Barbara Thompson

Shoe Success!

Saturday, June 3, 2023 Keith wins a best dad award today, and it isn’t even Father’s Day. After Alexander tried and returned the shoes from the first Bubba Gump’s expedition, Keith really went on the hunt. Nike doesn’t make the shoes that Alexander has been wearing (out) anymore, but Keith found some (very lightly) used

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Learning!

Friday, June 2, 2023 It was my last day of work today! I got a lot of comments about being brave to come to middle school on the last Friday of the school year – the last academic day of the year, since Monday is a roller-skating trip and Tuesday is field day. I was

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A Fine Day

Thursday, June 1, 2023 I did not have to work today! Very exciting. We got a text from Sean saying, “This was so cute!” I was intrigued. Then the story followed. A kid knocked on their door a few minutes after 8am and said, “The bus just went right past me. Will you take me

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I won

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 About 6 weeks ago, the company that provides substitutes for our school district announced an incentive program. They had one last spring that gave us the opportunity to work lots of Mondays and Fridays and for special ed departments to earn bonuses. I got several. It was fun. This year was

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Digging

Monday, May 29, 2023 Happy Memorial Day. We went to a garden center to look for perennials. We didn’t really find any, so we bought a whole bunch of annuals. Then we walked around, wondering where to plant them. It was very fun. The very first hole Keith dug he pulled out a spade full

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Showers

Sunday, May 28, 2023 When Alexander moved into his house 4 years ago next week, he found out that the shower didn’t work in his bathroom. He wasn’t too concerned, because there is a shower stall in his basement (next to the toilet) (both just in the one room of the unfinished basement) that he

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Compost

Friday, May 26, 2023 Several years ago, Washington County started offering food composting. We had a compost bin in our backyard for plant stuff, but this new opportunity included meat and bones and stuff that just does not compost in your backyard. It is so cool. We pick up free green bags and keep one

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