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Kid: Mom, can I have a Super Bowl party? Me: I won’t be here…you’ll have to talk to your dad about that. Kid: Ok…when is the Super Bowl anyways? Me: Next weekend. Kid: Saturday or Sunday? Me: Next Sunday Kid: Oh. What time is it on? Me: I have no idea…I think it’s usually around three or four. Kid: Do you . . . → Read More: The Party Planner Today was my parents’ wedding anniversary. I had been feeling horrible all day that I wasn’t finding the chance to do something special for them or at least call them. I finally had the time and the opportunity around eight o’clock in the evening. Dad answered the phone and we chatted for a moment before I . . . → Read More: Happily Ever After… I’ve wanted to blog…really I have…but every time I opened up my Livewriter all my creative thoughts just curled up and blew away in the wind. (OK, maybe there’s no wind, maybe I have a pile of dried up creative thoughts piled up like dust bunnies under my chair.) You see…it took me a while to . . . → Read More: My New Pal Bob I have a bit of a confession to make…please don’t judge me. I hate messing with my hair. It’s way down there with making a bed…you have to do it every day and then it just gets messed up again. Sigh… It had been a while since I had my hair cut. A long, long while. Long . . . → Read More: Mom Hair The summer before I entered Junior High School, I took a couple of summer school classes. (This was back before tax cuts took away all the fun and exciting classes that kids wanted to take.) I have no idea what those classes I took were, but I do remember Mr. Cooper and how he changed my . . . → Read More: By any other name… When Mimi was a little girl, I had to go through the next day’s plan with her before she could go to sleep every night. The next morning, she needed to go over the day’s happenings one more time…just to make sure it hadn’t changed. Routine and structure were essential to her well being. Over the . . . → Read More: Off Kilter Our puppy Sam has passed from the sweet and adorable stage (yes, I do have pictures of that sweet week or so, but I don’t seem to have access to them right now…stay tuned!) to the naughty monster stage. He wants to play constantly and eat everything. Well…maybe not everything…he’s not all that into playing with . . . → Read More: Shoe Chewing Mutt It’s a little known fact, but the week between Christmas and New Year’s is National College Application week. I know, I’d never heard of it either, but then again this is the first time I’ve ever had a high school senior. You see, most college applications are due on either Jan 1st or 15th. (Early admission? . . . → Read More: The Family Project As the year was coming to a close, we all counted down as we watched the Glass Ball prepare to drop. 5…4…3…2…1…Happy New Year! At the very stroke of midnight, My Beloved and I kissed to welcome in the new year, just as we have been doing for more than twenty years. We both saw fireworks. . . . → Read More: Remaining Constant  |
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