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Mikey — You Were Always an Angel
In 1985, Santa was good to me. I was 15 and received paisley pants, a v-neck sweater, and chunky long pearls to match my big bangs sprayed high with AquaNet. Dad and I visited Uncle Roy and Aunt Patty in … Continue reading
Be the ONE to Give What Someone NEEDS
Close to Christmas time, my 5’4″ towered over Iris Durfee, the smiling squat Princess of Treasure Mountain Junior High School — a veteran teacher filled with creativity, passion, and love. Mrs. Durfee was a force in the classroom. Students learned … Continue reading
Teaching the Greatest Generation
‘Disturbing’ lack of Holocaust knowledge in US popped up on my Facebook feed the other day. . I re-posted noting, “this is why we must continue to teach books like Night.” A mom, a friend, and a tremendous advocate of … Continue reading
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I’m a Teacher, A Teacher Teaches
As a fourth-year teacher teaching fourth graders, I was not prepared for the lockdown drills that followed the massacre at Columbine High School in 1999. My pint-sized principal, Mrs. Ure in Orem, Utah, assured me that if someone came into … Continue reading
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Love You Bunches
When I choose my nail polish, I buy it because of the name, not the color. I own colors like “I’m not Really a Waitress,” “Do You Lilac It,” and, even “Exotic Birds Don’t Tweet,” not because they look good … Continue reading
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We Can Do Hard Things
We Can Do Hard Things In the beginning, I joked. I called it CORONA-cation. Years ago, we had SWINE-cation with the Swine Flu. The day Superintendent Timothy put Park City School District under quarantine, my principal and I drove to … Continue reading
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MOMversation about Men and Murder
MOMversation about Men and Murder or, Why I Should Date Women 29 June 2019 On Saturdays, mom visits Helen at Salon Enchante. Helen is renowned for her skill with thinning gray hair. No one can insert rollers and get someone … Continue reading
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In the School Parking Lot
Today, Monday, after school, my friend, my colleague was strapping her son into their Toyota minivan. I stopped. Friend: What are you going to do now? Me: I’m debating about going to Food Town. Friend: Don’t do that. Go home. … Continue reading
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Another Mom-versation
Driving to mom’s fluff-n-fold. MOM: What are you wearing? ME: A dress. MOM: Does it zip on both sides? ME: Yes. MOM: So, you have to zip it from the bottom? ME: No. I just pull it over my head. … Continue reading
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11 Things I Did Not Know about Getting Old
11. Always order the expensive glass of wine. At 47, I can’t drink more than one without getting a headache. 10. Arthritis. It’s a real thing. 9. Physical therapists are super heroes sans capes. 8. Acne is still a thing. … Continue reading
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