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A Fair and Balanced Christmas

I thought I had most of the Christmas shopping done long before today. But then when I paused for a…

15 years ago

A Day Out With Cordy

Over the weekend Mira was invited to a birthday party for a little girl in her preschool class. As any…

15 years ago

Ninety and Still Going

My grandmother (my mom's mom) has had a long and full life of ups and downs. She was born to…

15 years ago

Some Days Should Never End

Last weekend we spent a day in the country for the annual picnic with family and friends. The hosts have…

16 years ago

Heaven Help Us When She’s Sixteen. Or Four.

You'd think that with a second child I'd feel like less of a novice mother. I've been through it all once,…

16 years ago

Mira’s Perfect PINK Party

So Saturday was the great PINK party. Many guests showed up wearing pink for Mira, and Mira happily wore the…

16 years ago

Quality Time

It's a tradition in my family to always pick out funny cards for any occasion, including Mother's Day. So I…

16 years ago

Love in the Silence

I've been very lucky to have mostly healthy family members for most of my life. Other than Aunt Dot, I…

16 years ago

2010: Now This Is More Like It

I wanted 2010 to be the year of everything awesome. And so far, it's not too bad. In fact, today…

16 years ago

Happiest Holidays

To all of my friends and readers, happy holidays!I hope you got everything you wanted this year. I can say…

16 years ago