Tag: living
member name: Charlotte McClain
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July 02, 2008 08:24 PM EDT --
Stop me if you've seen this -- No wait, don't because I'm pretty sure everyone has and I'd like to think people read my ranting.
I was at the bank this morning and there was a guy . . .
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July 04, 2008 08:11 PM EDT --
A few days ago in the middle of the chaos that is my life, I was hanging out on the Romance Divas forum procrastinating when I saw a post about Lyrical Press lowering their word counts and seeking submissions. . . .
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October 05, 2007 07:04 AM EDT --
My students corrected my English the other day.
My students are all turning 5 this year and they're all Korean.
Everyday we have a "password" which is a little English phrase related . . .
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June 27, 2008 09:35 AM EDT --
Summer time, land of heat. The only time of year you can wear tank tops and shorts and be comfortable. So why am I carrying around a sweatshirt?
I go out to eat, I'm freezing. I go to . . .
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November 19, 2007 08:13 AM EST --
Ok, this actually happened Frida, but it's taken a while to get to where I could write about it without gagging.
Most days, I love being a preschool teacher. The kids are fun and Helen and . . .
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December 06, 2007 08:38 AM EST --
This is a little complicated and reads rather like a soap opera, but thus is life at the Preschool Academy of Seocho.
Sara and her Korean co-teacher June have been at one another's throats . . .
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May 24, 2007 06:49 AM EDT --
My husband, Dennis, is a bit of an anxious sort so when he turned red and blotchy at 10 at night after starting a new antibiotic we decided the best course of action would be to find a hospital. Of course, . . .
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October 02, 2007 05:55 AM EDT --
One of the most difficult days of my life was the day of my husband's surgery, in Korea. Now having your husband go under the knife is stressful. Having your husband go under the knife while you are . . .
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November 02, 2007 09:28 PM EDT --
I bumped across this today. It was attributed to Anon (such a prolific writer!)
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Has also written a book.
Just a little something to brighten your day. . . .
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November 12, 2007 08:26 AM EST --
One of my precious monkeys, Ellen, has been in America for three weeks. Ellen is extremely bright, excitable, eager to learn and fun to have around, though she refuses to smile for the camera. She's . . .
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November 21, 2007 06:02 AM EST --
I can't seem to get a reasonable amount of time to be healthy. I just got over a cold last week and was finally feeling like myself yesterday when last night I felt another virus moving in like a . . .
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December 08, 2007 06:37 AM EST --
The management at my school is … well, to say bad is to put it kindly. Our principal is extremely passive aggressive. She doesn't like to mix it up with me because I'm pretty direct, . . .
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December 09, 2007 08:30 AM EST --
I've had stress, lots of stress, lately and I decided it would help me to list the things I have to be thankful for to keep my spirits up.
1.My husband's health is good and getting better. . . .
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January 23, 2008 04:41 AM EST --
Today was the kind of day that makes me wish I wore a hazmat suit to work. I mean the full deal with the plexiglass face mask and the dedicated air supply.
This morning about half the class . . .
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January 22, 2007 03:08 PM EST --
Ah yes, the New Year requires a new you. Last year, when we were in Korea for Lunar New Year, I noticed that the kids had started appearing in school with new haircuts and new clothes so I asked about . . .
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January 29, 2008 04:02 AM EST --
Recently, my students took a test to determine what level they would be in next year. Despite the fact that the parents all knew there were only 20 spots in this class and 60 kids competing for them, about . . .
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March 25, 2007 04:23 AM EDT --
You're standing in McDonald's, tray in hand, ready to dispense your trash and head down the road. There's a swinging door with an icon . . .
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January 06, 2007 11:27 AM EST --
It was our first visit to the home of some dear friends. We had corresponded with Frank and Marilyn for some time, but never met them. In person they were even more delightful than they had been through . . .
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January 22, 2007 02:49 PM EST --
I have precious few positive memories of my father. This is one and it’s probably the reason I still love this kind of street theater.
My dad was not a big traveler. Neither was he known for his . . .
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February 05, 2007 11:13 PM EST --
Heard of The Compact? How about the Simplicity Movement? Frugality? What about Thoreau? Surely, you had to read a little of Thoreau’s work in American Literature class in high school. He was . . .
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