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I’m so excited! I got my grade for the first module of my studies!. I got the highest level!

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Today I joined Bill, our daughter, and his co-workers for lunch to celebrate Bill’s retirement. He has off now until Friday, which is his last day!! He has earned it. He’s been working in parkin...

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Today our church was responsible for helping with a food truck that comes to our community once a month. It’s like a food bank on wheels, and it’s such a blessing to people with low or non-existe...

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I’m in my third week of my Montessori training, and I feel like I’m getting a handle on how to get the work done and still continue with my normal life. I’m loving it!

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I’m in my second week of my schooling. I teeter from wild excitement to near tears. It’s a LOT of work. I come home and spend a couple hours each night, and I’m really tired. I think once I get t...

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Tomorrow night I have my first group chat for my training. It’s online, and I’m excited to meet my classmates. Then we get our schedule on Saturday, and I can really start. I’ve gotten some of th...

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I got the log in info for my online studies today. I will officially start in a few weeks. Ack!! This is getting real, y’all!

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The call went well tonight, and I have been accepted into the training program. I will begin at the end of October!! So excited!!

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Tomorrow night I have a telephone interview for the teacher education I want to get. It’s online with a 3-week residency next summer. i’m so excited and so nervous. The paper work I have gotten b...

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Back to work tomorrow after a nice weekend. Only problem is I came home with a summer cold. Ick! I probably got it from children who don’t blow their noses and wash their hands. Repeat those less...

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Monday morning starts the school year again for me. It’s teacher work week, so no kids until a week from Wed. Still, it’s a shock to the system. Didn’t I just start summer break yesterday???? Oh,...

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So, here’s a brief report on last week at Carolina Cross Connection. That ministry truly is my heart. This was my 8th year participating. We arrived on Sunday. Bill and I took 3 youth from our sm...

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Bill and I leave tomorrow morning with 3 youth from our church for a week-long mission trip. We’re going to western NC to do home repair, painting, yard work, cleaning, etc. We will also be shari...

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So, our oldest grandchild, Owen, got his driver’s license yesterday. He’s had his permit and has been practice driving for awhile. Now he goes out on his own, though! Ugh…he’s a very careful driv...

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Today was the first day of my summer break! Love all the kids in our class, but a break was needed! I got a lot done today and did some resting, too! Tomorrow I’m taking the youngest grandchildre...

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So, I came home from work Friday and immediately became very ill. My IBS has been acting up a lot lately, and I became violently ill. Still not feeling great. So, no plans we made for the weekend...

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I hope all the mothers here realize how special they are, and I really hope you are celebrated and treated to many good things tomorrow!

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So, the colonoscopy results were good. Nothing to see! The only problem is that I don’t feel well today at all. Usually I am tired the next day, but basically okay. Today I’ve been throwing up co...

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So it’s Spring Break, which is great. It’s good to have a rest, and this has been a challenging year with school. However, I have 2 doctor’s appointments on Monday and Tuesday, plus the “lovely” ...

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We took our middle grandchild Andrew to the beach this weekend and had a grand time. This was a much-delayed birthday trip. I love doing things with all 3 together, but it’s also so good to take ...

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I had approached my head of school a couple of weeks ago about getting Montessori teacher training, so I could become a certified teacher instead of an assistant. He said we would talk soon. Toda...

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Tomorrow begins a 2-day talk marathon, otherwise known as parent-teacher conferences. They usually go very well, but it’s just very tiring. All day long…

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We went to see Green Book tonight. What a fabulous, wonderful movie! Please go see it!

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Trying to adjust my attitude. We have a student in our class who is very difficult and a constant attention needer. That wears us out, as well as taking time from our other students. It looked fo...

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Bill had been doing pretty well with recovery from his knee surgery, but this week there has been a turn. He has developed blood clots in that leg and has a nasty infection. So he’s on lots of me...

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