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Bah Humbug
I’ve been fighting it for a while. I just can’t seem to get into the holiday spirit this year. Part of it is that we are far away from family and in a new state. Part of it is the weather. It’s kind of hard to feel festive about Christmas sweaters when it’s 80 degrees… Continue reading
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Making Memories
I have visions; ideas about the way things should go. I’m sure we all do to some degree. I thought it would be fun to drive around looking at Christmas lights, which is something we do every year. We’d drink some cocoa in the car, I would introduce the kids to more Christmas carols while… Continue reading
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Dog Love
This may come off as a rambling of my love affair with my dog. Or it may be my endorphin high talking. Or perhaps a combination of both. I have always loved animals, but somehow this is just different. When Eric and I were first married, he deployed and I had a dumb-attack and adopted… Continue reading
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Back to Real Life
Sigh. I had a feeling this would happen. I just didn’t expect it so soon. Sitting in the airport, drinking a lovely cup of coffee I am missing my my family something fierce. I can’t wait to get back to them, to our home, and our life. It has been a fun weekend, awesome to… Continue reading
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Mr. Mom
I love my husband. Seriously. This whole mommy getaway adventure is because of him. He encouraged me to go, assured me it would all be taken care of, and he had it all under control at home. Seriously!? Who wouldn’t love this man? Here is what he’s been up to: Reading to Jake’s class during… Continue reading
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Defeated
I needed to pick up a couple of things for dinner at the store. Three items was all I was getting so it was to be a quick in-and-out trip. I asked my daughter if she’d like to come with me to grab some stuff. She said yes and went to get her shoes. She’s… Continue reading
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Until…
Have we learned nothing from any of this? People postulate about gun control, religion (or lack of) and mental health. It’s about consciousness. We are all unconscious. Caught up in our own busy-ness we can’t be bothered to really connect, to anyone, much less those under our own roofs, in our families, and in our communities.… Continue reading
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Parenting Confessions: Rotten Days Suck
Those days. You know the ones. You’re out of creamer, you oversleep and everyone coordinates the day to get out of bed on the wrong side. They then proceed to bicker and argue and antagonize each other (and the dog) until the moment they walk out the door to go to school. Yep, that’s me. Right… Continue reading
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This Day.
It can only get better. It can only get better. It can only get better. 5:15: “Mom! I’m cold. There’s not room for me in the bed. I’m coming in,” says dear son. 5:16: Roll over and realize daughter is also in bed and sleeping. When did she climb in? Roll over and pretend to… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 