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T-3 days to yearbook deadline

Posted on May 12, 2026 by noemikjames / 0 Comment

The yearbook is due this Friday and I REALLY want to turn it in on time. If we do the final touches over the weekend it will be fine, but I’m really hoping to p...

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Cat on a couch

Posted on May 11, 2026 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

Serval is a very distinguished gentleman, especially when he’s perched on the top of our couch. I would apologize for two cat photos in a row, but I love cat ph...

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Cat on a computer

Posted on May 10, 2026 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

I am attempting to post every day in May and I’ve skipped a few and forgotten once or twice and always feel like I’m playing catch up. So here is a catch up pho...

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This day

Posted on May 10, 2026 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

I have struggled with this day in the past, with not feeling seen, appreciated or celebrated by my family, and with feeling pressure to see, appreciate and cele...

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“Receipts, proof, timeline, screenshots, f***ing everything”

Posted on May 8, 2026 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

The 15yo and I watch a lot of reality TV. One of our favorites is Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. We started watching the first season over a year ago and ju...

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500

Posted on May 7, 2026 by noemikjames / 0 Comment

Last night, as I finished a 45 min Arms & Intervals ride and queued up a 10 minute core class, I realized I was about to hit 500 workouts on Peloton. 500 is...

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The chaos is no longer controlled

Posted on May 6, 2026 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I swear I posted this on Monday! Boo! Oh well, I’ll post it now. This is a table in my classroom. It’s right next to my teaching desk and it acts as a depositor...

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Tuesday night out?!

Posted on May 6, 2026 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Last night the husband and I met two friends out for dinner (at Cubita’s rooftop bar – the weather was beautiful for the first time in ages), then we all ...

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Silly Lizard

Posted on May 3, 2026 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

This lizard makes me laugh. Especially when he’s falling off his hammock so magnificently. Truly, who falls off a hammock like that? He’s always good for a laug...

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MaBloPoMo?!

Posted on May 2, 2026 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

There is no way I am posting every day in May! Ha! It’s been two weeks since I last posted here. I also just met up with a blogger I read years ago and have “kn...

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