Today was the last day of this particular school year. As I’ve mentioned in the past, every morning I drive Meredith to school, and every morning the coach gets her out of the car with a smile and a “Good morning, Meredith!” (This is the coach involved in the Great Hat Drama of January 2010. [...]

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Meredith’s elementary school is hosting their annual field day on Monday. If I understand the process correctly, during the field day each child chooses a few events in which to participate. Events include activities like baton relay races, distance jumping, potato sack scrambles, bean bag tosses, et cetera. (Jeff has taken a half day of [...]

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So, I’ve got this happening on my front porch. And I’ve got this happening twice each week. I started my summer project. (It will eventually look like this.) And yesterday I made a blackberry cobbler. (It didn’t last long enough for photographs.) Seven more days of school. Only seven more days of school. ———————- The [...]

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So, Thursday evening found us Jeffless and without kitty litter. (Jeff was in New York. The litter was doing what litter tends to do, which is Clumping.) After calling four different stores, we (meaning I) finally found a place that carries our (meaning My) favorite litter, and that litter is called Scoop Away! Pet Store [...]

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For exactly one year, I am not unlike zirconium. (Please know that short term exposure will cause minor irritation.)

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Last night Jeff presented me with a birthday gift. For the first time ever, we now have Caller ID and Call Waiting. I’m a terrible (TERRIBLE) phone person, which is odd when you consider that two of my very first jobs involved lots of telephone action. (While in college I was one of those people [...]

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When I see a flock of birds in the sky When I hear my cat meow when she’s happy When I taste cinnamon buns with lots of icing on top When I am able to make my mom smile When I am with my stuffed dog Madison When I go to the doughnut shop and [...]

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I’m happy to announce that Meredith celebrated her birthday with TWO friends at Build-a-Bear yesterday. (The dramatic set-up is here.) Long story shortened: After I gave up on Mom #2, I left a message for Mom #3. Less than 20 minutes later, Mom #2 called and we set up a plan. Shortly after we hung [...]

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