Tag: carbohydrates

• Carbs: 6, Me: 0

  We are nearing the end of the first quarter of 2017. Before I became a teacher, the end of the quarter meant additional stress to get commercial real estate leasing agreements negotiated and signed. Now that I’m a middle school language arts teacher, the end of the quarter means essays and tests to grade, report…

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  March 13, 2017

  Essay

  bagel, carbohydrates, Magic Pop, teacher

• The Big One

  It’s my birthday. Not just any birthday, either. It’s the big one. The big 6-0. As in, senior citizen discount at some places. As in AARP stuff in the mail EVERY SINGLE DAY. I had a great day. My classroom was decorated with streamers, lots of little goodies and treats found their way to my…

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  October 11, 2016

  Essay

  big 6-0, birthday, blood sugar, carbohydrates, diet, fitness, health, Mark Twain, Puerto Rico, sixty, teaching, weight loss

• When Best Friends Become Enemies

  In April I flew home to Louisiana to help my brothers with my dad, who had been in and out of the hospital and nursing home due to his worsening heart conditions. After we worked through all of the issues with bringing him home to my brother Tommy’s house, I was able to cook a…

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  October 11, 2015

  Essay

  Belgian restaurant, Cajun, carbohydrates, cardiac stress test, cardiologist, echocardiogram, frites, health plan, moules, pasta, potatoes, rice, starch, Veggetti, weight loss