About Me
I am a mom, writer, advocate, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, in-law, outlaw, friend, neighbor, Michigander, Detroit sports fan, moviegoer, music lover, global thinker, and suburbanite of Detroit. I love my husband, children, family, friends, neighbors, dog, country, planet, and Italian-Irish heritage.
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Tag Archives: presentation
365: Defiance Test
April 14 – Both of my children test me. Each day, I receive at least one pop-quiz on a range of subject matter. In mid-March, two weeks prior to spring break, my daughter Issa, began administering — without notice — … Continue reading
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Thoughts About Jobs and Parenting
Last night, my husband and I helped my daughter prepare a show-and-tell presentation for her first grade class. The presentation was about the jobs we have, how these jobs help our community, and the tools we most often use to … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptability, advanced technology, affordable, automaker, build, business owners, calendar, cars, children, class, clean, comfort, community, cook, discipline, electrical engineer, energy-efficient, energy-efficient vehicles, engineer, explore, GM, help, husband, innovation, jobs, learning, love, magic quest, manufacturing engineer, model cars, movies, new business, nightmares, nurture, organize, pancakes, parenting, phone, pizza, play, play dates, presentation, proposals, reduce oil dependence, rockets, save the planet, school, show-and-tell, social skills, teach, technology, thoughts, TLC, trucks, work ethic, writer
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