Empty-handed
Something happened and I thought to myself, “Self, that would make a good anecdote for that blog you write.” And so here I am. The major problem, however, is that I can’t remember what that incident...
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Eleven
Eleven years ago, as I was fixing my boys frozen pizza for lunch before our planned Labor Day excursion to the pool, I noticed I was having contractions. How strange, I thought. Which is strange since...
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I remember Thomas Kuveikis
This originally appeared on my blog on September 11, 2006. You may want to read the comments here and here. Here are two comments made by people who knew Thomas. Kathy Kuveikis Kurtz September 9,...
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A new post for those of you who are checking
The night air has cooled. I can almost imagine a changing of the seasons, especially since the sun is setting earlier and earlier. Soon, it’ll be dark at 5 PM and Christmas will come and go and we...
View ArticleLong day
I am extremely tired. We woke up extra early this morning so we (Grace and I) could go on a field trip to Sea World. Once we arrived, we stood in a line for thirty minutes before being admitted....
View ArticleNow you don’t see it
So, it’s late (as usual) and I’m dozing off at my desk and I thought I’d take the easy way out and just show you some photos I took today with my phone. Except that the photos aren’t downloading...
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Actual unretouched photos (taken with my iPhone 4!)
I said yesterday I’d post pictures today . . . and despite my technical difficulties, I’ve kept my promise. On Wednesday, my daughter and I went to Sea World on a school field trip. We loved the sea...
View ArticleSick and sick of it
Everyone in my family has had a cold in recent weeks. And now it’s my turn. When other people have a cold it seems like a minor inconvenience and I say things like, “Get some rest. Drink more...
View ArticleLook away
I am still in the throes of a bad cold. I stayed home from church so I could stay in pajamas and lie in bed with box of tissues and the remote control. I took three naps. And then I had to work for...
View ArticleWhile I was not sleeping
I finished reading Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods yesterday. I read it as a counterpoint to Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, but it was such a different type of book. I thought I’d find similarities–after...
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Cat’s in the cradle
Some years ago, a friend stopped by for an unannounced visit. With some horror, I gave her directions to our upstairs bathroom, not knowing what condition she’d find it in. After all, with three...
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The reason for the furry tumbleweeds
Almost two years ago, this puppy came into our family. We had a choice between another puppy and this one–and someone in our family chose this one–the “feisty one” because that sounded like more fun...
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Wait, what season is it?
This photo is from last year at about this time. My daughter indulges my obsession with jumping silhouette pictures, fortunately. I hope she never outgrows the willingness to leap for the camera. As...
View ArticleShort and sweet
Today I decided to take the afternoon off. I imagined a nap and some reading. Instead, I found myself renting a Rug Doctor and cleaning my carpets. It’s likely I wouldn’t have done that if I’d given...
View ArticleSoccer Saturday
Today was the last game of our regular soccer season. (And when I say “our,” I mean my 11-year old daughter’s soccer team.) Our opponent was a team that beat us earlier in the season (score 2-1). As...
View ArticleRemembrance
My husband got word that a dear woman from our previous church died over the weekend. She’s flown down to San Diego at the very end of September and we spent an afternoon and evening with her and her...
View ArticleWe’re expecting company. Now, where are all the forks?
I’d really like to know. Where are all the forks? All the dishes were washed. And yet, I only had five decent forks. Oh, sure, reject forks abound, but what happened to the normal forks? What? You...
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Untitled due to fatigue
I’m tired. That may be the phrase I’ve said most frequently over the course of my lifetime. Though, “close the door!’ and “stop making that noise!” and “did you brush your teeth” probably come close....
View ArticleHurry, hurry, hurry
I would like to have a word with the genius who sets the timers for traffic lights. I need to know why it makes any sense for the traffic light at this block to be green while the traffic light a...
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Reminisce
Two years ago, I forced my kids to go to the beach at sunset to be photographed for my Christmas cards. They were not thrilled. The oldest boys do not enjoy the beach (weird) and they do not enjoy...
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