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You gotta have friends
12 years ago
in Blog Nostalgia, Family
I’ll admit it, one of my biggest pet peeves is having a useless forwarded game sent to me by a friend. If you’ve sent me a “please pass this to 100 of your closest friends immediately or you will die” email I want to apologize to you personally. Over my blog.
Seriously, I don’t forward any of those things. I’m like that. I don’t do Mafia Wars either. I guess that makes me an outcast in facebook More >
Easter Weekend 2010
0We had spent most of Friday night traveling to my parent’s home. Once we got kids in bed and luggage unloaded we crashed ourselves. We awoke Saturday morning to pancakes and a marvelous spring weekend to enjoy. The kids had fun exploring freely outside. My Mother – a retired 4th grade teacher – knew that giving my son a set of binoculars would keep him busy all morning. He discovered deer tracks, More >
In praise of the original
12 years ago
in Blog Nostalgia, Family
We just returned from a wonderful Easter with my family. The kids always love being at their grandparents. My parents live in the country. Really in the country. From the moment we arrive I love to see my children unwind and enjoy the fresh air, open spaces, and skies full of stars with no city lights.
On the way back we usually make a visit to a Greek Fish Market. It is a welcome break as we More >
Be prepared 04.01.10
3If you are going to have some fun tomorrow with April Fool’s Day you had better prepare today. My middle schooler has already informed me that she is plotting and planning so I thought I had better check out some ideas. My history with pranks and jokes has been lame, to say the least. My genius idea in 1992 – just 18 months after we were married – was to call my In-laws and tell them that we More >
