Lady in a Small Town

So much for posting every day in September.

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Partially reposted from 8.28.08:
One of the best things about being a teacher is that you get two new year’s each year.  Two chances to start over; to set goals; to feel refreshed.
In September my goals are usually school related.  Keep my classroom neat, keep up with my lesson plans, be a better teacher.  Sometimes they [...]

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So last September I was tired all the time.  My breasts hurt and I had to pee 3 times a night.  I had no idea what was wrong with me.  Duh!  Finally in late September I took a pregnancy test.  And then I took another one.  And another.  And needless to say, I have a [...]

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This month’s NaBloPoMo theme is hot.  I have no idea what this means to me.
hot (h?t)
adj., hot·ter, hot·test.

Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.
Being at a high temperature.

Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.
Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; [...]

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This is a repost from April 2006 (before the Great Yahoo Blog Disaster of 2007).
I have lived in Brattleboro my whole life.
I went to college in Virginia for 4 years, but I came home every summer and little tiny Sweet Briar was a lot like Brattleboro without the boys my age.
When I was born I [...]

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This a repost from August 2005 (before the Great Yahoo Blog Disaster of 2007). This month’s NaBloPoMo theme is Home.
I have lived in Brattleboro for all 29 of my years (save for college in Virginia).
I adore my small hometown. 12,000 people call Brattleboro home with another 5,000 or so in the surrounding towns.
Brattleboro is [...]

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for stuffed up nose
for a sinusitis diagnosis
for Sudafed, which didn’t help
for a sick day
for sub plans which took me 3 hours for a 90 minute class
for sleeping late on a school day
for shopping for a dress for my sister’s wedding

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as in snow on the ground when I woke up this morning.
as in sucks to find snow on the ground on April 4.
as in shoes which I sorely need to buy.
as in shopping which is what I needed to do, but instead I watched TV.
as in stupid which is what I am for forgetting to [...]

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Dear BMC,
Thank you so much for providing an experience of culture for the children of Windham County. Being able to accompany my First and Second Graders to Ferdinand the Bull was wonderful. Each of my students were enthralled with the concert. The narrator and conductor made it so easy to understand and [...]

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