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Online Tools :: Social Networks Online Tools :: Social Networks

  There are so many different online tools that one can find themselves swamped... 

“I Am” Poem: Great first week writing activity! “I Am” Poem: Great first week writing activity!

My daughter actually had this poem prompt for Mother’s Day, but I thought it would... 

Novel Unit :: The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1964 Novel Unit :: The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1964

Well, our team has shifted our focus of the tolerance unit to a novel unit. ... 

Tolerance Unit :: A Poem for Two Voices Tolerance Unit :: A Poem for Two Voices

This last week, my students worked with a partner to write A Poem for Two Voices. ... 

My Tolerance Unit for 7th grade English My Tolerance Unit for 7th grade English

We started our tolerance unit last week.  We had a lot of background information... 

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Family & Parenting

Get Organized Mom Contest – Win a copy of The Clutter Diet Get Organized Mom Contest – Win a copy of The Clutter Diet

The Organized Mom is offering up a pretty sweet book for grabs on her blog! Well,... 

National Pancake Day is February 24th! National Pancake Day is February 24th!

On Tuesday, February 24, I will be celebrating National Pancake Day with free... 

Is this your family? Is this your family?

Do you ever find yourself at a loss of what to do to get your family out of the house? ... 

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Current Events, Issues, and Interests

Entrecard :: February Top Droppers Entrecard :: February Top Droppers

Thank you to all of those Entrecard droppers who have religiously came by and dropped whenever they could.  Here are my top droppers for February.  Please click on their button to visit their site!                 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Entrecard :: February Top Droppers", url: "http://karlanakulseth.com/?p=116"... [Read more of this review]

My Tweet Plan for 2009 My Tweet Plan for 2009

Originally posted on my blog on 01/31/09. I have been really trying to get my head in the game on this one, but I have not made it a priority.  Tonight, I sit down and share with you my Tweet Plan for 2009. Before I move onto my own Tweet Plan, I encourage you to head over to TwiTip and read up on the article entitled "Make a Tweet Plan to... [Read more of this review]

Not just your ordinary news…. Not just your ordinary news….

So, I have been debating on separating my articles of issues and related-news topics that I often find myself either very involved and passionate about, or totally turned off to the point where I just need to blast the stupid issue out on my blog.  But it is time for me to separate the more intense things in my life from my personal end of life. That... [Read more of this review]

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My DigiScrapped Layouts

DigiScrapped :: 52/52 Sketch #2 DigiScrapped :: 52/52 Sketch #2

This layout is of my brother and dad from a couple of summers ago. This 12×12... 

DigiScrapped :: 52/52 Sketch #3 DigiScrapped :: 52/52 Sketch #3

I am officially caught up!  Julie hasn’t updated the sketches over at 52 Sketches…52... 

: DigiScrapped :: TDC’s Color Challenge – Red & White : DigiScrapped :: TDC’s Color Challenge – Red & White

This layout was created with Dani Mogstad “Mod About You” kit, Miss Mint’s... 

DigiScrapped :: TDC Sketch Challenge 01/26 DigiScrapped :: TDC Sketch Challenge 01/26

Would you believe me that my son, Michael (who is three!), took these two pictures... 

Karaoke! Karaoke!

Both layouts were created with Holly McCaig’s “Simplicity” kit, with the... 

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Creative Writing

After the kids move out… After the kids move out…

I thought this would be interesting, and am finding it hard to actually accomplish! ... 

Untitled, from a broken heart… Untitled, from a broken heart…

Long ago, I had this fear. I wanted you for my own, Yet you appeared blind to it... 

“Reality Check,” a fiction excerpt… “Reality Check,” a fiction excerpt…

Please let me know what you think.  Should I continue this story line? ... 

Tides of emotion Tides of emotion

The waves come and go. Some swell high some roll in shallow. The sky is a clear presence, starts... 

The surroundings of the world The surroundings of the world

I move along the path holding tightly to my jacket around me. The colors around me... 

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The College-Bound Mom

The college education that could have been…. The college education that could have been….

Before, working as a manager at McDonald’s was a great living for me. Once upon a time, I did think of college, right after high school. I was accepted to a couple of universities and colleges. I was psyched and ready to move onto the next chapter of my life. Then my mom was rear ended on the freeway coming home one day during that summer after... [Read more of this review]

A new phase in my life…. A new phase in my life….

As I get closer to finally graduating college, it has been brought up a few times from other friends and peers that it is time to put my life story as a college-bound mom to text.  So, I will be documenting my chapters and pages on my site, mainly to get feedback from readers.  I won’t share every single tidbit of my manuscript, but the best... [Read more of this review]

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