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More great inventions - school edition

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

While the pencil with an attached eraser is really nice, I give my kids eraserless pencils and block erasers. And what is up with the name of the inventor? Hymen Lipman? Really?

Dry erase boards I hate how my hands feel after using the chalkboard. White boards are so much fun to […]

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Tags: laundry list · NaBloPoMo · those who can; teach · what I think

Things I am really glad someone invented

March 14th, 2008 · No Comments

There are some things we all take for granted, but someone had to invent them.
I am really glad for:

Air conditioning I may live in a mostly cool climate, but it can get hot here. It gets especially hot in my computer lab. It took 7 years for me to convince someone that […]

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Tags: laundry list · NaBloPoMo · what I think · day to day

Virginia’s Tragedy. Our Nation’s Tragedy.

April 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I have no words. I never have the right words. Instead, read MotherReader’s words.
While we are all feeling for the victims, and their families and friends, let’s take a minute to remember his parents. I am sure they are going through their own agony.

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Weight Watchers Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich

March 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Weight Watchers Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich
POINTS value 2
The shape may be a rectangle, but the taste is anything but square! Offered in a six-pack, each Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich contains low-fat vanilla-flavored ice cream and chocolate cookie wafers, with 120 calories, 2 grams of fat and 3 grams of fiber.
~Weight Watchers Website

I wanted:
ice cream sandwiches
a […]

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Tags: something I ate · what I think

The Higher Power of Lucky

March 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

by Susan Patron
I haven’t weighed in much on the controversy that has swirled around this childern’s novel. I wanted to wait to read it. When I returned to school after winter break I asked the librarian if she had read any of the articles or discussion about the “scrotum” book. She had […]

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Tags: what I think · reading materials

GIANT Cookies & Cream Bar

March 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

** Note: I really like Mike & Maria’s restaurant reviews, so I have decided to start my own. However, I don’t plan to just review restaurants. I got this idea while eating ice cream pops with my husband. **

GIANT Cookies & Cream Bar
POINTS value 2
Offered in a six-pack, each GIANT Cookies & Cream […]

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Tags: something I ate · what I think