sandy1020 on October 31st, 2009

We celebrate Halloween each year  on October 31. It has its beginnings in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. Many traditions related to Halloween have developed. The day is often associated with the colors  orange and black, and is represented by symbols such as  the jack-o’-lantern and witches. [...]

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sandy1020 on October 30th, 2009

This video clip was shown on You-Tube one week ago and has had 306,032 views. See what you think about it!

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sandy1020 on October 29th, 2009

Parents and teachers alike probably all have a parent-teacher conference story that you would like to share. It may be funny or it may be serious. You should check out this parent-teacher conference prank filmed in a learning center in California. As a retired teacher, I just had to share it here with others.

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sandy1020 on October 28th, 2009

Another Firepit Story
Have you ever just totally disregarded a simple plan or idea to do something, thinking that you would not enjoy it? That is exactly what I did when my husband would repeatedly suggest to purchase a firepit. Of course my thinking was that I hate cold weather and to enjoy a firepit, you [...]

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sandy1020 on October 27th, 2009

“Life Is Like a Cup of Coffee” makes you stop and think about the way we live our life. What is really important in life? Life is truly what you make of it. We tend to put way to much emphasis on the outward appearance when we should be more concerned with what’s inside. [...]

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sandy1020 on October 26th, 2009

A Tribute to Teachers by Kelly Swanson
Kelly Swanson is a motivational speaker, comedian, corporate speaker, and storyteller. Listen as she shares familiar thoughts about teaching. As a retired teacher of 33 years, I can appreciate her thoughts and ideas about teaching. I believe that teaching must be a passion from within. Even if as a [...]

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sandy1020 on October 25th, 2009

A few days ago I published another post suggesting that the thought was very powerful when not controlled in affecting our destiny. This quote follows the same premise that the thought controls our eventual outcome. So, when left uncontrolled, the thought can be overwhelming. So, be prepared and take control of your thoughts before it [...]

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sandy1020 on October 24th, 2009

Ron White on the Jay Leno show relates his experience with a woman friend who has a Scottish terrier that is about to die. Although the death of the Scottish terrier is not at all funny, he relates a hilarious story of selecting another dog to replace the one that died and then carries that [...]

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sandy1020 on October 23rd, 2009

Have you ever felt like you had a birthday that would never end? Well, that is what it seems has occurred for my current birthday that is still going on. Officially, my birthday was on Tuesday, October 20th. However, we celebrated on Tuesday, again on Wednesday, and the final celebration is scheduled for today. Don’t [...]

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sandy1020 on October 22nd, 2009

2003                                        2006
What can I say about Sadie? Sadie was my daughter’s pug that would have been 14 years old today. She was a very special part of our family. I remember when Shauna named her she said, “I am going to name her Mercedes and call her Sadie. That is one way of having [...]

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