Tag Archives: holidays

Please Don’t Eat the Ribbons!

Posted on December 15, 2020 by mitchteemley

Am I the only one whose little cat thinks each bit of Christmas ribbon is a strand of pasta? Then, discovering it’s actually nasty and terribly vile, hurls it up in tidy little piles of cheery, multicolored Christmas bile? With … Continue reading →

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From Crappy to Happy

Posted on November 29, 2019 by mitchteemley

It’s funny how Thanksgiving, America’s official day of gratitude, is followed by Black Friday, our unofficial day of grumbling. Of course, you can always avoid shopping and sit at home complaining about the “&%@#*ing commercialization of the holidays!” But that … Continue reading →

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Getaway Time!

Posted on September 3, 2019 by mitchteemley

Sure, summer vacation is over. But, hey, that means fall getaways! Here are some interesting places to get away to: Trojan Dog? No, it’s the Bark Park B&B in Idaho. Only problem is, well, the entrance. Leaf me alone! The … Continue reading →

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There Must be a Pony!

Posted on December 22, 2018 by mitchteemley

Last week we found out someone had stolen a credit card out of our mail box, activated it, and bought themselves a top-of-the-line computer from the Apple Store! Um, Merry Christmas? (Yes, we’ve disputed the charge.) The next day we … Continue reading →

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Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

Posted on December 10, 2018 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
“A teacher is someone who talks in someone else’s sleep.”  ~W. H. Auden “One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.”  ~Malala Yousafzai “I touch the future. I teach.”  ~Christa…

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Happy Christmas Weekend!

Posted on December 23, 2017 by mitchteemley

Enjoy the holiday, but don’t overdo it. Remember, those cookies are killers.

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Home for the Holidays

Posted on December 18, 2017 by mitchteemley

Our daughter flew home for the holidays yesterday.

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If You Think the Season’s Hard for You…

Posted on December 5, 2017 by mitchteemley

The holidays are, for some, about present love and past pain. But for others they are the reverse, a time of loneliness and isolation, of only faintly remembered love. I’ve had both, as I’m sure you have. My hope is … Continue reading →

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Overlooked

Posted on December 27, 2016 by mitchteemley

Some of my friends’ birthdays fall on or near Christmas day and so, sadly, they tend to be overlooked. Take my friend Jesus, for example.

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Speaking the Truth

Posted on December 11, 2016 by mitchteemley

God is love. Hence, if we do not speak out of love, we do not speak for God. Period. ∴ Not exactly a holiday message. But then again, maybe it is. May you be blessed by knowing, giving and receiving true … Continue reading →

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