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Summer Vacation Ideas and Zombies

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“Hey boys! Look at this! We can do a night tour of Alcatraz! The boat pulls up for the tour behind Alcatraz on the loading docks!” Youngest, “Ummm, no.” Twin 1, “No. Freaking. Way.” Me, “It would be soooo cool!” Other twin, “Are you out of your mind? You clearly don’t play the video games […]

Don’t Listen, They Lie

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  This is something I wrote to someone else today when a friend had a bit of a public meltdown. I switched it around a little but I think more people need to hear it because so many people are fighting their own battles from anxiety, depression or family crisis. I know when I feel […]

Worry and Worry Junior Have a Talk

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We worry.  That’s what parents do. You can have a child who has “a worry.” I do.  I have to pretend to not worry because I tell him everything is ok…all day long. Then I began to worry that he got the worry from me. Then I remind him, and myself, that our “worry” really means […]

No Denying This, Son

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“No denying this son. There is only one rear end in this house that only takes up 25% of the copy machine glass. You need a Clorox wipe so I can fax again. I don’t care if I gave you the idea when you said you needed a picture of your lizard for school. Well […]

Probably Not Your Grandmother’s Advice on Family

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She may not have wanted the burden of a family once she had it but she took care of us all. The family she ended up with was her cross to bear. There is a restlessness in some of us, like my mom, that my grandmother recognized. She never could figure out how to “mother” that.

Happy Mother’s Day to EVERYONE

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   Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! After all, we all had one, may be one, you may be a fill in mom or had a fill in mom. To the Mother Earth types that love our planet or the creatures that live here, thank you for loving where we all live. To the extra special […]

She Didn’t Mother, But She Taught Me How

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Not everyone has a Hallmark commercial memory playing above their heads when they think of Mother’s Day. That doesn’t mean I don’t celebrate my Mother and being a mother.

Little People Can Suck Too

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My kids came home from school and told me their friends read the article in our local paper about me. Did I tell you I was in our local paper?      Yes, I did find a way to talk about my underwear…on the front page??? It was fun and for once, my kids thought their […]

Do You Remember

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I need you to start singing Earth Wind & Fire’s “Do You Remember” because that is what my son is singing here while stroking the golf cart.    He came home from school and lept onto it and did everything short of humping. You see our twins haven’t had the golf cart since last summer.  […]

What You Talkin’ Bout Willis

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Why husbands can’t win. Me, “How do I look baby?” (Fishing to hear a nice word thrown my way.)    Jim, “Nice.” Me, “What’s that? Hmmm..” (Clearly needing more.) Jim, “Nice in a conservative way.” Me, “As in?” (Making WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT WILLIS FACE.)   Jim, “More conservative that your usual.” Me, “You think […]

Funny Easter Story, Another Holiday That Tries to Turn Me Into a Liar

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Another holiday trying to turn me into a liar. When taking our twins to the mall to get a photograph with the Easter Bunny they peer into his mouth and declare, “I see you! I can see the man inside the bunny costume”

The Reality of Friday Nights for Parents of Older Kids

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Last night we ended up with a gaggle of teenage boys fishing in the pond behind the house. Not a bad way for 15 year-olds to spend a Friday evening.   It did end with one of our sons getting stitches. How many times have we as mother said don’t throw rocks and no swinging […]

There is a Name for That, Dysgraphia

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There is a Name for That, Dysgraphia. Our youngest son is in 4th grade.   His name is Peter and he is smart and funny and people are drawn to him. He is an old soul with an inventors heart and a playful laugh. He is so smart one time he enrolled himself into a homeschooling program. […]

Lost in SoCal

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Lost phone equals lost brain, for me. I have been rendered almost useless upon arrival in San Diego when I departed the plane and my phone vanished. I have looked everywhere at the airport and called and used “Find My iPhone” and it has vanished…. …along with all my reservations and addresses and plans for […]

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