I woke this morning after a long night with a sick kid, staggered into my office to check email – just a part of my morning routine.
This morning, however, I saw a couple emails from two old friends in my inbox. The subject line was something like “Sad News”. I sort of braced myself to read [...]
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That’s the temp of my little Z this evening. Last night she coughed some and woke up with a raspy throat, but went to school this morning in a happy mood. I rationalized that all of us have gunk in our throat sometimes in the morning and after we are good and awake it passes
When I [...]
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Next Friday the three of us will head out to WV. I’m looking forward to seeing my mom & dad, my brother and his family, some aunts & cousins, and good friends.
The part I’m not looking forward to is the gathering of all the things that need to go with us! I have an all day [...]
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This afternoon was very different.
On the weekends I usually keep the roads hot – running errands, going to a park, a party, a museum with Z. On top of that I squeeze in laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc. My butt is dragging, to say the least, by the time Monday rolls around.
This morning I managed to [...]
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My husband and his grown-up children joke about a family phrase they have used for years. It is “ding dang I said the wrong thang” or “ding dang I chose the wrong thang”. The perfect example is getting in line at the grocery store. You think you’ve chosen the shortest, speediest lane and “ding dang”, [...]
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Today Deedles and I went to the park after I picked her up from school. I got some Thai take out food and we went to one of our favorite places. Once there, she was far more interested in playing than eating.
As we were leaving she announced that she had to go potty. Now! There is [...]
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People (me included) often think it is strange that I fell in love and married a MUCH older man. But just recently I started thinking about several “secret crushes” I ‘ve had throughout my lifetime, and suddenly it didn’t seem so surprising at all.
In high school I was intrigued, infatuated, in awe of my chemistry teacher. [...]
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