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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Finding a New Normal.
After you lose someone you love, your entire world falls apart. The slightest exertion is too much. The simplest chores are too hard. The burden of missing someone is too heavy. You feel as if you are trapped in … Continue reading
Posted in musings, My Dad
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Our last, first day of preschool. Another reminder I am old as dirt.
Today is my youngest child’s first day of preschool. A fact that she reminded me of at 6:45 a.m. this morning while it was still dark outside. “Momma!” she said, patting my cheeks so I would wake up fully. ”Give … Continue reading
Posted in The Little Girl
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The best advice I can give someone going to the emergency room? Don’t act like me.
One of the things I have learned in my 38 years, is that when you go to the emergency room (either for yourself or a family member) the most important thing you can do is to convince the medical professionals … Continue reading
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Last Day of Summer Vacation.
Imagine three children (two of which are still in pajamas) frantically jumping on their trampoline at the crack of dawn in a state of desperate denial. It can really only mean one thing. It’s the last day of summer vacation. School … Continue reading
Posted in The Big Girl, The Boy, The Little Girl
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In defense of fluff.
I love to read. Now, when I say I love to read, I don’t mean I really, really like it. I mean I have to do it everyday or else I get twitchy. Which is why there are random books … Continue reading
Posted in books
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Additions and subtractions.
We recently celebrated the birthday of my youngest nephew. He turned two years old, but this was his first birthday in the United States as part of our family. It was also the first birthday celebration without my father. … Continue reading
Posted in family, My Dad
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Workin’ for a living.
Recently a woman who does not really know me or my family remarked that my children seem to have “too many chores” to do and that good parents have children to love them….not to use them for child labor. It … Continue reading
Posted in musings, parenting
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Our State Fair is a Great State Fair
Going to the Indiana State Fair has become a tradition in our family. This year when the kids and I brainstormed ideas of things to do this summer, going to the State Fair was high on the list. So last … Continue reading
Posted in lists, outings and trips, The Big Girl, The Boy, The Little Girl
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Jammin’ it up.
My husband has a ‘problem.’ A small, addiction if you will. I have tried to be understanding and patient, but it is difficult at times. He says he can stop anytime he wants to, but isn’t that what all addicts … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, movies
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Does the path less travelled really make all the difference? Or should I be saving for therapy down the road?
When I was young I loved reading the Choose Your Own Adventure books. Remember those books? At the bottom of each page the reader needs to make a decision “Do you choose to walk into the dark cave because you’re … Continue reading
Posted in books, Homeschooling
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