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HELP!
Halloween is a week from today. I still don’t have any idea what I am going to be. I need you to help me with this if you can. Here is the criteria: It has to be G-rated. I work in pediatrics and it will not go over well if I dress [...]...
Awesome Advice
A friend sent me this the other day and it just hit me at the right time. It was one of those forward on emails, but instead of forwarding it on, I thought I would share it here. It’s worth the read. Maybe it will be hitting one of you at th...
Concerts and Surgeries
Concerts: We decided to let Emily go to the concert. This is going to sound stupid and maybe not exactly rational, but here goes… The girls that she is going with are all good girls, just like Emily. They all went to the same private elementa...
I Have 3 Children and 1 Grandchild
(Emily, I love you. You’re my favorite blonde-haired daughter.)* Last week, Emily took the PSAT. We won’t know how she did for awhile. I don’t have to have the results. I know that she did well because she is smart and does well...
Somebody Remind Me to Breathe
Here’s what’s keeping me busy these days (the fun and the not-so-fun): I’ve been working on a store for my BIL. It’s really cool. (IMHO.) See for yourself: buy unique gifts at Zazzle I’m trying to get Isabelle on trac...
Reflection
Where have I been? I have been thinking that I feel like posting here is a weight around my neck, an obligation or a chore more than a hobby that I enjoy. However, I have been doing some soul searching and some mind-untangling and I think really a g...
This Is NOT a Political Blog
I have tried to never let this become a political soapbox. I don’t really EVER want it to become that. However, in watching the debate last night (the first one that I have been able to watch, so far), I had these thoughts: I propose that the...
“I don’t wanna…”
“I don’t wanna drink my milk,” she said. She used to love milk when she was younger, you remember. Why can’t she just drink one glass and get the rest of her recommended daily allowance of calcium from other dietary sources?...
It’s Always Something
“Well, Jane, it just goes to show you, it’s always something.” That Rosanne Rosannadanna sure was a smart one. It’s always something. This week, it’s anniversaries with roses and laptops, broken cell phones, broken th...
The Walk Was Moving
The Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday was amazing. There were so many people there. At the end, they made an announcement that they made $350,000 on our walk alone. They said that combined with the money made from other walks that were done at other ...
100 Words #2 Dead
It’s time for another 100 Words Carnival which was founded by my friend Simon. This week’s word was dead. The assignment was to write a short, 100 word blurb/essay about “dead”. Here’s mine: Here are some words that de...
Attack Ads: Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em?
We have a particularly contentious, vicious even, US senatorial campaign going here in Minnesota. It is really getting nasty. A little background first: One of the candidates, Norm Coleman, may be less well known. He was the mayor of St. Paul from...
Jason=Awesomest. Husband. Ever.
Here is some evidence from this crappy crud that I have had that might convince you, in case you don’t already believe it. Night one of CC: Jason goes to Eddington’s to get me my favorite soup that they make, Boundry Waters Wild Rice. Ni...
Quick Update
I don’t have pneumonia. I still feel crappy. My doctor put me on antibiotics and some prescription cough syrup. Apparently, though, I will survive. Now I’m off to bed....
I Was Wondering…
While I was shopping for probiotics, I read a lot about “free radicals”. That got me wondering: Who are these Free Radicals and who let them inside our bodies to roam around and cause problems? How did humanity survive this long without ...
Grandmas and Diarrhea of the Mouth
After last night’s (Tuesday night’s) meltdowns, I talked to one of the pediatricians that I work with, who happens to have a kindergärtner, and I asked her if her daughter was uber crabby since school started. She said, emphatically, th...
Whew!
Isabelle had several meltdowns tonight. I think she has been a little crabby and more tired since she started kindergarten. I think it’s just normal adjustment behavior. Tonight, however, it was something more, I think. The last few days, s...
Make New Friends but Keep the Old
A little blog housekeeping here. Don’t run away. Please. When I was little, I was in Bluebirds and/or Brownies and I learned the song that’s first verse is “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.&...
Testing
I am testing out this plugin that let’s you post on your Wordpress blog from your smartphone, in my case, my Blackberry. It was designed for an iPhone though, so all you iPhone-ers should check it out. You can find the link here: http://wphonep...
I Didn’t; I Won’t
Yesterday I was thinking about all those lost 7 years ago. The weather here yesterday was appropriate for the mood. Dreary. People often ask other people, “Where were you when…” or “What were you doing when you heard…...
Autumn Goodness
Can you smell it? Can you smell the fragrance of backyard bonfires, candles burning inside pumpkins and apple pie baking in the oven? The breeze is is gentle and welcome when you are doing yard work or going for a late afternoon walk with family or...
100 Words #1
So, I met this new friend, Simon. I think he actually found me through Fantastagirl. I really like his style of writing and his blog design rocks, too. Anyway, he does this thing where he gives himself a topic or a word and he writes a little essa...
A Scary Story
After school, Emily gets home first because she is in high school and they let out first. Next Sam comes home because he is in middle school and they get let out second. Finally, Isabelle comes home. I go to get Isabelle off the bus when I am not ...
I May Just Get Some Hate Mail
And I don’t effing* care. I was inspired to write this letter to Misi. I don’t really even know about what the hell happened between her and Britt. I haven’t read Britt’s blog for a few days because I have been working a lo...
Kindergarten
Isabelle did great getting on the bus. Prior to that, there were a few clashes between Ashley and Isabelle, Ashley and me, ID and Isabelle and ID and Ashley, which made Isabelle a little emotional, understandably. In spite of negativity from her mo...
Two Down, One to Go
I did good! I didn’t even cry. Of course the real test will happen today. Emily was the first to go. I don’t think she was amused. It’s a good thing we only have one of these left to do and next year is her senior year because...
Making A List
Well, the teachers made the list, but I checked it twice. Or three times. Or four. I might have gone back to the store that many times, too, but I don’t remember and I’ll deny it if you ask me. I actually forgot Isabelle’s list ...
I Wish and I Wonder
Warning: Sappy post ahead. Feel free to skip it. It’s my blog and this is my therapy for the day. I wish you could see the beautiful young women all your granddaughters have become. I wonder what you’d think of them. I wish you were he...
UGH!
I am so frustrated right now. Whatever is going on in my life, I always want to share it with you. If I’m depressed, you lift me up or pray for me or whatever. When I am confused, you straighten me out. When I just need some support, there ...
Thank You…
Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, meditations or whatever that you sent Lisa’s way. It must have worked because she is out of the hospital and, in fact, was able to go to the Bead Expo, which is really important to her because she make...
