Category Archives: Study

Lordy, Lordy, Look Who’s 40!

Me, that’s who. Today, Saturday June 7, is my 40th birthday. (This is being written before Saturday because I don’t want to spend my birthday doing this.) I was born in 1968, one of the most turbulent years in recent … Continue reading

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Dear Diary

I was never much of a diarist. Even as a self-absorbed teenager, I was no Pepys. Well-meaning people would buy me those little locking daily diaries as birthday presents. They all held such promise, and with each new one would … Continue reading

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How to Mix Science and Faith

As a nursing student, I am taking a lot of science classes. Mostly life sciences, to be sure, but science none the less. And one thing, in all my studies, that I have noticed is how all life is intimately … Continue reading

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Outnumbered

First, lest you begin to think otherwise, my husband is a wonderful father. Second, the kids adore their time with Daddy. Third, I love my children but I have no illusions about them, they can try the hardiest of souls. … Continue reading

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Don’t let me scare you, at least not too much

Night School is a haven of working adults and parents, a time to spend with other adults, learning exciting, new things. Last night was our first test and some of us finished very early, including me. We gathered upstairs outside … Continue reading

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This is Me

As some of you may know, I am incredibly busy. Just how busy? Let’s see: Monkey is 5 and started school this year, Pumpkin is 2 and the less said about that the better, I’m taking 11 hours in school … Continue reading

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Night School-The Aftermath

Just a quick update to my earlier post. As some of you may know, I am gracefulness-challenged. Well, now my entire class knows, too. With my hip and back issues, I find sitting in school desks for extended periods to … Continue reading

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Night School

Tonight is my second night at night school. Doesn’t that just have the swankest shag-carpeting 70′s vibe? I’m going to night school. There are a lot of people in my class who come straight to school from work. They work … Continue reading

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New Year, New Blog

Hello friends, welcome to The House of The Burning Prairie! I started this blog as a record of all our many messes and what we’re doing about them. There all kinds of messes: real, physical ones that you can step … Continue reading

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