My birthday in either 1961 or 1960. My family always put one more candle than your age on the cake for “good luck.” Next to me sits one of my younger brothers, Arthur, born in 1958, being a little kid helping me blow out the candles! Now that I look at him, it’s probably 1961 […]
Entries Tagged as 'time'
The past, grandparents, and moving onto new adventures!
February 25th, 2015 · No Comments · Musings, time
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2 and tomorrow
May 30th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time, Work
It’s tomorrow. Commencement, and the date when I am officially retired! Funny thing is that I still have tasks to accomplish. Please don’t ask about the paperwork that I think is completed — thank you especially to the hubby who got me through most of it. I have an Incomplete grade which means there’s a […]
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3 and celebrations
May 29th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time, Volunteer, Work
I have learned that retiring is an event surrounded by celebrations! I have been the recipient of at least three events of others celebrating my retirement, and my life’s work in the last few weeks. Yesterday, I was one recipient at an event at the college celebrating all of us who are retiring. I have […]
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9 and grades are in…
May 23rd, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time, Work
Although even at the end of this semester, like several others in my career at the community college, my grades are in, but…. I had one student who had a baby about three weeks ago, and although she had hoped to complete all of the requirements, she was unable to get the large curriculum project […]
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10 and a smile
May 22nd, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time
Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. – Grandma Moses Today was filled with last grading chores, a little office cleaning, a terrific lunch with two terrific students, and a very frustrating few moments in “what else haven’t they told me I need to do – paperwork wise?.” I smile. […]
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