Travelingjenny
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Category: Grace
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This is sweet Penny, our "new" dog. She's a rescue from Louisiana, driven up to Maine with nine other dogs who had all been cared for by the same generous foster mother. Penny was a stray and had heartworms and ear mites when she was found. They said that she's a dachshund/terrier mix, but our…
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It is no secret that I have hesitated to let my girls “help” me in the kitchen. It has always seemed like more trouble than it’s worth, with poorly measured ingredients, big spills, and squabbles about who gets to do what. The other day, however, something magical happened: I changed my mind. I realized that…
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In keeping with the Quaker value of simplicity, the girls' school discourages purchasing end-of-the-year gifts for teachers, but welcomes handmade cards. Grace has had her kindergarten teacher for the past two years, and they have a special bond. Corie has consistently gone out of her way to accommodate Grace's quirky needs and extra energy, and…
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Today was the last day of school. It was a good day; a special day. But it also made me sad. I just can't figure out how it is possible that my little girl is now a first grader!? (Thank goodness Tess has another year of preschool, because that certainly would have put me over…
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About three weeks ago (I know, I'm terribly behind here), the girls' school had the last potluck of the year, and we were treated to musical performances by the lower grades. Grace's kindergarten class sang a sweet song that involved sign language (in the photo above, they are smelling daffodils). They had been practicing it…
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The other morning, a monster came into our room to wake us up. Grace had cut out the pieces a few days before, with a monster in mind, and had gotten up that morning and taped them together. Of course, because she is Grace, she had also taped the whole thing to her hand. I…
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Grace's kindergarten class has been studying the ocean. They've written a play, drawn a picture of the ocean food web ("it is not a food chain, it is a food WEB"), read lots of ocean stories, and have even built a wooden play boat with the help of a handy parent. So this week, to…
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This afternoon I arrived a bit early to pick Grace up from school. All of the students and teachers were outside for their weekly school-wide assembly. They were standing in a circle around the school vegetable garden, holding hands and singing, "Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow…" Seriously?! How sweet…
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As we were leaving a birthday party today (our second of the weekend!), Grace's wiggly front tooth started bleeding. This was traumatizing for the poor child, and although a friend offered to yank it out, Grace refused to let anyone touch it. Thus began two hours of heart-wrenching fear and discomfort as the tooth tried…
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Today was "Commute Another Way Day" at Grace's school. Most of us live too far away to bike to school, so a bunch of students met at the beginning of the causeway and biked (or walked!) across to the island. Grace was thrilled to be able to participate, and we were proud of our new…
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