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Unobtainable Summer Goals
Now that National Boards are turned in, my classroom is packed up, and no stacks essays on Algerian colonialism are sitting on my desk, I can finally turn to my summer to-do list. It is as follows:...
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For the past few years, December has been my month to reset running goals. December is two months away from my annual fall failure to quality for the Boston Marathon, so my memories for attempting to...
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All the Sno-Isle Libraries: Stanwood
In order to keep myself entertained until baseball season and my kids entertained until playground weather returns, we’re planning on going on little micro adventures, each other that includes a visit...
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So the first task of the New Year was to determine the rules around these goals. There have to be rules for everything. You know when you throw a penny in a wishing fountain? I have rules for my wishes...
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The Monroe Library and Eating Tacos
I can’t make fun of Monroe because I got mad when President Trump called Haiti a shithole country. Although I’m not the president, I figure I’d better not make fun of places while also being mad at...
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Pages and Presents: Game Changers
Do ya need a slightly cheesy gift to give a tennis-player in your life? Who doesn’t? If wrapping up a set of tennis balls is just too boring for you, grab a copy of Game Changers by Lesa Cline-Ransome...
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Every Sno-Isle Library
Two months into 2019, I finally finished one of my 2018 New Year’s Resolutions. The goal was to visit all the libraries in the Sno-Isle system. I am trying to deal with the fact that I have both...
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Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly was Invented – Ideas...
In 1904, Lizzie Magie filed a patent for her Landlord’s Game which showcased the unfair landlord-tenant relationship. The game was manufactured, and fans of the game started making their own house...
View ArticleTeaching the Haitian Revolution
After a dearth of children’s books on Haiti, 2019 finally gave us two! A vibrant picture book and a hilarious and devastating YA. The books inspired me to re-invigorate my unit on Haiti – all...
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