This week I am especially grateful that I can once again check out books from our library. Besides pulling books for everyone, they’ve come up with a way for the kids to do the Summer Reading program online. With just …
My husband bought one of those so-called smokeless firepits last summer. I think whoever designed them must not have done any field-testing in Wyoming. Whenever there’s any kind of breeze our firepit produces smoke like a wildfire, and it always …
This time last year I made the observation that it must be UW’s graduation weekend because I’d driven past 3 houses with people playing cornhole in the front yard. I miss Laramie’s graduation weekend vibe. The weather’s nice, people are …
I really enjoy seeing all the different types of masks people are sporting in public places around Laramie. I like the different fabrics and designs. You can tell some are homemade, which is really impressive to someone like me who …
How’s school-at-home going for you all? I have learned a lot about myself while helping my kids with their work. It turns out I am really good at math and really terrible at patience.
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and I …
Sick, but not with the coronavirus, thankfully! Here’s the first ever A Slice of Laramie post. I hope it’s just as relevant this fall. I’m ready to have UW back to normal!
Summer is almost over, which means football season …
I feel like such a one-trick pony lately because all I can seem to write about it is the coronavirus and the effects it’s having on our lives. Typically when I sit down to write A Slice of Laramie I …
If you are an introvert like me, you may have thought a month ago that this whole social distancing thing wouldn’t be a big deal. But wow, am I starved for conversation. I’d kill for a game night with my …
Now that school is back in session (sort of), I get to boot my kids out of the house for an hour every afternoon and blame it on their teachers (It’s time for recess! I don’t make the rules!). They …
Thanks to the ole coronavirus my husband has had some extra time on his hands, and he’s been spending it building a chicken coop. When he went to buy birds to put in the coop, the store was sold out! …