Category Archives: School Daze

Turning The Page

When reading a book, every page adds to the story. As you flip through them, by the time you’re a few pages in, you’re vested and you need to know what will happen? How will it happen? Who will it … Continue reading

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Making A Memory That Will Last Forever

Final Cut Pro Timeline for a 40 minute video… Although my job is in graphics, I’ve always enjoyed the process of taking images and music and creating video projects for myself. Through the years, I have made a few things … Continue reading

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Aaaaaaand Another State Championship (Three-peat)

For the 3rd season in a row, the Beechwood Tigers have won a Kentucky state football championship in Division 1A play. This year, Chris moved to wide receiver and cornerback and was able to get some time in with varsity … Continue reading

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Playing (Or Not Playing) The Game

Many moons ago, on a planet far, far away…I used to play basketball for Rosecrans and Philo schools. It seems like forever ago and…it kind of was. At Philo we played in a gym called “The Pit” because, well…it WAS … Continue reading

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Back To School (5th & 7th Graders)

Well…it’s back to work for my 2 kids. After a wonderful summer (see the following post), Thursday they loaded up all their new school supplies and put on their new school clothes and headed off to begin the 2014-2015 year. … Continue reading

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Goodbye Summer 2014

  Well…so there ya go. ANOTHER summer come & gone. It seems the summer months FLY by and if you blink…they’re over. It was a great summer this year with trips to Denver and Cedar Point. We visited Grandma & … Continue reading

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Last Day Of 6th & 4th

The end of another school year… Time flies when you’re having fun and this year has FLOWN BY! So many great things to say about my kids but it would just be bragging so I’ll refrain. All I WILL say … Continue reading

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At The Ol’ Ballpark

Ava’s class took a grand tour of Great American Ball Park today and I was able to get home from New Orleans and do a little of it with her and her mother! Funny how much of this place that … Continue reading

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We’re Doing It Right

Apparently we’re doing something correctly… 😀 – with Stephanie at The Layton Home View on Path Ava is an artist at heart and we can usually find her somewhere in the house either doodling or painting or doing something that … Continue reading

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Brain Pain Science Project

Of all of my son’s accomplishments, his regional science project is one he should be extremely proud of. I know I am! Congrats to Christopher & all the 6th graders who made the cut!

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Rough Couple Of Weeks

Some say that bad things happen in threes. If that is true…then Christopher should be well on his way to having his life pick up here at any moment because, here lately? He can’t get a break. It all started … Continue reading

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6th Grade Washington DC Trip (or…Tigers Take DC!)

For a couple of years, my son’s school has been planning a trip to the nation’s capitol. They’ve done meetings and planning and had money-making endeavors to help generate funds…all to get our sons and daughters to Washington, DC. And … Continue reading

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A Great Year At School

<Last Day at school! So the school year has ended and summer has begun. With summer comes fun afternoons at the pool, baseball games and hanging out time with friends & family. But before we get into the heat of … Continue reading

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Making Your Bed

Today my son forgot his homework for school. Lucky for him, I was home and willing to bring it to him but it made me wonder…at what age do I say, “You forgot it, you suffer the consequences”? There is … Continue reading

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In Stride

It’s not easy being 10, I imagine. When I was 10, I didn’t have the kind of pressure Christopher has on him these days. He’s in 5th grade and has homework and sports and friends and family and…well…maybe my life … Continue reading

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