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Rerun’s New Poem

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

At the rate that the librarian is assigning acrostic poems, Rerun might have a book full by the end of the school year.  Here is his latest – the topic was supposed to be centered on Earth Day, so writing about a favorite plant or tree was encouraged. Rerun declared that sunflowers are his favorite […]



They Happened On The Same Day…

Monday, April 27th, 2020

… but are completely unrelated. Ane had been asking if she could make chicken parmigiana again, after making it once for her Food & Nutrition class last year.  I told her fine, go for it, and made sure she had the ingredients.  This was the end result, and it was delicious: She used the Pioneer […]



Middle School Spirit

Friday, April 24th, 2020

Tad’s school had “virtual spirit week” on Monday, Wednesday, and today.  He participated on each day, and I made sure to get pictures. Monday: Crazy Hat/Hair Day.  Time to break out the Mariners’ “flow bro” cap! Wednesday: Classy/Dress-Up Day.  Notice the pattern on Tad’s shirt. Today: School Spirit Wear. Tad had better get all the […]



Eating Without Front Teeth

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

Thumper has found out that eating without those top two teeth is a little more complicated than he thought. But for a M&M chocolate cookie ice cream sandwich?  Challenge accepted. He quickly learned that his gnawing strategy needed to shift to the side molars. And as the ice cream softened, the sandwich became easier to […]