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Ba-na-na-s!
While staying at a Vacation Rental By Owner in Maui on our 10 month delayed 10-year anniversary trip, we sampled some bananas grown locally. Unlike the larger ones we’re used to from our grocery store, these little ones have a brighter, sweeter flavor. It got me thinking about bananas. According to the Internet, the majority…
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Great Expectations
A lot of our struggles come from wanting things from others that they aren’t providing. Parents don’t like the choices their children make, and kids get disappointed by parents. In-laws and friends don’t show up or shut up at the right times. One of the keys to happiness in relationships is to stop carrying around…
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Keys to Success
When I was in fourth grade, my family moved into Married Student Housing so my father could go to graduate school. The apartments came with a small shared music practice room that included an old upright piano. One summer, my mom signed me up for lessons at the rec center and I would practice every…
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Black History Month
Today is February 1st and the first day of Black History month. The purpose of having such a month is learn about the influence and contributions of Black Americans in our shared history. Today I learned, the first Black man to arrive was actually sailing the Santa María. A navigator and explorer of African ancestry,…
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Aesop’s Fabulous Fables
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Trophy Life
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Our Online Surprise
As parents of an elementary school student, we have shifted from live school, then to distance learning, and finally to Hillsboro Online Academy with a prepackaged curriculum and a dedicated teacher who checks in throughout the week. It has been a lot of transitions for us, but it hasn’t been all bad. To be honest,…