For the first time ever, I got to teach a class during a summer school session today. It sounds kind of crazy but I have always wanted to teach summer school. For many years, I asked. For many years, nothing came of it. But, being at a different school this year, in a different district,…
Believe it or not, I forgot it was Tuesday until just now. And, while I should be working on two summer school presentations I have to do tomorrow or plugging away on my two new summer grad courses that started yesterday, I am writing my blog post now. I try not to miss Slice of…
This photograph definitely was accompanied by a state of wonder! It was taken Christmas Morning, 2015, as the sun rose over the clouds at daybreak on Mt. Haleakala, a volcano on the island of Maui. We were at the summit with a few hundred other TOGs and families. We were blessed with a clear morning,…
Upon Arrival Why was I so nervous? I was here, finally! He was there, right in the other room, talking. Talking? But, who was he talking to? We were in the apartment alone. He was never in the habit of talking to himself, at least he wasn’t when I last saw him. That was over…
Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge, Prairie Loop Trail, © Carol Labuzzetta, 2017
There is not quite any feeling like there is when Everybody’s Home. Three Boys, Two Girls and a Boy. Three Girls. Four Boys and a Girl. One Boy. A Girl. It doesn’t matter who, as long as they are yours. Children home for the weekend, for the week, for a month-long semester break. You’ll take…
Today, I introduce a new series. It will join my Enrichment Posts, Have you Ever? and Silent Sundays as a recurring themed post on my blog. This series will be called the Little Known Fact Series. A few days ago I drove across the northern part of Wisconsin from our cabin to an art gallery…
Today, I made the rounds on our fruit trees. The cherry trees in our front yard were picked clean by birds while we were away at our cabin for a few days. The 8 cups I picked last Thursday and just finished processing today are all we will have from this year’s cherry harvest! Sorry…
We just returned home from five days at our cabin. Built about 13 years ago, it is a few hours from our primary home. It is a timber frame and over the years my husband has finished the inside by himself. When he was really working on the essentials like plumbing and wiring, and drywalling,…