Borrowing this structure from The Musing Millennial. Writing a slice about my observations from my spot in the bed using all my senses. Coincidentally, also a great way to ground yourself when you are feeling over stimulated.
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10 SOL 26: My Name is Theo
He didn’t eat much yesterday. At our regularly scheduled Great Grandpa Sunday Dinner Date, he just sat in my lap and nibbled a saltine. He ordered his pancakes to go. He cuddled up in bed with me at 6pm—5pm in his pre daylight savings time mind. His temp was elevated. Ugh. He was going to miss his super star of the week poster presentation.
Continue reading9 SOL 26: Busy Hands
I started crocheting in college. My RA taught a bunch of us some basic stitches and I’ve never forgotten. I crocheted a lot in while school—I made blankets for everyone. If you are a family member, you may have been the recipient of a blanket I fuller expected to have been long ago donated. I had completely forgotten about it for years and years.
Continue reading7 SOL 26: Rainbows
I have this thing about rainbows. I always seem to see them when I’m just having…a day. Maybe it is because they arrive after a storm and those will always put me in a foul mood. Or maybe it is because they just appear when I’m feeling a little down. Who knows.
Continue reading6 SOL 26: Thankful Friday
Each Friday, I am hoping to list some things I am thankful for from throughout the week. So today it begins.
5 SOL 26: 5 Things You Should Know About Me
Inspired by Slice of Lisa’s 3 Things post structure from last year, I am going to write 5 Things lists on each of the days with 5 in them. Today I’m going to start with: 5 Things You Need to Know About Me.
4 SOL 26: Her Crowning Glory
She was born with a thick head of dark hair. It only got lighter and thicker from there. She never had that time when it fell out like happens with a lot of babies. She never even really had that “baby” kind of hair. You know what I mean? This wispy flyaway pieces. It’s always been like a big kid hair.
Continue reading2 SOL 26: Family Movie Nights
My kids are homebodies by nature. They like to hang in the basement playing video games or invent some new silly trick that involves a lot of creeping around on their bellies while sneaking up on daddy to tap his head. This one is called Daddy Don’t See Me.
Continue reading1 SOL 26: Oh. Hello Again
It’s been a long while since I checked in with my fellow slicers. Every year I say I’m going to keep up with Tuesday slicing. I think about you all each week as I get THE email from Two Writing Teachers. I almost always plan to login and put a slice out into the world [wide web]. Yet life usually derails my plans and something else takes priority.
Continue readingSlice of Life: another last first
It’s mid-late August and all the teachers have been prepping their rooms for weeks. When I was a classroom teacher, it was about this time every year when I would start having nightmares about students’ desk tags having misspellings. I would also develop an eye twitch that would last until nearly Columbus Day.
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Karyn In The Kitchen 