Retired Principal Tales

Taking One Day at a Time

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  • A Blessing in Disguise

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    No internet, no TV…for three days. That is what I have been dealing with these past three days. Finally, I’m back online. Spectrum is not on my list of favorites at the moment. Surprisingly, there has been good and bad in that lack of communication. Last night was our Christmas dinner. One of the granddaughters…

  • A Rarity

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    Susie Grace
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    My former administrative assistant and I have something rare in common. Her husband and my daughter have both had liver transplants. In March, my daughter will celebrate the second anniversary of her transplant. My administrative assistant’s husband had a transplant a few days ago. Both had the transplant at the same hospital in the big…

  • Pickleball

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    Susie Grace
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    I learned to play pickleball a month ago. I really enjoyed it, although it seemed like I either were really “on” or “off” with serving the ball. There are so many odd rules in the game. The instructor said that three dads from Washington invented the game to entertain their kids. Supposedly, one of the…

  • One Thing People Will Say About Me

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    Susie Grace
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    If there is one thing I hope people will remember about me, it is that I care. This is in the context of school and home. At school, there was never a day I did not think about how I would feel if I were the parent of that child when making a phone call…

  • The Snow is Coming

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    Susie Grace
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    The snow is coming…maybe. How many times have I been excited about a snow day that fizzles out? There is nothing more magical than waiting for a snow day — wearing your pajamas inside out and backwards worked, sometimes. The feeling of waking up to green grass after the hype of all the warnings always…

  • My Favorite Place

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    Susie Grace
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    My favorite place in the world is found in South Central Florida. The Gulf of America’s waters are usually calm as they lap onto the shoreline at a steady pace. Usually, the water is clear, but sometimes it’s muddy if a storm out in the Gulf stirs things up. The sun and temperatures are perfect…

  • The Curse is Broken

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    Finally. I am so happy for Ryan Day, coach of the OSU Buckeyes. The team finally got the win over the Wolverines after four straight losses. If you aren’t a fan of the Bucks, then you do not understand how much the game means. It is more important than winning a national championship in many…

  • What technology would you be better off without, why?

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    Susie Grace
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    What tech would I be better off without? I KNOW I’d be better off without my phone, but it is a necessity every day. I waste so much time on my phone and lose too much sleep. Sometimes reading posts or watching videos can be stressful. Other times, I get frustrated with my Duolingo chess…

  • Top Three Pet Peeves

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    Susie Grace
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    I could think of a lot of pet peeves, but I guess I can single out three or four. One. Texts. I try to give my texts a friendly tone, for instance, using more than one word for the initial text. For example, I texted that I had landed at the airport. My son replied,…

  • I Will Always Wonder

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    Susie Grace
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    My mother was from England. I have always wondered why she and my grandmother decided to make the voyage to live in the United States. She came to the US at the age of 17. She had graduated from Dormer-Wells School at that age. Upon arrival, she started to work at a bank in Boston.…