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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

As We End Mid-winter Break

February 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Where has all the free time gone? It’s Friday of the week off and it’s time to check in to see what got done. I got nothing done. I am way behind because having kids at home when you are supposed to be working is counterproductive. My son did clean his bedroom because another kid [...]

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Tags: Kids · Life Observations

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July 2nd, 2008 · 11 Comments

I don’t know what the problem is. The kid just can’t find a job and he has been trying so hard. We have been everywhere and he is clean, polite and persistent. He was a bit frustrated, but now is very frustrated as his two friends got summer jobs and didn’t even try. Both friends [...]

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Tags: Kids