We had beautiful weather for our city’s annual Memorial Day parade. Very soon afterward we got thunderstorms, but at least we got a few nice pictures first.
Unfortunately, after sneezing all over myself, my kids, my neighbors, and a couple of strangers who probably won’t sit next to me again anytime soon, I caved and...
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Photo credit: h.koppdelaney
The biggest timesuck with having a blog is the ability to check the stats: how many people have visited, what posts get the most hits, where people are linking from. Today I was looking at the google searches that have led some folks to my blog during the month of May. I...
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There’s not much time for writing tonight. It was another busy day, starting with the kids going off to run wild at their cousins’ house while husband and I worked on the freaking screen door some more. I swear to you, it’s like an exercise in eternity. Or maybe purgatory. Or an eternity in...
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Monday, 5/24, was haiku day for participants in the 2010 Wordcount blogathon. At the time I didn’t post a haiku, because I had other things to say. Today, my brain is fried from a day at the zoo with a bunch of third graders. So here you go. Four haikus about...
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Or “I have nothing to write about today, but the blogathon is not over until Monday.” Here are miscellaneous notes to people I’ve seen today.
1. Dear elderly folks in the parking lot,
I really was not angry with you, nor was I trying to get you to move out of my way more quickly. That’s...
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In addition to #1, “Because it’s a supportive thing to do,” there are secrets he could learn.
Look here. Just a boring refrigerator.
I wonder if there’s anything good in there.
Doesn’t look like it.
But wait!
False alarm. It’s just oatmeal. Heh.
I’m so sneaky.
Honestly, anyone who believes a recipe for chocolate chip cookies only makes two dozen is...
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Photo credit: Amy Mud Pie
I wasn’t planning to write two posts today, but something unexpected just happened: I sent my parents a link to my blog. To make their perusal easier, I’m going to give a handy-dandy list of entries that they should not read. Ready?
Boundaries, Schmoundaries, just let me watch TV
You won’t find...
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Another recycled post! This was posted originally on 4/24/08. The bad photo editing was done because back then I didn’t want anyone to know where I live. I’ve since gotten over it. New notes are in italics. Enjoy.
It really pays to take a camera on morning errands.
Got a message for the car...
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Beyond Friday’s library defilement, the weekend was free of inner turmoil. We cleaned, had a visit from my parents, and bought a new storm door. The house is still coming together in the tiniest steps imaginable.
This week I have to persuade the husband to finish the door, hang house numbers and finish...
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Photo credit: eclecticlibrarian
I started my weekend by violating the spirit of the library.
Having finished the sixth book of the Sookie Stackhouse series, I went to our library with a humble goal: to find the seventh. That’s all I needed.
A few months ago, it was simple. If a book wasn’t available, I’d place a hold...
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