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crabby days & family miracles (of the small, beginning kind) ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I woke up cranky today. My feet hurt, my joints ache, I should eat healthier. Middle age sucks. (And yes, I know I should consider the alternative…) I tried my usual remedies: a cup of tea, a sit on the deck. Watching the young downy woodpecker attack our seed cylinder. I even did battle w/…
mother love, schadenfreude, & beginner’s heart ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
It’s no secret that I love my students. And even now, when not one of them sits in circle in a classroom w/ me, they remain ‘my students.’ A kind of extended family — almost like nieces & nephews, if not quite as dear. But still very dear. 🙂 So when they hurt, I hurt.…
Girl Scouts, the ‘war on women,’ and a day in West Tulsa ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I spent the morning recently w/ about 40 Girl Scouts, three Girl Scout staffers, and two C-level Girl Scout executives. It was wonderful. There was singing, there was visiting, there were gifts for the three of us presenting, and invites to stay for s’mores. No where was there a ‘covert agenda.’ Which is interesting, because…
a plethora of choices, a pocketful of joys; or, how to change the world one meal at a time ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
Today’s one of those rare days when there’s just too much to write about! Should I share the great kid in the UK whose blogging (w/ photos) about her bad school lunches has changed school policy? How about the morning I spent w/ 40 8&9-year-old Girl Scouts, talking about stereotypes, work, dreams, and being a…
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