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Spring fever: is it warm enough yet?

Posted 13th March 2010 by Daisy, tagged family life, spring, seasons change

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It's not really warm enough, but I pulled on a pair of capri pants today instead of my weekend jeans.   It's not really warm enough, but I went outside (in galoshes to protect from the mud) and looked over the new garden plot designated for tomatoes.   It's not really warm enough, but…

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The Girl Scout in Me - she's more than cookies.

Posted 11th March 2010 by Daisy, tagged memories, girl scouts, adulthood

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The Brownies at my school were working on their HerStory badge and wanted to interview adults who had been Girl Scouts when they were young. I pulled out my old Junior uniform sash and took a walk down memory lane. A quick inventory shows a few stars, tarnished from storage in basements and close

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Clean up: facing the piles

Posted 21st June 2009 by Daisy, tagged organization, teaching, to-do lists

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It happens to all of us. At work, at home, at school...in the kitchen, the office, the bedroom. Piles. Some people hit the piles immediately, and the piles remain small or even disappear. For more of us, though, the piles grow, and grow, and grow until a forest grows all around and the Wild Things are…

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What I'll do for a t-shirt

Posted 3rd April 2009 by Daisy, tagged wardrobe

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Don't tell What Not to Wear: I wear t-shirts. I do. Plain ones, crew neck, v-neck, short sleeves and long, shirts with meaningful sayings, and shirts that display random or meaningless statements but cost next to nothing. I wear them to work in the garden, cook, bake, clean, and just plain hang…

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Kids shouldn't have to worry, but they do.

Posted 27th March 2009 by Daisy, tagged teens, job loss

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"Mom, I heard 44 teachers were getting laid off in our district. Are you getting laid off?" My 17-yr-old (Amigo) asked me that a few days ago. He's a news junky of sorts, and he's heard reports of various districts' budget woes and the accompanying job losses. I reassured him that my job is secure,…

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