A few years back I watched “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” mainly because I like Mark Everett. (If I remember correctly, I posted the link here shortly after I watched it. Didn’t I? Do I tend to repeat myself often? Anyway, if you’re interested, you can catch it over here. It’s worth the time. I promise.) [...]

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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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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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As you know, the girls’ birthdays are this week. Because I tend to lack the organizational skills (and patience) necessary to throw a party, I told both Meredith and Harper that they may choose a friend, and we’ll take that friend to Build-a-Bear and out for lunch or dinner! Harper chose a friend from school, [...]

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Lately, Meredith feels she is not getting enough respect. After much consideration, she has determined that throwing a party will be the best way to gather her housemates and confront them in regard to their general lack of respect. Therefore, a Give Meredith Respect Party is being thrown. (Gifts are appreciated, but not required.) If [...]

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She read it to us this morning as “I am thankful for the Thanksgiving turkey, because I love the prayer.” However, I do enjoy picturing Meredith hunting and seizing a wild turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner. It’s all about the prey, you know. (The first part is about her grandparents’ dog—an animal Meredith will never [...]

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The girls are home from school today. I’m not sure why, but I think it has something to do with either staff development or the birth of Matthew Sweet. As I prepared my very large cup of coffee this morning, I glanced out into the back yard where I noticed a fairly large bird with [...]

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Every morning for the past week I have found myself dropping Meredith off at school at 8:30, returning home with Harper, cleaning up the kitchen a bit, putting a sweet potato in the oven at 9:30, figuring out laundry, etc., and then eating the sweet potato at 11:00 (with one tablespoon of butter and light [...]

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Meredith has a half day at school today, which means it’s also Show and Tell Day! After thinking long and hard about who or what to bring, she finally decided that Alex the Cat was the perfect choice. Meredith: I thought about bringing Rainbow Bear, but I love Alex the best. If Alex was a [...]

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