Author: Rachel
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The Waves of Goodbye
Three months from today we’ll be boarding our plane to Italy. Holy craziness! Our office is currently a mess of boxes, bins and piles. Items to ship and keepsakes to store are being sorted and prepped. I add to Craigslist daily and filter through spam and real inquires about our stuff. As the things are starting…
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The Big Move
Well, it’s about time I made the news official…by official I mean putting it out here on the interwebs for all to see of course. WE’RE MOVING TO ITALY! Plane tickets are purchased, apartment search is underway and we’ve mailed out our first box of personal items. It’s really happening! Date of arrival in our new…
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The Right Choice
I hope you read the title like the New Kids on the Block song “The Right Stuff” because that’s exactly what went through my head when I wrote it. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh The right choice Ok moving on…. I’ve discovered recently that when it comes…
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Philosophy Change
As an education major in college, I was required to write a “Philosophy of Education” paper. All I remember about the assignment is that we had to write it. I have no idea what I wrote about. I feel like it was early in my program courses, but it seems to make sense to have…
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A shift for the summer
I would like a t-shirt. One that says “I survived my first week of summer break!” Not because it’s been this horrible terrible week, but because MAN it’s been a major roller coaster ride! Monday, I started off on a high. I was thrilled to be staying home, to spend one on one time with…
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The G Word
One of the things I’ve been dealing with privately is the discovery that Mariah is indeed a “gifted” child. It’s been an interesting label to come to grips with. Of course we’ve always known she was smart and ahead of the curve with her verbal and reading skills. It’s why we sent her to French…