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Bill Stevenson's avatar

Droptober, the time of the semester when you realize you're going to get a terrible grade in Organic Chemistry

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Rebecca Brewster Stevenson's avatar

This is very hilarious.

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Sarah Davis's avatar

Febtigue. The time of year that homeschoolers everywhere hit a slump. They have not made the progress they hoped for. They think of changing curriculum. They dream of the big yellow school bus.

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Rebecca Brewster Stevenson's avatar

Dreams of the big yellow school bus, indeed! Brilliant!

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Lynne Liptak's avatar

This may lack the originality of other comments.... but I am thinking Junecation for my mash up. The delicious feeling you get at the end of the school year of having all of summer vacation stretching out before you!

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Rebecca Brewster Stevenson's avatar

This is one of my favorite times!

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Bill Stevenson's avatar

Squashtober, when it's appropriate to make fall foods with Garam Masala

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Bill Stevenson's avatar

And nutmeg and cinnamon

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Rebecca Brewster Stevenson's avatar

Ooh, yes. A delicious time of year!

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Malcolm's avatar

I have not been creative and thought of a month mash up. BUT I do have a burning curiosity question! What is the most remarkable teacher gift you've ever received???

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Rebecca Brewster Stevenson's avatar

That's a great question! I have a pair of earrings that are parrots swinging on perches. Something out of The Magic School Bus, perfect for its science teaching heroine, Ms. Frizzle!

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Bill Stevenson's avatar

Januly, the times of the year when you stay inside hoping for the weather to change.

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Rebecca Brewster Stevenson's avatar

Excellent. I know these seasons we'll!

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Rebecca Brewster Stevenson's avatar

Nope. WELL.

Stupid autocorrect

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Sarah Davis's avatar

End of school year, we had a field day called the Jesus Retreat in Barton Road Park. A woodsy campground with one open field for kickball. I remember sitting on top of the picnic tables feeling happy about the day, in spite of sunburn and mosquitoes. And so happy about the looming summer.

Thank you for making me look into the cobwebbed corners of time. It took me a few minutes to bring this back!

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Rebecca Brewster Stevenson's avatar

My pleasure! The anticipation, that "Junecation" feeling, is almost as good as the summer itself!

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Meghan Bowker's avatar

So many great ideas!! I am late to the party, but I’ll make this offer: Januwake, for the month when I start watering my begonia bulbs and they begin to come back to life!

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