If you are personal Facebook friends or Twitter followers of mine, you know that I am running for school board in the West Des Moines School District. (My school board specific Twitter profile is here. I put many general education-related things there to provoke your thoughts.You won’t find them through my personal profile.) You might ask why, and I’ll tell you…
We experienced rain almost every late afternoon and evening while we were in Colorado two weeks ago. Here’s what the kids did one night during the rain. “I” of GAIN also made an apple turtle with the leftovers from the swans. The kids all agreed that Breckenridge was a great place. You could walk almost…
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My side of the family’s monthly birthday gathering was this last weekend. Being a frugal woman with little time, I didn’t leave the house to get a card — I made one. Using my paste paper winnings (it’s so gorgeous and luxuriously thick!), I made a quick ‘guy’ card on a blank card from the…
Before we left for vacation, I had to visit the ophthalmologist. Long story short: NO MORE RIGID GAS PERMEABLE LENSES FOR ME. I usually say hard contacts. It’s easier. The phrase “rigid gas perms” or rgp’s really don’t do it for me. This leaves me with choices to make about my eyes. What do I…