From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Guilty Pleasure #72

October 31, 2009

Here it is, Halloween, and my kids are giddy with the thought of costumes, unlimited candy, the party at the neighbor’s, and convincing me it’s warm enough to Trick or Treat without a coat tonight.  Fat chance of that – it’s after 10 a.m. as I write this, and it’s a frigid 41 degrees with a brisk northwest wind, and it’s not supposed to get any warmer.

Even with all that excitement, I can think of only one thing:  now that I have this neat real estate on the information superhighway, I yearn for the release only a good confession can provide.  It’s beckoning to me like the smell of coffee wafting out of a Starbucks two stores down.  Some things – a vanilla latte, a trashy romance novel, new nail polish, clean sheets — simply cannot be ignored. [click to continue…]

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Third-grader Loses Toenails in Discipline Action

October 30, 2009

How ‘bout that for an attention-grabbing tagline?  If it sounds like it came straight from the mind of an imaginative child, then you’re spot on.  My dear little girl Claire was troubled by something for a few days last week, and after a few days of the anxiety weaving through and wrapping around my sweet [...]

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Rainy Days and Mondays

October 20, 2009

I hate when these are one in the same. Luckily, I have fond memories of climbing the oak tree in the backyard this weekend to see me through all the dreariness, not to mention the return of Sickness In the House. As for tree-climbing, there was a purpose that was more than entertainment.  We have [...]

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