I’m Not Drowning

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I am revisiting THIS post from December 29. Sometimes God calms the storm.  At other times, he calms the sailor.  And sometimes he makes us swim. ~Author Unknown Today, I’m Not Drowning.  I a... Read More

I’m Not Drowning

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I am revisiting THIS post from December 29. Sometimes God calms the storm.  At other times, he calms the sailor.  And sometimes he makes us swim. ~Author Unknown Today, I’m Not Drowning.  I a... Read More

Top Ten

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Post-A-Day 2011:  Make a top ten list of things to do this summer I think this is a great prompt for the Post-A-Day project, especially as we are gearing up to finish the school year and begin the su... Read More

The Field Trip

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Harley and her friend, Brenna, skipped the Sixth Grade Field Trip this week because the activities of the field trip were ones they have both done before (Multnomah Falls, Bonneville Dam, Columbia Riv... Read More

Fashionistas

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The sixth grade field trip is this week. The sixth graders at IES used to go to Outdoor School for a week, but it became too hard to organize, so now they go on a two-day field trip. This year they we... Read More

Best Buddies

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Reagan’s class had a field trip to watch Pippi Longstocking in the Tri-Cities. They also got to play at a park.  She had a great time with her friends.  Thanks for the picture,  Michelle. Amy... Read More

Drama Queen(s)

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Harley and her friend, Krizia, have been volunteering as victims for an EMT class at the Irrigon Fire Department.  This past weekend, the students were learning how to treat shock victims.  Saturday... Read More

A Glimpse

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Into the secret life of our girls.  Not that their lives are secret from us, but there are some things we just don’t normally see because they’re with their friends.  The girls have my o... Read More

Two Way Street

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The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. ~ Henry David Thoreau Friendship is a two way street, and I have absolutely FANTASTIC friends!  I have talked about them so many times, but I... Read More

Home Screen

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My friend, Crindalyn, posted a while back about the home screen of her iPhone, and where she got the inspiration to write her post, “Home Screen Advantage”. Starting at the top of the scre... Read More

Salt of the Earth?

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Not quite. I am usually not a beer drinker – I don’t drink often at all, actually; however, when I do choose to have a drink or two, it is usually something sweeter, more girlie and frou-f... Read More

Reagan’s List

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Reagan’s list of heroes has grown exponentially over the past year.  Until last Fall, her list was pretty short, and it was pretty easy to understand.  Her biggest sister, Emma, was on top of ... Read More