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9th Grade Homework (Fri, 09 Mar 2018)
It’s 10:37 PM. Bedtime was 9:00. The glow of the computer monitor makes the tears streaming down her face shine. Algebra. It’s too late to be working on that subject, after an already full and mentally exhausting day. There’s a test on this material tomorrow. Add to it the stress of knowing how far past […]
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The First Week Of School (Sat, 29 Aug 2015)
So the first week of school is done.  It has been a whirlwind.  Getting acclimated to the new schedule is always an adjustment, but I think for the most part, we did okay. Kyleigh chose dance as an elective this year and got it, but when she got there, the teacher was an absolute nightmare […]
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A Lesson On Room Cleaning (Wed, 24 Jun 2015)
Originally posted on cathyville: On my last visit to Billy and Jennifers I tried to spend a little alone time with each of my grandkids to get to know them each a little better.  Its so hard when its long distance and so little time together. We taught Kyleigh how to play rummy and of…
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Waterleaf presents Disney’s Aladdin Jr. (Wed, 27 May 2015)
Jennifer here! So, the play is coming up for Alaina and William! The elementary school they go to does a play every year. This year it’s Disney Jr. Aladdin. William is Abu in scene 1 and Alaina is Razoul (who is the lead guard) in scene 5.  They had 2 dress rehearsal so far and […]
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A Death (Tue, 26 May 2015)
Kyleigh’s guinea pig died today.  Kyleigh had already left for school when Alaina discovered Honey dead in her cage.  It was kind of sad, and Jennifer told Kyleigh after she got home from school.  They buried her by our peach tree in the back yard in a box. Kyleigh wants another one, but I am […]
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Smoothies! (Mon, 25 May 2015)
Once upon a time, a couple of years ago, we rode our bikes out of the neighborhood and down the street to a place called Tropical Smoothie.  Obviously it is a smoothie bar.  We bought smoothies and rode our bikes home.  Ever since that day, when it’s hot outside the kids beg to do it […]
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Feeding The Ducks (Sat, 23 May 2015)
Today, Jennifer and I took the kids to feed the ducks at our neighborhood pond.  We walked around the neighborhood until we came to a clearing in between houses.  Funny how the ducks come out of nowhere.  It’s like they sense the bag of bread we brought with us.   As we were walking to […]
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Field Trips (Thu, 21 May 2015)
Today, both Alaina and William are going on field trips.   William is going to the UNF nature trails.  He told me that he is “going there to see animals in their natural habitats.”  This morning, when I woke him up for school, he told me that he fell asleep easily last night even though he […]
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The Family Blog Is Here! (Wed, 20 May 2015)
Ok.  Here’s the new blog.  This is just a first one.  But we’ll update it often about what’s going on with everyone to keep everyone connected!  Pretty exciting right!  And I’m making an effort to get this RSS feed onto the website Castengera.com!  Sooo super exciting!  Just getting it started right now, but there will […]
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