A few years ago I heard a quote that said “the reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is they have a common enemy.” I know it was meant to be funny but I thought it was horrible. It certainly wasn’t my experience with my grandmother, or even my…
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Goodbye Dylan
A few weeks ago my son came home and told me that his Dad’s dog Dylan had passed away. My ex husband and I have been divorced almost ten years and we haven’t had any contact since Alex graduated in 2009 but this news made me very sad. Once upon…
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Tech Support
As many of you know I make my living as a technical support specialist. I didn't set out in life to have a career in IT. It's just something that along the way I developed an aptitude for and things just kind of fell in to place when they needed…
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Haircut
Ladies if you have a man who loves you very much He will do many things for you like clean and cook and such. And if one day you find your messy hair needs just a trim Fire up your brightest sweetest smile and aim it right at…
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Car Wash
He wanted to watch the Disney Channel. I wanted to talk. Our conversation went like this… Me: So how do you like Mommy's new car? Him: I LOVE IT. Me: How does Mommy like it? Him: She does. Me: It's very nice. Him: She doesn't want it to be messy.…
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Tattletale
This adorable three year old is my grandson. I know I'm a little biased but he is a fantastic kid. He is smart and funny and kind. He is also a major tattletale. I know that tattling is a typical preschool behavior and it's important to teach kids the difference…
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Mama’s Girl
When I got home from work on Monday there was a package at the door. This isn’t unusual because my husband gets a lot of packages delivered to the house for work. However, this time it was for me and it was from my Mom. I opened the box and…
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Bull in the China Shop
I make my husband nervous when we are in antique shops. It seems that every time I touch something I knock something else down or something falls to the floor. He gasps and says "Honey be careful!" Once I dropped the lid to something and his eyes got big as saucers…
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Feeling hot, hot, hot
Have you seen this? It's our local weather forecast for the weekend. This does not make me happy. I have a weekend getaway planned with my husband and this was not part of the plan. I miss winter. I don't mean the kind of winter we just had. That was a…
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Good Mom
Dear Daughter, Have I told you lately what an awesome mother I think you are? After spending some extended time with your son recently I am amazed at how intelligent, well adjusted and happy he is. I think that is in large part because of you. You are such a…