This is just to say that I still haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. But, in defense of my recent postlessness, I’ve been grading fall-on-my-sword amounts of literary analysis papers for the last week. Y’all, I’m a tad rusty after the world’s largest maternity leave. Nothing, nothing in the world of managing the […]
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Things I Love About Island Living #11
I love the skies above the waters, and especially, the point on the distant horizon where sky meets sea. You might want to check out 10 of the other things I love about island living as well. #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, & #10
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Playing with the Big Boys
She may be all girl, and she may be only five, but this girl loves nothing more than playing with the big boys.
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A Weekend in Pictures
My older son was exuberant over a day off of school this week. (Actually, that may have been his mother I’m remembering.) My younger son spent a significant portion of one afternoon waiting for breaks in the waves so he could practice his swimming strokes. I’m not sure how much actual practice he managed, but […]
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The Last Beach Day Before School Started
First, my prayers go out for all the people who have already experienced Tropical Storm Isaac and for all the people potentially in its path the next few days. May it leave little sign of its passage. Next, I have a brief island life update for you. Naturally, stuff’s happened since we started school, as […]
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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 […]