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Fruitless

November 22nd, 2012 · 1 Comment

So why the heck do I bother with a garden if it means I don’t get the fruits of my husband’s labor? He worked very hard to grow such a nice garden and, sure I got some tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, corn and eggplant out of the deal, but why no squash? At first I thought [...]

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Tags: Life Observations · Pet Peeves

The Silent Treatment

August 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Child #3 has been safely dropped off at college. Knowing how close we have been through the past 18 years of his life while I changed his wet backside, drove him all over hell’s half acre, nursed him through illness and operations, blah, blah, blah, I was sure he’d keep me well informed as he [...]

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Tags: Moms

Drowning My Sorrows

August 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Sixteen days and counting. The last child leaves home for college at the end of this countdown. In an effort to do my best about not whining about how much I don’t want an empty nest, I have decided to host a Mega Party next weekend. This consists of putting my celebrated Megastation into our [...]

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Tags: Kids