Where I Live

The other day I started taking photos as I was running errands. Apart from a story, these are just random photos of random places in a random city. But to me, these are the places where I live. These are the places that capture my attention for several reasons…
My kids attend a private school housed [...]

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Where’s My Easy Button?

I had an epiphany today.
I have no easy button.
I did not come equipped with one anywhere on my body, in my brain or elsewhere in my environment. I can’t even order one. Sure I can buy the cheesy red one used on those T.V. commercials, but they don’t really work. They’re just for decoration. Go [...]

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A Date With Nostalgia

By nature I am a nostalgic person. I save everything. Tonight I was trying to downsize my “keepsakes” box and as usual, I found myself caught up in the memories of each item. I read notes I have saved all the way back to childhood. 
I have a separate box for letters and things from my [...]

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Thankfulness

I’m crabby today. I just told my husband he was bugging me. My son is whining next to me. Two of my sons are fighting and the other one keeps demanding that I do this or that for him. I have tried to call a few friends today and have not heard back from them, [...]

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Is Passion Dangerous?

When I wrote the title of this blog, I could hear the words, “You betcha” in perfect Sarah Palin dialect. Passion is dangerous. But like little Lucy asks in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe: “Is he safe?” (referring to Aslan), the response given was “No. But he is good.”
Passion is much the same [...]

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Soundtrack for Life

I have this new iphone. One of my favorite features is the ipod which I can play without headphones. Lately, as I walk to and from school to pick up the boys, I play music using the speaker instead of headphones. Think walking the streets with a boombox hoisted onto the shoulder, only smaller… and [...]

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Raising Foodies

I am fortunate to have children that will try all types of food. When my oldest was less than two, he gobbled down a spicy thai wrap that many adults won’t touch. When the two older boys were about 5 and 7 they woke me up one morning asking if they could have the sushi [...]

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What I’ve Become

So along this whole “mask” theme I have going here lately, I found the BEST song EVER to describe life for me right now. I’m a little nervous to put this out there as I’m still struggling with this hypocrite part of me. It literally changes moment by moment in one day. But this is [...]

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Explanation

Just wanted to let you all know that the “Crazy” list I put together does not mean I have done all of those things. Sheesh. What kind of person do you think I am?
Part of the human condition is wanting people to think we’re okay, I suppose. Hence this quirky little post to explain that [...]

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You’re crazy if you…

10. …do the same thing over and over, expecting different results. If you KNOW the bus comes by at 8:11 a.m. sharp, do not attempt to cross the street at 8:11 a.m. sharp every day. You will get run over.
9. …Say you’re not mad at a friend. “It’s all good,” you tell her, but when [...]

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