You GUYS, March is National Craft Month! It’s time to roam the aisles of Hobby Lobby looking for stuff to cut out, hot glue, toll paint, shellac, stuff with potpourri and stick on a shelf. You may sense some sarcasm, particularly if we’ve become acquainted any time in the past decade. You may know I […]
Everyone’s Child
There are days my dalliance into social media causes heartburn. Other days it knocks me flat. Sunday was such a day, when I met ten year-old Lula in the waning moments of her life. A friend had posted a prayer request for Lula and her family. This was not my battle, nor my child. It […]
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Guilt is a smarmy jerk
“Being a working mom is always hard…” …this from a Facebook friend, sharing a raw moment after dropping her child off at kindergarten… …and being mistaken for the little girl’s aunt… “Ouch, that was a tough one,” she said, “straight through the heart.” We’ve all been there. Conscientious parents, whatever their professional situation, get to know […]
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No you don’t actually resemble a Manatee
Today is the day people all over the region will vie for a spot in what’s billed as the toughest half marathon in the Northwest. Because I have weird issues about absurd challenges, this particular half marathon was also my very first. If I get in this year, it will have been my ninth consecutive […]
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Of shoelaces and shenanigans
This morning when Jack was tying his shoes, it looked like he was doing some sort of macramé project. He was folding laces over each other and pulling and tucking. It didn’t look like the kind of shoe tying I remember teaching him, and it took forever. “Jack, are you ready buddy? We talked about […]
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I really shouldn’t be allowed out at all
The Muzzy Braun show was sold out by the time we arrived on Saturday, which is how we ended up at a belly dance performance instead. The last time our friend Sally was in town, I recommended a contemporary theater play that that turned out to be too avant-garde for anyone else’s taste. This time […]
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We’re not all that tight with St. Val
More often than not, Valentine’s Day passes without much fanfare around here. We’re not big ones for the holiday. The cheap cards with “fun sized” candy will have gone off to school in someone’s backpack (after I spend too much time contemplating what could be “fun” about a packet of candy the size of a […]
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Getting my money’s worth from my OB-GYN
I’m not a nervous talker, just a talker. I thought you would have guessed that by now, but maybe you’re new here. Have a seat. I’d fix you a cocktail, but I’m on a roll. So just help yourself. I have this friend Jen, who once felt the need to call attention to my talking […]
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He ‘Aint Heavy, He’s My Brother
“It’s probably best to leave Jack alone for a little while,” I hear Colin tell his dad in the other room. “He’s in a pretty bad mood. I bugged him just a little bit and he picked me up and threw me.” Although not encouraged, these kinds of demonstrations of Hulk-like strength are not terribly […]
