Category Archives: lists

Ten things I’m in love with right now.

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

After coming home the other day, I was suddenly struck by how much I love my life and certain things in it.  I don’t know if it’s the forty year old hormones talking or the parts of my brain that … Continue reading →

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I’m in my prime.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

I had a rather momentous birthday yesterday:  I turned forty years old. Forty.   Years.   Old.  The big 4-0. It’s unbelievable.  In my head, I’m still just a young thing who could blend in easily at a college class … Continue reading →

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Lessons learned this weekend.

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

1-  Instructing an eleven year old boy to put on “nice pants” is incredibly too vague.  One must specify “nice pants, without holes or stains, that cover your ankles.” 2- If you say to your ten year old daughter in … Continue reading →

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Things I would have done differently.

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

This morning at 3:25 a.m. my oldest daughter woke me up to inform me that my youngest daughter had thrown up.  Everywhere.  Twice.  Since then, Eden has thrown up an additional four more times. Well, hello stomach flu.  You’ve been … Continue reading →

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48 questions

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

So my friend Shireen stole, borrowed this idea from Emily who borrowed it from Zakary who borrowed it from someone else.  Who am I to break the cycle?  (After reading this, however, someone else needs to borrow it from me … Continue reading →

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I resolve…..

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

I’ve been a little slow on the whole New Year’s Resolutions thing.  (Probably because I spent the past two weeks on the couch under the influence of pain killers.)  But I figure better late than never, right?  So far better … Continue reading →

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Burning questions.

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

This weekend, gentle reader, as I was sneezing and coughing several important questions came to my mind. 1-  How on earth can a small body part like the nose produce so much mucus and phlegm? 2-  What exactly is the … Continue reading →

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Post-Thanksgiving thanks.

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

Yesterday, being Thanksgiving and all, I intended to write a lovely post about the many things I’m grateful for. And then the bread wasn’t dried out for the stuffing so I had to spend precious time toasting it.  Then the … Continue reading →

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Six degrees of random separation.

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

A few random thoughts, gentle reader: 1- Did you know there’s a reporter on one of the news channels here with the last name of Brilliant?  Now I’m obsessed with that last name.  I waste valuable time every day imagining … Continue reading →

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Things you can learn at a swim meet.

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Last night my two older children competed in a swim tournament.  The whole thing was a huge learning experience.  Let me share my new found knowledge with you, gentle reader. 1-  Swim meets take a long freaking time.  96 children … Continue reading →

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