Today, I had a doctor appointment scheduled in a town about a thirty minute drive from where I live. I thought something on my car felt a little strange when I was leaving home, but there were no warning lights on or anything, so I started on my way. When I was about a mile… Continue reading Helpers
Author: growingmoxie
Reclaiming
When I last posted in this space, almost three years ago, the Bearded One and I had just bought a house (and moved into it), I was halfway through a two-year master's program, and I was in my second year of a school librarian job, where I was just starting to understand what my job… Continue reading Reclaiming
Labor
Boy, am I grateful for Labor Day this year. The Bearded One and I are still getting moved out of our old house and settling into the new house. The two classes I'm taking towards my master's this semester have started, school has started, I'm teaching library classes to elementary school students which I've never… Continue reading Labor
Moving
Just over a month ago, The Bearded One and I suddenly bought a house. Just over a week ago we closed on the house and started moving in. Also in the last week, I started having to report to work/school again for our pre-service days before the school year starts, and the furniture finally arrived… Continue reading Moving
Soaking it in…
On Friday afternoon, I started hanging out with family from all over the U.S. My grandfather's descendants (and those of his three siblings) have been meeting back where they grew up every five years since 1980. That is until 2020, when we decided to postpone it for a year because of the pandemic. Then, when… Continue reading Soaking it in…
