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The Good Parent
Me: I’m going to take the kids outside to play in the snow after lunch. Husband: I’m not going outside. Me: No one said you have to go outside. I’m just trying to be a good mom. The kids are … Continue reading
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It’s Back! (Sort Of)
I received a camera from Canon today, but not my old one. It’s a refurbished model which they sent as a replacement. Getting a replacement is probably a good thing. I didn’t take the best care of my old camera. … Continue reading
Winter Walk on a Pretty Day
On Saturday night, after the kids and I were done playing in the snow, we went to bed thinking that the snowstorm was over. Not so. The rain gave way to snow again during the night. When we woke up, … Continue reading
Reading in 2014
I typically aspire to read 52 books each year, which is a nice and easy pace of roughly one per week. I exceeded that goal in 2014. My grand total was 78. I wish I could say that it was … Continue reading
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Done!
At the beginning of every year I make a copy of my last year’s photo album, enlarge it, and add the text of all the kid-related posts from that year. I include all the Dear Marshall, Dear Livia, Marshall Says, … Continue reading
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Snippets
I’ve been listening to CDs instead of MP3s lately. While I may be going backward technologically, there’s something so nice about a fully-loaded 5-disc CD player. I’m about to shift around the discs, but before I do, I want to … Continue reading
Remembrance
Dear Zoulie, You left us on July 7th, 2014. It has been many months since then. I have put off writing this post for all that time. I didn’t know what to say. I still don’t, but I know it’s … Continue reading
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Nicknames
Livia is very particular about nicknames. She likes being called Noodle and also Noodle Doodle, but she hates it when Marshall calls her Livi-B. One day she and I were talking about other nicknames that she might like, and she … Continue reading
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Absent But Not Forgotten
I think the spammers must miss me. There were 132 spam comments in my box this morning!
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Special Refreshments
When I got into my car for the long drive to CT, I found that the gas tank had been filled, the seat heat was on, and special refreshments had been provided.