When Jeff goes out of town, I tend to be a really great parent for about three days. After the third day, I get tired and cranky and “IF YOU CAN’T HELP YOUR SISTER, THEN I CAN’T HELP YOU!!!” Bedtimes go from 8:00 to 7:45 to 7:30 when Jeff is out of town. Today is [...]

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The worst paper cuts come from pizza boxes. I know this because Jeff is out of town, and when Jeff goes out of town, we tend to indulge. When there’s a fresh pizza in the house, I often cannot open that box quickly enough. (I’m currently sporting a Donald Duck Band-Aid on my right middle [...]

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I don’t make resolutions. I toy with plans. When 2012 hits, I’m going to toy with the following: 1. Wear these shoes. (Okay. I ordered them last night. I plan on matching them up with skirts in the spring.) 2. Knit something or other, spin something or other, and take on more freelance projects. 3. [...]

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I’ve been doing a lot of this lately: In the past five days, I’ve watched four Cary Grant movies. I started out with An Affair to Remember, next up was People Will Talk, then The Grass is Greener, and Walk, Don’t Run. I started Charade last night and will probably finish it this evening. The [...]

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Well, hello there! This morning we’ll be attending our fifth (and final) Christmas celebration. There will be turkey, but not for me. (There will be green bean casserole and mashed potatoes for me. Also, granola made by my sister, which happens to be the greatest granola anyone has ever eaten.) The theme for this Christmas [...]

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When this year’s Christmahanukwanzaakah concert was announced, I was ready to do something different. I’ve done piano stuff for the past three years. In my mind, it was starting to get stale. This year I decided to (perhaps drink a beer and) sing while I play. Anyone who knows me knows that I am NOT [...]

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On Friday afternoon, Harper came home sick with a fever of 103.3. On Saturday, we took her to the emergency room, where her temperature was so high that they “lacked the equipment to measure it.” In an ER. Their thermometers go up to 104.8, and she blasted through that in seconds. Twice. When the nurse [...]

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Last Monday I received an e-mail from our pastor asking if I would be interested in participating in our Lessons and Carols Sunday by reading one of the lessons. Because I tend to flip out with this sort of thing, I quickly called Jeff and asked if HE would like to participate in Lessons and [...]

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I feel myself fizzling a bit with the daily music thing. SO, I’m abandoning it! See? It’s just that easy! I’m now putting myself (and my family and that includes the dogs and let’s also throw lentils into the mix because this with eleven Ritz crackers is so amazing) before the music! (This is totally [...]

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I shared this tune with you a few years back on the morning that John Green met his demise in our front yard. We never did replace Mr. Green. (Can one actually replace a fallen hero—a hero who had suffered stab wounds on TWO separate evenings? I think not.) Because she was starting to smell [...]

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