girl in blue                 PrimoDonna
                                                                               
                                               ...memories of the past,

                                                        thoughts about the present,

                                                              and hopes for the future

July 2006



Roller Skating Can Break Your Bones

Monday, 31 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
In the spring of my first year of teaching, I took the youngest son of my parents’ friends and his friend to the local roller skating rink. The boys were in junior high. They hadn’t roller skated very much and had some difficulty staying on their
Category: The Past
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Donna

The Teachers' Lounge

Friday, 28 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
The teachers’ lounge was a small room in the main building of the school. There were chairs, a bench, and a small table in the room. There was probably other furniture, but I don’t remember. The teachers’ lounge could be an interesting, frustrat
Category: The Past
Donna

Two Big Purchases

Wednesday, 26 July 2006 5:55 A GMT-06
It took awhile, but one of the first big purchases that I made when I started earning my own money was contact lens. Because I had worn glasses since the fourth grade, I was more than ready to put away those glasses. Wearing contacts in 1969 was a lo
Category: The Past
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Donna

I'm Back!

Monday, 24 July 2006 8:36 A GMT-06
Spending a week visiting family was great, but I
Category: The Present Grandkids are Grand!
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Donna

It's Over the Foothills to the Relatives We Go

Friday, 14 July 2006 12:30 P GMT-06
I won't be posting all next week. I'm going with my husband, daughter, and two granddaughters to Arkansas to visit family. I know that we will have a great time. But, I'll be back to tell you more of my memories of the past, my thoughts about the
Category: The Present
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Donna

Making Lists

Wednesday, 12 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
It was during my two years of teaching that I started to forget things that I needed to do. I started making lists. I would paperclip the lists to the front of my green-and-white grade book, which I always carried around with me. Ever since then,
Category: The Past
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Donna

Where I Lived

Monday, 10 July 2006 11:59 P GMT-06
The first year that I taught school I lived with my parents and younger sister Cheria in a house with land outside of town. Cheria was a sophomore in the same school system that I taught. I don’t have very many memories of living there, but here
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Donna

Missing Glass of Water

Friday, 7 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Most of the time I carry around an insulated glass of ice water to sip on.  Last week I sat the glass down and couldn't find it.  I looked upstairs and downstairs and even out on the patio.  Then I looked a second time.  I could n
Category: No Point Whatsoever
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Donna

Teaching School

Wednesday, 5 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
After graduating from college, I taught physical education for two years.  Looking back, one of the best things aabout teaching was wearing shorts or slacks at work.  I did not care for teaching.  A couple times, I had a nightmare dream a
Category: The Past
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Donna

Positive Posts

Monday, 3 July 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
I’ve been writing about my past for over a year. In a way it has been a surprise to me. I am surprised at all of the things that I remember, although I have used my diaries to jog my memory sometimes. It has been years and years since I've r
Category: My Thoughts
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Donna