If I were to write the story of Sleeping Beauty right now, it would go something like this: Once upon a time, Sleeping Beauty was a beautiful princess who had the misfortune of being parented by a couple who could rule a kingdom but couldn’t count beyond like 12 or something. A botched invite situation […]
Author: Island Mom
About My Eyeball
In an exciting new turn of events, a drama has unfolded that involves one of my eyeballs. You heard me correctly. I have what’s called “recurrent erosion.†Prior to this summer, if you had mentioned recurrent erosion, I would have guessed you meant a condition dunes suffers from periodically during a rough storm season. I […]
My Favorite Olympian
I’m not much of an athlete. I never was one. Other than a relatively brief period as a cheerleader, I’ve only attempted one athletic pursuit, and that was soccer in eighth grade. I had no intention of trying out for my school team until I found myself in a new, very strange school where literally, […]
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As I Return to Teaching
Summer is winding slowly down here, and as I’m about to begin teacher meetings, I’ve made some observations about the state of our lives pre-dive and how these may impact our form. (Yes, I’m watching the Olympics.) 1. Glory be, we officially have three working appliances again, after almost a year of one or more […]
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Where, Oh Where Has Our Summer Gone?
Besides our trip to Lake Michigan and our visit to Cedar Point and Castaway Bay, we’ve done a great deal this summer. After returning from the Midwest, we spent a week back at the old house, seeing friends and soaking up some serious beach time. The tidal pools rocked that week, so the small people […]
Sea Turtle Hospitals and Programs
It occurred to me that some of you might like to know more about sea turtles than the cursory information from my last post and last summer’s post on the subject. Sadly (but perhaps happily for the world of sea creatures), I am not a marine biologist. In an attempt to appear as respectable parents, […]