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11.5.09
For one night, the stress went away. My kids dressed in their chosen holiday attire and joined with their cousin who had come on a special visit just for Trick-or-Treating from several hours away.
This is my tribute to their Halloween efforts:
Dear oldest one,
You had the best costume of the night, ...
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10.23.09
Today was my first day reading to my daughter's kindergarten class. I was anxious and excited to read to them. I have read every year at least 2-3 times a year to my son's class and I know it is a great way to get to know his classmates. Besides, ...
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10.11.09
Today begins my 21 day trek to gratefulness and appreciation for the life with which I am blessed. I enjoyed reading posts for this challenge from Kimberly at Petroville and I've decided to take the Gratitude Challenge myself. Yes, that's right, come November 1st you will see one self-aware and ...
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9.2.09
I'm having deja vu and realizing that the second week of "back-to-school" is WAY harder than the first. We've settled into the reality that the new schedule is upon us and it isn't slowing down anytime soon. My kids understand now that they HAVE to get up early and so ...
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7.13.09
I just finished reading the Jodi Picoult novel just made into a movie, My Sister's Keeper. The premise of the book kind of annoyed me at first--it seemed like the author had found the best Dr. Phil or ER episode in which to base her book. I tend to like ...
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5.27.09
I have nothing today, but in my effort to post more on my blog, I'll smatter this post with some bullets of what-notty goodness. Random thoughts from my scattered mind...
Why do triathlon bikes have to cost so dang much? When you add that to the training costs and other equipment, ...
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5.26.09
Here you go--I'm not being paid for this people, but here's my favorite things about Austin in a nutshell. If you live there, hopefully you'll enjoy this and if you don't you might get a sense of why I think of it as my home away from home!
1. The Landscape--With ...
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5.25.09
Right out of college, my husband and I faced difficult times in finding a job. For some reason, in 1992, no one wanted to hire college graduates. We applied everywhere, but were leaning towards Houston or Dallas as our hopeful landing spots. Houston would be in his stomping grounds, Dallas ...
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4.13.09
Sometimes your kids get a little artsy and bring home interesting things from school, church, and what not. Most of the time, you marvel at their creativity and think you have the next Rembrandt on your hands. Other times, you don't really get it at all, but you are touched ...
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3.4.09
My mind is still trying to grasp the wildcard picks for American Idol tonight and what on God's earth made the judges pick a few of them (and leave off a few others). So, I can't possible be expected to blog something profound tonight.
Instead, I found and easy Meme over ...
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In some ways, I'm a walking cliche--a suburban mommy blogger of two kids just trying to keep my crazy yet wonderful life in balance. But, I'm also a career writer who has just returned to fulltime work in the software industry, I'm a wife going through a divorce after almost 20 years of marriage, and I'm discovering that life is full of surprises. But, mostly I am learning to look at the world through funny glasses with my tongue sticking out. Pfffftttt!
