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Slice of Life Challenge
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It snowed on March 25th. Oh, it made me mad! I overheard someone say, "It snowed on this day last year." I thought, "No it didn't! That's silly. We barely had any snow last year and I know I'd remember that!" 

This is what led me to look back. 


I grabbed an notebook 


and brought it to school with me
...and reread. 
Here are some past late March 
or early April entries 
from my notebooks...
Some entries are joy-filled, 
some ordinary, 

some sad to look back on...
But that's how life is...



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  1. Margaret SimonMarch 27, 2014 at 6:50 AM

    Your notebooks are so expressive. Thanks for giving us a little peek inside. It is good to reflect and go back to see where you've been and where you are. You have been a writer for a long time! Celebrate!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 27, 2014 at 6:57 AM

    I think it's wonderful that you have these notebooks to look back on. I love the honesty in the pages, and the colours. You have inspired me to be more of a regular notebook keeper, even if it is a few words.

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  3. LoraleeMarch 27, 2014 at 7:12 AM


    Oh Michelle, thank you for sharing your notebooks. What keepsakes.

    My eyes teared up...

    Home for the second day. Blizzard yesterday. Roads are still dangerous today.

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  4. Leigh Anne EckMarch 27, 2014 at 7:19 AM

    Thanks for the peek inside your notebooks. I know you have talked a lot about these and it is wonderful for you to open them up to us. I am sure it is fun to go back reread your life and see how these decisions and experiences have shaped who you are today!

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  5. TaraMarch 27, 2014 at 5:46 PM

    Wonderful notebooks - you must have had such a time rambling through memories, Michelle.

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  6. JaanaMarch 27, 2014 at 7:54 PM

    I love looking at other people's notebooks! They are always much more interesting than mine! Yours are extra special! You have your whole history written in these pages. Truly special!

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  7. Jennifer SniadeckiMarch 27, 2014 at 8:07 PM

    Wow! I don't have any notebooks from the past like that! I really need to start saving mine. I do now, but most of my thoughts are jotted on a computer. Much easier to save, but not as colorful or expressive as the pen. Spring MUST be around the corner. It rained here all day.

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