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TEACHER TUESDAY: Lest we forget. . .
I left my classroom during the break between classes and headed to a colleague’s door. We were chatting when another teacher stopped and asked, “Did you hear about the World Trade Center? A plane crashed into it.” Hurrying back to my classroom, I switched on the television and as students entered the room, our attention…
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AT HOME MONDAY: Book Fest Report
I had great fun on Saturday sitting at a table piled with my books and talking with other authors. I felt like a REAL writer! And the East Texas Book Fest organizers treated us all like kings and queens, treating us to a tasty continental breakfast with coffee, complimentary bottles of water, box lunches, and…
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THRIFTY HUNTER THURSDAY: A Case for a Craze
Today my husband persuaded me to go with him to our local archery pro shop. I agreed if he would allow me to stop at an estate sale on the way home. (We did, but that is another post. . .) Even though I enjoy bowhunting, I quickly run out of things to look at…
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CHEAP WEDDING WEDNESDAY: What to Eat?
Aren’t Jimmy and I cute? When I got married 32 years ago (I can’t believe it, either), standard reception fare among my family and friends was very simple. You had a three-tier wedding cake, a chocolate groom cake, some mixed nuts, and some party mints. I don’t recall attending any wedding where we were treated…
April Coker, Author 