Tag Archives: kids

~:: having a hay day ::~

Posted on July 15, 2009 by K

Now, ya’ll may not find this interesting.  But as a dyed-in-the-wool ignorant suburb-baby, I find it absolutely and utterly fascinating.  Stick with me and I’ll have you well educated in the art of angsting over the coming winter and knowing … Continue reading →

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With all due respect

Posted on May 22, 2009 by K

One thing my mother said to me many times when I was a young mother myself was, “Never let them think they are the center of the universe.”    I used to nod my head, and filed that advice away with … Continue reading →

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~enter chaos

Posted on May 17, 2009 by K

            Soap Box:  Mormon Women drive me crazy.  I think they are a little like Jewish women, except without a trace of Yiddish accent—which is sad, because the accent adds charm to the signature guilt, guilt … Continue reading →

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When we were small

Posted on March 19, 2009 by K

Yeah.  A long time ago now.  And all these kids gots kids.  Lots of ’em.

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What I miss –

Posted on March 2, 2009 by K

I just came downstairs to find Skye, our blue merle collie, standing with his head nearly in a corner, staring fixedly down at something. I came up behind him, peered over his shoulder and realized that one of the big … Continue reading →

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Ambushed

Posted on January 31, 2009 by K

            So I was looking up the song “At this Moment” by Billy Vera and the Beaters, because I watched a Biography Channel thing about Mike. J Fox the other morning on the treadmill.  Does anybody remember … Continue reading →

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Twilight and other purloined morpheme packets –

Posted on August 20, 2008 by K

I don’t like it when a word—especially one I have a special fondness for like, say, “lunch”—is hijacked by one particular group or circumstance, and fenced off so that I can’t use them they way I’ve always used them, the … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Moving on –

Posted on March 14, 2008 by K

            I don’t know how many people will understand this.  I have been mocked before for waxing sentimental about my children. I wasn’t really that interested in having any in the first place, you know.  Oh, … Continue reading →

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