I haven't blogged in forever.  Every now and again I'd get nostalgic for my every day writing.  Then I'd think about the curent state of my life and think, "Do I really want a record of THIS????"
The easy answer was always, "No I don't!"  I mean, what could possibly be entertaining or productive or remotely enjoyable about life written about during ( Read more... )

A couple of years ago I linked to a blog that I really like.  Melissa does a "Favorite Things" post every year and invites people to join in the fun...because it is fun to stop and think about your "favorites" -- especially since most of the time they are the smallest of things.  How easy it is to forget that pleasure can come in the simplest of ( Read more... )

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This year I think has been the beginning of the end in terms of doing things together as a family ( Read more... )

Have I mentioned yet how much time I have spent NOT enjoying summer ( Read more... )

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Every Christmas I buy myself a copy of The New Yorker desktop calendar.  Best cartoons ever.

Here are some classics from the recent month (and one oldie that I love).

1)  This is the truth.  You could be having the worst day ever, but as soon as you hear the ice cream truck everything is magically 1000% better.


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God knows how I pulled it off, but in a short evening I got patriotic and made this:


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Raising kids at different ages and stages is a challenge...and no matter what people say, it does NOT get easier as they get older and kids do NOT grow out of tantrums!

This is how I begin every single day....and how I end almost every single day.


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