sr=1-4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVsWBh-FStF_XC-aFFWwL9xeOMYz-l73--4XN4i_GuPN1gYzcqRQeGemgqNoSbHQ7iOQwOw-lovKRnixU94CFRfcYZ5qYYhCnnlTyggDqqpYd-2FjjUl4HGsQkBU0vqxaibrHyDPSpKcawzxBidyE8PB1_mQdrgnGPt1OCYTbOAENO7Uck2WMYdUZ9A/s320/Screenshot%202022-04-09%20101829.png" width="298" /></a></div><br /><b>The narrator actually mail orders a sloth which proceeds to sleep the day away. The "smartest" girl in class criticizes the sloth. My students had a lot to say about this "perfect" girl.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Posting:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Well, I am posting right now, and I promise myself that I will post every weekend, but I just can't seem to reach my goal.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Thinking:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>I love being able to crack my windows and let some fresh air into the house. You can tell the sun is stronger. 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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-61239841979833942842022-03-20T12:53:00.001-04:002022-03-20T12:53:10.958-04:00World Down Syndrome Day = Lots of Socks Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In addition, I'm just popping in quickly with a last minute reminder that tomorrow: March 21st, is <a href="https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/">World Down Syndrome Day</a> as well as <a href="https://lotsofsocks.worlddownsyndromeday.org/">Lots of Socks Day</a>!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitfClTAfnozmn_ogLXnmm0jy8k3Y7cjzZE1wZL14yU5RwddDKZX3a-5rknFBoKDCI9GjVH-orVT5dkFPFv0TndMdyIJwlYxBn3wd2g4k2nCXXu8V-Fip9ZFMOE79-Yi67jkOZpeeZslkLT6bT1psoSeLajqZDcds0I8cZIk4A-KxsuP9mnXw-GF0mFYw=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitfClTAfnozmn_ogLXnmm0jy8k3Y7cjzZE1wZL14yU5RwddDKZX3a-5rknFBoKDCI9GjVH-orVT5dkFPFv0TndMdyIJwlYxBn3wd2g4k2nCXXu8V-Fip9ZFMOE79-Yi67jkOZpeeZslkLT6bT1psoSeLajqZDcds0I8cZIk4A-KxsuP9mnXw-GF0mFYw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I have even prepared my Morning Message for tomorrow!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>If you need a free activity to celebrate <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lots-of-Socks-Day-World-Down-Syndrome-Day-March-21st-3687860">Lots of Socks and World Down Syndrome Day</a>, look no further! </b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lots-of-Socks-Day-World-Down-Syndrome-Day-March-21st-3687860"><img alt="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lots-of-Socks-Day-World-Down-Syndrome-Day-March-21st-3687860" border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="350" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQtXDd4MG_yBQV2SEd9LyuHR_bvhJctnziM7B-az_QrijFbLnS9NW5OVCNTf3RhVSqiVzr1U0AfDhiP1SK1ZJCdQERULQXW6GEzABj2I-U_4czBS-3kT72fUKgeavTt0n0PPH951cwc5F/s400/lotsofsocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lots-of-Socks-Day-World-Down-Syndrome-Day-March-21st-3687860"><img alt="Lots of Socks Day & World Down Syndrome Day ~ March 21st!" class="ProductImages__mainImage" height="300" src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Lots-of-Socks-Day-World-Down-Syndrome-Day-March-21st--3687860-1520189071/original-3687860-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #073763; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">New Whiteboard!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #073763; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">In other exciting news, I got a new whiteboard for my classroom. It's not an interactive whiteboard, per se, but you can write directly on it! It's also magnetic!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">That's it for this quick post. Thank you for visiting and make sure to visit other bloggers who linked up for:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/03/friday-favorites_044517024.html#more" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1030" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6g31Vpn94PVTlxQek-gFP-TXaBF1hOb-RNUO178lea05KepbJZLFa8zxL3GpagRuOG4gaRLMmjtwYhPdb4DWASC6sG5yfdm5iCLmUNxy58Ezh0CuUkDLvGTrbvOhlESV-PFiRBmnPT7lwag3kG6krgPqVN3HSNY_JIouXyp6_UrMRGiwk18-rfeZHhw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-31225710587157968812022-03-02T07:28:00.003-05:002022-06-05T07:45:12.028-04:00Currently Make A Wish March! What are you wishing for?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am so delighted today to link up with <a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/03/currently.html">Anne in Residence</a> for:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/03/currently.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="792" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia4505_9mgpg6vIcBGcFm9QsedBNx7eh9y2UYA2sXoA4ly7m8APY22zkMSYE835wfGfzRNWd2N-pS-x6kKCRJzs3OLa_19jOaFYCMvaGGvMmQUqUsj8zRmro39WQ4USuUdH7n-dMGJmR0B_YOrT47NMVfFf_pqdNyV2b_LqhW7DNS0HGOzr4anmL7j1g=w271-h400" width="271" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><u>Collecting </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b>Whenever I go to <a href="https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/">Whole Foods</a>, I check out the plants. I have been buying these <a href="https://www.mygarden.org/plants/7048-money-tree">Money Trees </a>for $16.99 which is a great price. I was just researching them online, and they are <a href="https://www.bloomsybox.com/p/g-money-tree?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmeKQBhDvARIsAHJ7mF7m-J5KJeaGreakFts2mQf5qZj5BB_uDbd_nxv5C0CtOnMFrVClC8waAvLtEALw_wcB">much more expensive</a>. Plus, it's a miracle when anything is affordable and well-priced in Whole Foods. I buy these plants and give them as gifts when someone loses a family member or when someone needs some good fortune. After all, who doesn't need more luck or money?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bloomsybox.com/p/g-money-tree?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmeKQBhDvARIsAHJ7mF7m-J5KJeaGreakFts2mQf5qZj5BB_uDbd_nxv5C0CtOnMFrVClC8waAvLtEALw_wcB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAPCDVn2AdvHfQxeYd3DVa3YFEBz7ofNE4d6hC7kcrB8B3Ri9PuxeYaUcGyvJeqlvgJ63h8Nn6_uuT6xa3cQYiPZTZ2fHNdRoW6R_JVHsSWOB9z5OwUTptZLMPA4CEV6KfYj-n-bdLUKkEqtYx25XIyNNMoEzBAacG1aKQCywIba4JSCEC8v-5wc49OA=w311-h400" width="311" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><u>Craving </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b>I crave comfort food, especially since winter came crashing back after one day of 60 degree weather. I bought some wide egg noodles in <a href="https://www.oceanstatejoblot.com/">Job Lot</a>, and the thought of having them with butter, made me so happy. Here are the <a href="https://mmhn.com/">exact noodles</a> I bought:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mmhn.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="255" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbyKKrn_fPe_wYmYlNKCsO4AjevuC8LGurERByxzuwTI5IBBmH6Gbqae_BHo5DGuDzXGYDIFDjq3eF60kJC-YkdhQeDH9fWkfaRR9wAGX6DSTbfNxmKCGEWFLj3ixDUqEienH3-kWVLnK_DTzsLIj8kBbZJKQU0sLJQ86Higk_5dxScFt_qWmPma6a7g=w204-h400" width="204" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><u>Picturing</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b>Now that we just had 10 inches of snow, I can picture the changing seasons because I know spring will arrive so soon. Also, this week, I will be reading this book to my students as part of our <a href="https://www.fountasandpinnell.com/fpc/">Fountas & Pinnell</a> reading program.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Our-Seasons-Grace-Lin/dp/1570913617/ref=sr_1_1?crid=305SEZMH7U922&keywords=our+seasons+by+grace+lin&qid=1645897621&sprefix=our+seasons%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="396" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOD9ktyGZDbtsqXxxxj4-3l39rxeb6cV3FVlRkMqeXw8bz9HXj2oMjHeWjekSZ5MqdmXLGmAnthIQbpwezFO1Ri2qysgqW8wp4z4evD_ZEwq6hW1DUvbKn3XfbBdQd6y_Utusx-oKzc7NbuCxrwETkoB9x3ivo2M44WP5oCMyUcfBYkdJ76YOMbiRqpA=w313-h400" width="313" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><u>Playing</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html">Wordle</a> and <a href="https://spelliegame.com/">Spellie </a>(the kid's version)! When I first heard about Wordle on the radio, I knew my husband would love it because he's always playing <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-cookies/id1153883316">Word Cookies</a>. Well, now I have to play every day, too. I recently heard <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/business/media/new-york-times-wordle.html">the NY Times</a> bought Wordle for a tremendous amount of money. 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I find it very rewarding to share and record my thoughts. This way I can remember what has been happening in my life. I find that, now that I am 61 years old, I tend to forget rather quickly. I especially would like to remember the books I read!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Well, that is all for now. As always, I appreciate you visiting the blog. If you connected with anything in this post, please leave me a comment! Wishing you all good luck, health and happiness in March!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-79647640357194842942022-02-25T06:30:00.018-05:002022-02-25T15:25:33.073-05:00Friday Favorites: Wordle for Kids = Spellie!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thank you for visiting the blog as I link up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/02/friday-favorites_0429825646.html">Momfessionals</a> and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-2-25-22/">A Little Bit of Everything for</a> Friday Favorites!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/02/currently.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh24j-nOGGTlJi8mqByaqqttrTXQfYHyNKIY8cyIKj09abtlg94CfuRUtbR9wHSX3HW3e1Lp2qKx5jQxXZxHqBbjo8VR3Vr1IIlb1WjuLBZSOemb8RXjiuCjnExCIKhuUDd8jy5fBjzkqfWZa2QDdiPiXcFjuLH-gE0BLpy2q7DWd69lSSOF05hyJd3Qg=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>Spellie: Wordle for Kids!</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I am so excited to try this kid friendly version of Wordle with my students! There are 3 versions: easy, medium and hard. The easy version gives you the first letter of a 4 letter word. Click <a href="https://spelliegame.com/">here</a> to get started!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi22ILOTkxKVwhwuM8d1Z0PFxCmmPLrVYI-1wLob79gmUYUtTM7deak8Oo4nAFacfFv-0exCvDIDfp83bOMv5fxC4ANsejQBYlWcBkb-SDZS8JMuGxF2C6F5zkcgVzgYo-sgoWKrQ0geDa1Mfhk7V3DUURTtbY6ILECf1PDjnu4y5KL1o-Fa2jG7suF_w=s1369" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1369" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi22ILOTkxKVwhwuM8d1Z0PFxCmmPLrVYI-1wLob79gmUYUtTM7deak8Oo4nAFacfFv-0exCvDIDfp83bOMv5fxC4ANsejQBYlWcBkb-SDZS8JMuGxF2C6F5zkcgVzgYo-sgoWKrQ0geDa1Mfhk7V3DUURTtbY6ILECf1PDjnu4y5KL1o-Fa2jG7suF_w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Very Peri = <a href="https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2022">Pantone Color of the Year</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I have always loved the color, periwinkle. I am so delighted that this year's <a href="https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2022">Pantone color of the year</a> is "Very Peri:"</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2022" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="539" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVgE4N1-tK-a2WoviCNB49vpjuD3GPTL61yCuAl-H4QZaNGduxnIc1kht5ybExqyXsyA0PPYFMqVYtKhEfK6i-Ed9iXulmMF1EpX94t7cernelEG6CBa1vSsdz7lwVWRg3PYyPPKcULuJlQOr3SyRJOE5Q1Z9QGGP_mJ8ogfOvMu4Si-t2DWP-V-xTSQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>Another Book to Read or Not</u></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><img alt="" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="322" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gKXwuDDLz9KNsLOp0A-24vPGg0etCQ3pbQnh07YJ0IPoLo_elUVAUtIDPtjGOupT8Yep-SIoX2Regip-H2r4LSvBmuoHNygODoQMhx7WplIismft5NHuDyghRN0itMx1aYnlU9a46Vup/" width="157" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b>I finished the book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harlem-Shuffle-Novel-Colson-Whitehead/dp/0385545134">Harlem Shuffle</a>,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harlem-Shuffle-Novel-Colson-Whitehead/dp/0385545134/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14DOH41041TDJ&keywords=harlem+shuffle+colson+whitehead&qid=1641763756&sprefix=harl%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b> by Colson Whitehead. It took me weeks to read this book so I love </b></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;">that I finally finished. However, I did not love the book itself. I felt like I was slogging through it. There was little action, and I just could not feel a connection to any of the characters. 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We had record breaking warmth on Wednesday, and on Friday, 8 to 12 inches of snow. Now I understand why so many of my students went to Florida for school vacation last week. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;">Thank you for visiting today and make sure to head over to check out more great blog posts:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/friday-favorites-2-25-22/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1030" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLtEN1BbcgQJWjmxsh3Z7e31coTT-fNfOahowZGnqDZABX6p_5y2NgMLQJjq-j387cZVHACkVcWjeUzRi5IZvTPGyCU7BRWOSaLUM7_t4BWrA46twXWnKPJYnAlHUfECfdcHaNOfOP0b1ZQbyaqwIKwlvAgFcoLcZX7u11cgNssLnffTjlAWkMq64R2w=w400-h151" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Poppins; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07383261948584242729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190140481906370436.post-34567058697393496342022-02-20T08:15:00.017-05:002022-06-05T07:44:56.973-04:00Friday and February Favorites!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I am delighted to finally link up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/02/friday-favorites_01501412988.html">Andrea and </a></span></b><u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Muli; font-size: 13.5px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: Muli; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tabanderika.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: -5px; margin-right: 0px; transition: all 0.175s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Erika</span></a></b></u><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/02/friday-favorites_01501412988.html"> from Momfessionals for their weekly link-up</a>: Friday Favorites!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/02/friday-favorites_01501412988.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLyg9mJbFojPSvSdQfGrLnKQMwMejN0iebYgS3kKE_j8qkyKLLjM9mK6NLE7OXZJJ_zuRmWJybKeuYiTG7WpRNKhZ6UqqRJxDoWb3s8inkkv6LZIJVe4ROndy889hZj5VrWk3Z0EyX9FR7fhSZw20a4na9RfnVZ_zRSCu56ONht9QaLRuUA-1joReHLg=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>New Reading Program: Fountas & Pinnell</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">This year some teachers in my district had the opportunity to check and pilot <a href="https://www.fountasandpinnell.com/fpc/">Fountas & Pinnell</a>. Right now I am focusing on guided reading as well as interactive read-alouds.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Every day I do guided reading, the kids do one of these activities:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*Read with the teacher.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*Reread and answer questions about a book.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*Listening center.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*Word Work center. (Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fundations-Sound-Alike-Word-Task-Cards-Level-3-7558536">here</a> to get a free Word Work Center)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">*Big Book center.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">My favorite is the Read with the Teacher because this gives me an opportunity to discuss the book with the kids. I also listen to them read to me.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">A huge component of Fountas & Pinnell is the interactive read-aloud. Many of the books are long and can take 20 minutes to read. Consequently, I read half of the book before recess and the other half after recess. While I'm reading and recording the book, the kids eat snack. After we will have a brief discussion. I post a lot of the read-alouds on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-qylPVWCupoOXzZPrbEe4g">Youtube channel</a>!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">My colleague asked me what my favorite interactive read-aloud has been. This is mine:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Ish-Creatrilogy-Peter-H-Reynolds/dp/076362344X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GX7VMXT9HTKA&keywords=ish&qid=1645360894&sprefix=ish%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="574" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqWE-ZCLzDIB-hoxYJdeMPD-VLEEalF2pM7VE5rVIElRnH4siYaaC0cOkzqnVdhnl8DVAjurY1Pwnh-QFaEa437vdF9efd0eupbAfjLBncFQQILlBPAKM0WGsfogm-6dQRT95fwexyKFsWl4fWyJT27xcJvr6jj-jR2SYsbicGScKT2I96KN83yYt7Hw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">If you love love <i>The Dot</i>, then you'll love <i>Ish</i> which is part of a series called </span></b><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 28px;">Creatrilogy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 28px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 28px;"><u><span style="color: #351c75;">Some Grown Up Book to Check out!</span></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I loved <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Tattooist-Auschwitz-Novel-Heather-Morris-ebook/dp/B0756DZ4C1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GVH9TA5T6ORY&keywords=the+tattooist+of+auschwitz&qid=1645361477&s=books&sprefix=tatooist%2Cstripbooks%2C74&sr=1-1">The Tattoist of Auschwitz</a> by Heather Morris so I was very excited to read her latest: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08R2K6HS7?notRedirectToSDP=1&ref_=dbs_mng_calw_2&storeType=ebooks">The Three Sisters</a>. While looking up links to these books on Amazon, I realized there are three books in this series, and I missed one: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QLZYF76?notRedirectToSDP=1&ref_=dbs_mng_calw_1&storeType=ebooks">Cilka's Journey</a>.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YZ8J7VD?ref_=dbs_p_mng_rwt_ser_shvlr&storeType=ebooks" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="924" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPvRPbVKzm4L1g4N7sCKjMiSAifS7ukYdsWvMVhWAp1Fx-ATLLdHcO2mcNPXt7oBhZQYxfTUnqSy8HojN3yhKlNGYkkY6lsTkWU3fAyjWGzicMA1XnYsaDPZXw6sc-KiqFfleKnv18ZZWPEaaGmxsdvDmykGNnkMlRuZ4uL_FYVlJaVvYLMTcDGKmfbQ=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">If you are looking for a more light-hearted romance book, I really enjoyed: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Rescue-Me-uplifting-romantic-dog-lovers-ebook/dp/B08MZS3H8Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZQC31A9OE5Z1&keywords=rescue+me+by+sara+manning&qid=1645362242&sprefix=rescue+me+by+sa%2Caps%2C76&sr=8-1">Rescue Me</a> by Sara Manning.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Rescue-Me-uplifting-romantic-dog-lovers-ebook/dp/B08MZS3H8Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZQC31A9OE5Z1&keywords=rescue+me+by+sara+manning&qid=1645362242&sprefix=rescue+me+by+sa%2Caps%2C76&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="354" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJXNF5f4WpAkOow6asqOxfvhE-mJmBWU4ifavuuURkUw28jG1VCfHGWLZTbaQQaG1GFGGb5ydc6SPCa-2fcQwo0xTQrJb9fS3XTx4wI2dW7pAnc7e1AOBG67vFgg1HdEgyF9Ld7iyuxvxUw9UvGOV6vksDlGhktqat7511zrhgw-AMnNQO9ks9OkeOvQ=s320" width="215" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I love how two people decide to "share" a rescue dog that they both fall in love with.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>The Mayflower Compact</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">In Social Studies, we just finished learning about the Pilgrims. We learn about the Mayflower Compact: a promise the Pilgrims made to make good rules in their new home. They wrote and signed this promise on the Mayflower in 1620. My students always ask if the Mayflower Compact is still around, and now I can tell them the answer. I took this picture on a visit to the Commonwealth Museum in Boston many years ago. While I was reading through my blog, I found it. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkFxffURmGnOjCPvM5uYu4Dtqudj4t5VFt9pF_pZq7TP59-Xlmi3nCDTYMqoB0D-pg6kDpcuTYMVQxGEU_DfaMQ-Jg2fwA9GPPT2sI5RP2ZgwmQlfqDh15rGWaU_tNbzCdWQ1Ncgch_3bs6jsw_rBdUOn5QRjaHCM_QgN14da0u3HMTV9U-TnG63WlLQ=s958" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b></a><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="958" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkFxffURmGnOjCPvM5uYu4Dtqudj4t5VFt9pF_pZq7TP59-Xlmi3nCDTYMqoB0D-pg6kDpcuTYMVQxGEU_DfaMQ-Jg2fwA9GPPT2sI5RP2ZgwmQlfqDh15rGWaU_tNbzCdWQ1Ncgch_3bs6jsw_rBdUOn5QRjaHCM_QgN14da0u3HMTV9U-TnG63WlLQ=w400-h234" width="400" /></span></div><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">I love to share with my students about people in history and how they kept diaries so that we can know what life was like. Writing has a purpose!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Lesson: Go back and reread old blog posts to find long forgotten information!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u>Amazon Smile</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="font-size: large;">One more lesson: If you buy a lot on Amazon, you can have a part of your purchase go to a charity of your choice with Amazon Smile: <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Shop at </span><a href="http://smile.amazon"><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">smile</span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">.</span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">amazon</span></a></span></b><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">.com and we'll donate to your favorite charitable organization, at no cost to you.</span></b><span style="color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"> My donation goes to <a href="https://www.every.org/paws-wakefield?gclid=CjwKCAiA6seQBhAfEiwAvPqu15eFa9I79h_H-DGs_RPDilGRaKJ0Fn4AIQsQBa1ubOl80xXG7JbIrhoCJP8QAvD_BwE">PAWS of Wakefield, a local animal rescue.</a> This makes me feel a little better about buying items on Amazon.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Make sure to head over to <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/02/friday-favorites_01501412988.html">Momfessionals</a> and </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Muli; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: Muli; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tabanderika.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: -5px; margin-right: 0px; transition: all 0.175s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Erika</a></span></u></span><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"> to check out more blog posts for:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2022/02/friday-favorites_01501412988.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1030" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpoESuuJru84LbdikPxY4NuLSrzSxAJgBcwK2kfthYCw1gQZrM-e_JKKrkEjH3IWfH6iqJWoSiZFXklp9OhnvyPJ9iIGAEy-ul0UoNMYkbiMWW8K8bF0elfHQu7qbkdJiwCsw6tdBYA1PKaP3Lsw2x0v3pciArx3FFQuYSvpQdVCjN31BRvpHdsUhh4Q=w400-h151" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">Thank you for checking in today! 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>Happy New Year! I wish you much health and happiness in 2022! I am linking up with <a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/01/currently.html">Anne in Residence for:</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anneinresidence.com/2022/01/currently.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitaRgSJ1OCXt0g8_v1hiPFoXhnfQs95OuTzPmv30bpikJVLm05XE2TVCT_76gysGnDxNd_DtVusXqIbQw0UZXkPYNnHFGh2Bmooa0BwXH6eiSASYgSCtR7ESzJoLJbUEy3YvtnrH5j1P_KnU_nN62hPd8k43UG7mAksAm1S8nG6ncUOPTlYjs8Ejg50w=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><br /><u><span style="color: #0b5394;">Anticipating</span></u></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">These days I am looking forward to feeling comfortable living life without worrying about getting sick or worse, making someone else sick. I did get a PCR test yesterday, and it was negative. I feel lucky to know this before going back to school tomorrow!</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSEH4a8XYLWQuYCJ9Ys9h0K4PMtW_qh9b211-n8L8IW0U41yZkQ2iyvw4fYrGKNc2Oj_iISprL5_TrdxlN1cO7eLBJpQrCtWZ8pTYg6mH3qDXPX05_R1UryzVupmqejvwAfrTXk-x_c_cVtnXb9KH6bml5irkSO5eH2nH4jSmta2FT-wLGlJidzyYLgw=s1566" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSEH4a8XYLWQuYCJ9Ys9h0K4PMtW_qh9b211-n8L8IW0U41yZkQ2iyvw4fYrGKNc2Oj_iISprL5_TrdxlN1cO7eLBJpQrCtWZ8pTYg6mH3qDXPX05_R1UryzVupmqejvwAfrTXk-x_c_cVtnXb9KH6bml5irkSO5eH2nH4jSmta2FT-wLGlJidzyYLgw=s320" width="295" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><u>Organizing</u></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; text-align: start;">My most recent organizing accomplishment is cleaning out the silverware drawer. There was so much unnecessary things in the drawer, and now it is clean and neat.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiZkE5a5BEmtiuABc8P7tdjevrkqcUswVW4MYkbFTcn2VJmW7dGXPX8-looKQqK-XWPNJVwUIpl0ik6F9qtfoLkpvXl9KhfbU8HKFlqf-v9j6J1hBy3XCpL1N_HVMz8j3kxyK-zuyPP3f-VbobVR9TfeknLRRcS0Xhx-PBziVqWds2VXPdXMrXhwwDOQ=s459" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="441" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiZkE5a5BEmtiuABc8P7tdjevrkqcUswVW4MYkbFTcn2VJmW7dGXPX8-looKQqK-XWPNJVwUIpl0ik6F9qtfoLkpvXl9KhfbU8HKFlqf-v9j6J1hBy3XCpL1N_HVMz8j3kxyK-zuyPP3f-VbobVR9TfeknLRRcS0Xhx-PBziVqWds2VXPdXMrXhwwDOQ=w192-h200" width="192" /></a></div></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><u><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">R</span><i style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">eading</i></u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; text-align: start;">I just starting reading this delightful book:</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harlem-Shuffle-Novel-Colson-Whitehead/dp/0385545134/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14DOH41041TDJ&keywords=harlem+shuffle+colson+whitehead&qid=1641763756&sprefix=harl%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><img alt="" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="322" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gKXwuDDLz9KNsLOp0A-24vPGg0etCQ3pbQnh07YJ0IPoLo_elUVAUtIDPtjGOupT8Yep-SIoX2Regip-H2r4LSvBmuoHNygODoQMhx7WplIismft5NHuDyghRN0itMx1aYnlU9a46Vup/" width="157" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><span style="color: #6aa84f;">You can click on the book cover to read more at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harlem-Shuffle-Novel-Colson-Whitehead/dp/0385545134/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14DOH41041TDJ&keywords=harlem+shuffle+colson+whitehead&qid=1641763756&sprefix=harl%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1">Amazon</a> as I have only read the first few chapters. The good news is that I can tell that I will finish this book!<br /></span><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><u><span style="color: #660000;">R</span></u></span><i style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><u><span style="color: #660000;">esolving</span></u></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #660000; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #660000; text-align: start;">I desperately need to stop eating so many cookies and other treats. Once I start eating these delicious and sweet treats, I can't stop.</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #660000; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie95JEdBql8HPKDE_eDv2WViFXiMrksj2XvMcBtWZpoipdb4PGWibRpp5pPm73494etxhj_Uk60MVU3z2ZbpnF1987IK4iPn4OKXIHot7OHBAhfWMktuRr1Bhs4jttynC9vBIo2Fv04abGulor6A2Bsl_6F1W9Le4an_Ra0uH5lOErMZQtMXE39h28Xw=s1801" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="1801" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie95JEdBql8HPKDE_eDv2WViFXiMrksj2XvMcBtWZpoipdb4PGWibRpp5pPm73494etxhj_Uk60MVU3z2ZbpnF1987IK4iPn4OKXIHot7OHBAhfWMktuRr1Bhs4jttynC9vBIo2Fv04abGulor6A2Bsl_6F1W9Le4an_Ra0uH5lOErMZQtMXE39h28Xw=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><u>Scheduling</u></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>My hairdresser got Covid so I have scheduled a new haircut for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I am looking forward to getting a wash and cut. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>As always, thank you for popping in to the blog. I am hoping to write more blog posts this year.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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