Hidden Treasures

Dear Mom and Dad: I have to tell you, being a substitute teacher is always an adventure!  At 5:30 a.m., a computer rings our house with an assignment for the day.  A mixture of students, from kindergarten music to high school algebra awaits a visit from the next “sub”… like a special appearance behind the…

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Finding My Focus

I don’t normally make New Year’s resolutions that I take very seriously. Last year I swore I would quit buying clothes for myself at Wal-Mart and make an effort to purchase clothes that didn’t look like I had either just rolled out of bed or was headed to the gym. And I did it. I…

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Not Just Another Birthday Party!!!

In case I haven’t told you, I am the mom of four children ranging in ages from 6 to 21.  Not only that, I live in a small rural community in West Virginia.  Suffice it to say, the Hott calendar is filled with many birthday parties on the weekends.  Sometimes, there are multiple friend’s birthdays…

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