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“Do you want to sleep with the shade up?” Patrick asked after we brushed our teeth and got under the covers. We’re staying at a Postcard Cabins getaway in a small cabin with a huge window. As we watched the first episode of Adolescence (I was ready to keep watching; Patrick needs longer to digest…
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We always joke that Phoebe got a “glow-up” thanks to me coming into her life: new bed, new toys, and especially, and most noticeably, new haircuts. Inspired by Elisabeth from The Dirigible Plum’s A Year in Pictures, featuring her very photogenic cat, Pickles, I wanted to do the same with Phoebe. Phoebe is a fluffy…
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Today I woke up not too inspired, so I tried the 4-4-4 slice format that I’ve seen at arjeha and Persistence and Pedagogy: 4 minutes to write about 4 things within 4 feet of you. Here’s what I ended up with: My silk Drowsy eye mask that I got after going to Cuba with Reeta.…
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“Can you help me Tía Amy?” My nephew brought his knees up on the bench next to me, propping my mom’s iPad on them as he worked on the Spelling Bee. “I’ve already gotten LACE and LICE,” he said proudly. I peered at the letter options for the day: C-A-I-L-B-E-Y. “Hmmm,” I said, the letters…
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Apata-pate. Apata-pate. Apata-pate. Uh! Uh-huh, uh-huh. Apata-pate. Apata-pate. Apata-pate. Uh! Uh-huh, uh-huh. The lyrics of ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” have been spinning like a merry-go-round through my head all afternoon. Apata-pate, as I wait for Korean takeout, bibimbap. Apata-pate, as I work on copywriting and feel myself fading. Apata-pate, as I try on some…
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While on vacation, it’s hard to find the time to slice. I snuck away after dinner while my mom gets ice cream for my niece and nephew, who are watching college wrestling with my dad on the iPad. Maybe I can get a slice done now? But our apartment is not very big; I’m in…
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Mar 20, 4:16PM Hi Amy, Your trip is almost here and we’re excited to see you on board. Check in to add your bags, choose your seats, and get your boarding pass. That way you’ll have everything ready for your trip. Finish packing what you can tonight. Make a list of all the things not…
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In November, I started a knitting club on Mondays after school. Vero had been asking me since my first year at KLA, but I couldn’t bring myself to add something else to my to do list. At the time, my commute was also a lot farther. But this year, it felt like the right time.…
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I sit crosslegged on the bench, anchor charts behind me, the students before me on the rug, a book in my hands. I’m about 6 chapters into reading aloud one of my favorite middle grade books ever, one I’ve read to two other 5th grade classes before this one: Refugee by Alan Gratz. I first…
