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The Calendarian
June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Melanie

The Calendarian

Amen, Giggles, Musings

I’m an old elementary school teacher and principal, having started every day of my career with what we in the business call “Calendar Time.” Each

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Being
June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Melanie

Being

Amen, Family, Musings

Every Saturday night, we have a Family Zoom meeting with our way-grown-up kids. Mack is in Seoul, South Korea, I am here at the beach,

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Calendarian
May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Melanie

Calendarian

Giggles, Musings

I’m an old elementary school teacher and principal, having started every day of my career with what we in the business call “Calendar Time.” Each

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Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Till It’s Gone…
May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Melanie

Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Till It’s Gone…

Family, Musings

Every time I go through a new experience, I am more in awe of the way that my mother navigated through a very active life;

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Pancakes and Enchiladas
May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Melanie

Pancakes and Enchiladas

Family, Musings

Mack and I bought our first house when we were 22 years old. We were six months out of college and raring to get started

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Trash…A Tale of Woe
May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Melanie

Trash…A Tale of Woe

Heart and Seoul, Housekeeping, Musings

With a move to the other side of the world, who would have guessed that the biggest challenge (to date) would be TRASH? In a

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Nanny’s Cigs
May 15, 2019May 22, 2019 Melanie

Nanny’s Cigs

Family, Musings

My summers as a child were often spent visiting our grandparents in the small East Texas town of Lufkin. My sister, Tammy and I loved

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March 21, 2019 Melanie

The Perfect Profession

Giggles, Musings

There are a couple of things that you need to know about me to allow this story to make any sense. First, I’m pretty cheap.

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January 24, 2019January 25, 2019 Melanie

Housekeeping…not so much

Housekeeping, Musings

“Hold on, while I throw the clothes into the freezer.” Seriously, what else are you going to do? The house was a mess. I mean

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A Seat at My Table
January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Melanie

A Seat at My Table

Beach, Musings

This table has seen some pretty great times in its 42-year history with Mack and me. It was the first “real” piece of furniture that

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