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Remember when you were in elementary school and your mom told you that the school year was almost over? You probably had a so-so handle on the concept of time. You probably asked every day if today was the last day of school. Your mom probably deeply regretted mentioning that the end-of-the-school year was...
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I was sent the Milkshake CD — Got a Minute?, but was not compensated to write this post. The views expressed in this post are my own. Some links in this review are to my amazon affiliate account. When I was first blogging…back in the Dark Age of Blogging…2009…I was asked to review a...
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Is there anything more fun than being near the water? As a kid, I have vivid memories of playing at Cheesequake Park somewhere in New Jersey. There was a sandy beach on the edge of the lake. At least I think it was a lake? And was the park actually called Cheesequake Park?! Who...
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When was the last time I blogged? I’m being overly dramatic. I posted Friday. And I posted again today. But I haven’t done the regular almost-everyday posting for a while. Life keeps getting in the way of me blogging about my life. Irony, yes? So what have we been up to? I’ll start with...
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My son and husband visited Medieval Times as part of a Cub Scout trip earned from selling the most popcorn in their pack. My son is a Medieval Times veteran. Here’s a writeup I did about the time we took him when two close friends of my parents were visiting from England. Another time...
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Sigh. I miss the newspaper. Double sigh. It was a sad day when I canceled the Washington Post. About three years ago, I had to admit that I was drowning in newspaper. Each day that the newspaper was delivered I would look forward to reading it. I would glance at the headlines. Put the...
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I’m not a “get down on the floor and play blocks” type of mom. I do get on the floor and play wth my kids, but I much prefer reading to them or playing music. In fact, many of my fondest memories are of the...
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Two weeks ago I had one of those days where I rocked. I made breakfast and lunches quickly. All the kids were picked up or dropped off at school on time. I wrote two blogposts in short order. My day was on pace to be a good one. As the clock struck 12 I...
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I’m a creature of habit. If I do something and like it, chances are good that I will do it again. It is not that I don’t like change…I do…but I’d rather not reinvent the wheel. I am researcher by nature. I’ll search and explore...
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