The other night, Charlie and I were sitting out on the deck. Dinner was finished and the kids were doing the dishes. So we were just chillaxing. But after we’d been there 4-5 minutes, things started falling on us. At first I thought it was rain, because it was SUPPOSED to rain all day but [...]

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This year the pigeons inexplicably came out ahead. As you might know, I’ve been blogging consistently for two and a half years. And in all that time, one search term has always produced the most traffic for my blog. Until 2010. Back in 2008, I wrote about my childhood family’s Doberman dog, and his deep [...]

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This post is part of the One Word at a Time Blog Carnival hosted by Bridget Chumbley. The week’s topic: Fellowship. With my apologies in advance, here’s an attempt at a poem: In the Fellowship Hall Eleven years old, Legs cold on a metal folding chair. Surrounded by fellowship In an echoing hall. Sunday mornings, [...]

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I hope you can forgive the absence of an original post today. I just finished six uninterrupted hours of data entry. Which reminded me of exactly how much I despise data entry. This afternoon, it seems like a good time to bring back one of my favorite posts from this blog’s early days. NOTE: You [...]

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So in Beth‘s comment on yesterday’s post, she asked about Abby. You know, my third kid? Beth was wondering if I’d perhaps misplaced Abby since she wasn’t mentioned at all. Hmmm. Why DID I have no memory of any contribution by my kindergartener to our scintillating conversation in my SUV Wednesday afternoon? After much deliberation [...]

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