Author Archives: Laura

Homeschool Happenstance

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Laura

I’m not overly paranoid about my kid’s education.  I know they’ll learn what they need to learn with gentle guidance and self motivation.  Over summer they resisted learning to read because “it’s not school work time!”  I didn’t sweat it.  … Continue reading →

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Birthdays on the fly

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Laura

My kids were very curious about Hurricane Maria. Thankfully they were never scared. The only concern my son had, was when I told him we were going to Wisconsin he quietly asked, “Are we going to have my birthday in … Continue reading →

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Fleeing Maria

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Laura

Fleeing seems like too strong of a word. I should reserve it for the people actually fleeing Serbia or other war torn countries with lives at stake. We got outta Dodge? Sounds like a weekend getaway. Anyway, it was Friday … Continue reading →

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Maria – immediate aftermath

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Laura

The rush wore off. Time to take stock on the day after. Already at 7am the neighbors started creeping out of their houses. I with my phone – which for the next week was nothing more than my camera – … Continue reading →

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Twelve hours of Hurricane Maria – the day

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Laura

I’m writing this in my car, where I will sleep tonight. We’ll get to that reason later … Today is Tuesday. Hurricane Maria hit last Wednesday and it feels like a month ago. Hurricane Irma, last year. A week and … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Maria: the emotions before

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Laura

I realized preparing for a hurricane is like waiting to give birth for the first time. You know approximately when it’s going to come but have no idea how the event will pan out, how horrible/wonderful/painful it will be. You … Continue reading →

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Irma’s aftermath

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Laura

Last Wednesday was an anxious, all consuming day.  I watched Irma topple over Puerto Rico from Google’s live radar and we watched the Weather Station on TV more than ever before (side note – Dear Weather Station: Puerto Rico is … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Hurricane Irma

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Laura

I’ve decided I’m a tornado kinda girl. I mean, if I had to chose a natural disaster I’d pick tornadoes. You can detect a storm is brewing, you have a little while to hunker down, usually have time to run … Continue reading →

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Guaguas e Indios 

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Laura

Field trip time! The school was taking a trip to Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes in Ponce last spring. It’s over an hour away! The school offered a school bus.  But…people are crazy drivers here.  No seat belts! What if … Continue reading →

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Español dontchaknow

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Laura

So this is the third summer we’ve vacationed in our home state Wisconsin. July is by far the best month in our beloved cheese state, and we can escape the humidity of Mayaguez while visiting family and keep some annual … Continue reading →

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