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In-between seasons

Posted in Blogging, Group Writing Project, NaBloPoMo, Parenting, depression, tagged , , , , on March 31, 2008 | 22 Comments »

“Now is the winter of our discontent…” (with huge apologies to Shakespeare) is a phrase that has been buzzing around in my head for the past few months. Usually winter signals the figurative end of one thing- usually a death, a completion of a season in someone’s life.
With my current season of discontent due to [...]

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Analogy for the day

Posted in Daily Life, Life with special needs, NaBloPoMo, depression, tagged , , on March 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Making a depressed person find their own counselor/psychiatrist through the insurance company’s website is like teaching a drowning person how to swim.

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Books I want in my professional library

Posted in Daily Life, Education, NaBloPoMo, Parenting, Special Education, tagged , , , , on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is not an all-inclusive list. This is just the tip-of-the-iceberg list that I’ve made after being in graduate school for the past two years. All images courtesy of www.amazon.com
1. Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at Home: A Parent’s Guide by Pamela K. Tanguay. This book has tons of practical information and suggestions for parents [...]

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Happy Easter!

Posted in Daily Life, NaBloPoMo, tagged , , , on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here are some things that I love about Easter:
1. Chocolate- TONS of chocolate– especially the chocolate bunnies.
2. Easter lilies- I have fond memories of those flowers and my grandma.
3. Easter vigil Mass- When I lived in Houston, I was very active in my church choir and as a lector. We pretty much lived at the [...]

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Things that have been keeping me away from blogging

Posted in Daily Life, NaBloPoMo, tagged , , , on March 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Sorry NaBloPoMo, I’ve been a horrible blogger this month. I know I started in late with signing up on March 6, pledging that I’d write a post a day. I was all fired-up, thinking that I’d really get back into writing.
But then, as it always does, life happens.
These are the things that have kept me [...]

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