I’m eating M&Ms. Dark chocolate. I don’t know why, but somehow telling you what’s going on this instant helps me get in a writing groove. So let’s see, what else is happening? I’m getting a cold sore-like thingy on my tongue from sucking on the aforementioned M&Ms. Does this stop me from eating them? No, [...]

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A fish jumped out of the water behind me, right next to the shore. The splash broke the stillness of the lake. I leaned back in the Adirondack chair on the dock and tried to get back to breathing. I’m not very good at relaxing. No. Let’s get real here: I suck at relaxing. I’m [...]

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That’s riiiiiight! They’re gooooiiiiiiing BACK! In the early morning, before even the sun had risen, my alarm rang. After sleeping in all summer, I’d forgotten what it was like to wake up before dawn. And yet… I BOUNDED out of bed. I cheerfully awakened my children. I happily fed them breakfast and helped them pack [...]

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I’m feeling rather imperfect today. You might say, EXTRA imperfect. The run-up to Christmas this year seems especially hectic, and I’m kinda overwhelmed. To-do list in my calendar. Another on a legal pad in my room. Yet another started on a DIFFERENT legal pad in my briefcase. Overlapping and diverging just enough to make me [...]

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Wanna know how random this post is? I just named it after a fictional show on Demi Lovato’s new Disney Channel show, “Sonny with a Chance.” That’s how random. (I know: I am way too knowledgeable about children’s programming.) Anyway, first, I want to thank my lovely commenters for the warm (and absorbent) response to [...]

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What? Did I say Wooooo? No, Sweetie. You must’ve heard me wrong. What I said was, Awww, I know it’s tough to go back. Believe me, we’re gonna miss you even more during the day than you miss us. REALLY. I don’t know what I’ll do with those 7 hours alone 5 days a week…. [...]

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