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Today is my 21st  slice for the March Slice of Life Challenge on Two Writing Teachers.

Thank you Ruth for this opportunity (and reminder) to celebrate this blessing called life!
  

Celebrating in a list poem today...

I celebrate collaboration
I celebrate laughing
I celebrate strawberry lemonade smoothies
I celebrate knowing
I celebrate hesitation
I celebrate friendship
I celebrate movie matinees
I celebrate marshmallows
I celebrate family
I celebrate instagram
I celebrate taking a leap
I celebrate notebooks
I celebrate being included in the group
I celebrate standing on my own
I celebrate read alouds
I celebrate student writing
I celebrate staying
I celebrate teacher writing
I celebrate twenty-one days of writing!

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  1. drferreriblogspot.comMarch 21, 2015 at 7:22 AM

    Such as great celebration. Yes, we have made 21 days...we might just make the finish line!

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  2. Kimberley MoranMarch 21, 2015 at 7:43 AM

    21 Days! That's what I woke up thinking too...and all these new connections out there in the world.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 21, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    Love this list poem! Going to borrow it! (even putting it on my calendar as I know which day it will fit!)
    Thanks, Michelle!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 21, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    Love this list poem! Going to borrow it! (even putting it on my calendar as I know which day it will fit!)
    Thanks, Michelle!

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  5. Donna SmithMarch 21, 2015 at 7:56 AM

    Yup, time to celebrate...what? No chocolate?

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  6. UnknownMarch 21, 2015 at 8:23 AM

    I like the "hesitation" one. Has me thinking for sure. I also like the contrast Of being included in the group yet standing your own. There's satusfaction in both, isn't there. Thanks for the pushing me to reflect through your word choice.

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  7. Kristi LonheimMarch 21, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    I know! Only ten more to go and we've made it. That is something to worth celebrating. We can count the rest on our own fingers. I also wonder what your leap was.

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  8. Terje March 21, 2015 at 9:40 AM

    I love lists, especially gratitude and celebration lists. Cheers to strawberry smoothies and 21 days of writing!

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  9. AnonymousMarch 21, 2015 at 11:10 AM

    So much to celebrate. 21 days of writing!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 21, 2015 at 11:10 AM

    So much to celebrate. 21 days of writing!

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  11. JulieanneMarch 21, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    All the big and small celebrations. Like Fran, I'm planning on doing this. Thanks for the inspiration and the celebrations. Sharing yours, lets me celebrate them as well.

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  12. MorganMarch 21, 2015 at 12:54 PM

    I like the pace of the smoothies line, the way it slows down the list at first. And I like the alliteration toward the end. way to go!

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  13. TaraMarch 21, 2015 at 2:30 PM

    Woo hoo - 21 days of writing, 21 days of finding things in our lives to celebrate. That's wonderful.

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  14. Holly MuellerMarch 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM

    Yay! Twenty-one days!! I love how daily writing results in the feeling of living like a writer. I keep hearing myself say - this would make a great slice! I also hear myself encouraging others to write - I hear myself say - you should write that story!

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  15. aileenhowerMarch 21, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    An incredible list of wonderful things to celebrate. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Rose CappelliMarch 21, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    Lots to celebrate! Never thought I'd make it to 21 days. I think slicing daily has made me more aware of everything around me. And there is so much to wonder about and celebrate. Thanks!

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  17. Rose CappelliMarch 21, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    Lots to celebrate! Never thought I'd make it to 21 days. I think slicing daily has made me more aware of everything around me. And there is so much to wonder about and celebrate. Thanks!

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  18. Beverley BairdMarch 21, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    What a perfect way to celebrate - wonderful poem full of special things to celebrate.

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  19. writekimwriteMarch 21, 2015 at 7:28 PM

    There is such wonder in your simple list! Now I feel like celebrating!

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  20. Linda BMarch 21, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    Love it, Michelle. Twenty-One days of good things! Love that you put marshmallows in there!

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  21. JaanaMarch 21, 2015 at 9:01 PM

    "I celebrate strawberry lemonade smoothies" This is a sign of Spring!! Love the upbeat mood of your list!

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  22. AnonymousMarch 21, 2015 at 9:42 PM

    Celebrate...YOU! I love to read your writing. Have a great weekend of writing and learning! Jennifer Sniadecki

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  23. CatherineMarch 21, 2015 at 10:38 PM

    This is a terrific list, Michelle. Hooray for writing, collaborating, strawberry lemonade smoothies and more1

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