The following is a true story. The names have been changed to protect the innocent… …ish. On the 11th of November, 2014, in an... Read More
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… on the cherishability of crazed days
Yesterday I was out the door and headed for the combo farmers’ market/cheese shop/wine and craft beer shop/nut and gourmet food stand/florist and nursery... Read More
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… on fall falling (hard) and the story of the disposable shack
In 2002, the Nearly Perfect Husband did something pretty perfect in a valiant attempt to once again be promoted. To perfect. Won’t happen. He gave... Read More
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… on loading out, and wanting to stay
One of my favorite Jackson Browne songs is the performance of The Load Out/Stay. You know the one… Now the seats are all empty And... Read More
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… on u-hauls and de-nesting
It occurs to me that champagne glasses full of bubbles (and glee… I always think that, in addition to lithium (a natural byproduct of... Read More
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… on transitions in dingleville (it’s gonna be an adventure!)
Hi! So it’s been a crazy few days leading up to “Mac and Jack Moving Day” (MJMD (why not?!) And today is the day!... Read More
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… on feeling twenty-two (plus a couple of decades (plus))
Taylor Swift sings a song about being twenty-two. The chorus is “I don’t know about you, but I’m feelin’ twenty-two…” And it is as... Read More
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… on the innumerable offenses of a mother
Micro -space- Biotics. Whoa. What a smart kid I have, studying ‘Micro -space- Biotics’. Any mother would be proud. Especially when she was, like, seven.... Read More
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… on freakin’ wrapping paper
I hate it. When I see it in the closet, just waiting there… taunting me with the possibility that I may never, in this... Read More
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… on dads’ day
When I was about 8 years old… I could have been 9 or 10… I don’t remember much about those times in my life,... Read More
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… on cherubs growning up
I’m not sure what is happening up there. Maybe you think this is a sweet good-bye, and show of love and support between 3... Read More
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… on magic and mayhem: final post, wonderful trip
Number-One-Son Sam and I have an ongoing word wrestle using ‘technically’ and ‘practically’. Example: Me (because I want to do something and he does... Read More