Category Archives: Family

Happy Birthday, Dad

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Today would have been my father’s 60th birthday. These are a few of the things that always remind me of him. One of my dad’s favorite movies. We watched it nearly every weekend when we lived in Germany. Happy Birthday, … Continue reading →

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Best Friends

Posted on December 15, 2011 by
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Let the baking begin!

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Christmas is not my favorite time of year.  Don’t worry.  I’m not going to launch into a tirade about how commercially motivated our society has become, or goad anyone into a theology debate.  No, I made a promise to myself … Continue reading →

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Things I learned in the last two weeks

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

The threat of Christmas hung in the air, visible already in the fretful look of passersby as they readied themselves for the meaningless but necessary rites of false jovialities and ill-considered gifts. – Peter Dickinson I couldn’t help myself.  Now … Continue reading →

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Where’s my wine?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

The funny thing about Thanksgiving, or any huge meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it and then chopping and cooking and braising and blanching.  Then it takes 20 minutes to eat it and everybody sort of sits … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (November 7 – November 13)

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that snickerdoodles will be added to my holiday cookie line up this year.  I’ve made all sorts of cookies over the years – chocolate chip, pizzelles, peanut butter, spice cookies, etc. – but never snickerdoodles.  I … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (October 23 – October 29)

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

This week I learned… …that apparently my husband can either relate to or, more likely, commiserate with the characters of the new sitcom Whitney.  I’m not really sure how I feel about this because Whitney is nuts.  I’m a lot … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (October 16 – October 22)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Miller’s Tale is bawdy, raunchy, and not unlike a lot of off humor comedies in popular culture.  It’s not usually the kind of thing I find entertaining.  I mean, I think I am the only … Continue reading →

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Pumpkins and spice…

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Well, good morning, Autumn.  I see Mother Nature has released you from your cage and allowed you to bless us with your presence.  Has she finally forgiven us for whatever transgressions we unknowingly committed against her?  Or has someone at last … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (October 8 – October 15)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that looking for the perfect pumpkin is serious business in my house.  Last weekend we went to our favorite pumpkin patch.   In a dusty, weed filled field, we searched – row upon neatly constructed row.  There … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (October 1 – October 7)

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that it sucks when my ankles swell up to a size they’ve not been since I gave birth to my youngest child some eleven years ago.  It also sucks that it took three days to get … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (September 24 – September 30)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

I learned this week that… …that it feels good to bump the elliptical resistance up to 9; bumping it up to 10 feels even better.  However, it should be noted that doing it too many days in a row leads … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (September 17 – September 23)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that the first day of fall is the perfect way to end the week.  It doesn’t matter that there will be no earth shattering kaboom, no fireworks, or fanfare.  The revelation that summer is finally officially over … Continue reading →

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Things I Learned This Week (September 10 – September 16)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I learned this week: …that my daughter has kicked “Georgie” to the curb.  She took exception to his giving out her phone number without her permission.  “I gave him two chances, Mom.  He’s not getting a third.”  Good girl.  Of course, it … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (September 3- September 9)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

I learned this week: …that someone was kind enough to satisfy Mother Nature’s chocolate craving.  Why else would we suddenly be allowed to enjoy some fall-like weather?  Surely, it wasn’t because she felt sorry for us. …that after living three months or … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (August 29 – September 2)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Hello, September. I thought you’d never get here.  That means there are only 21 days left until the official start of fall and 114 days until Christmas.  Tick-tock.  Better start working on that list and checking it twice. Since last … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (August 22 – 26)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

So, here we are again – another week successfully muddled through, with virtually no collateral damage.  That makes for a good week, in my book.  For those of you that pay attention to these things, there are only 27 days left … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (August 15-19)

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

So we meet again… Happy Friday.  Saying that makes me chuckle because I know Friday wasn’t happy, just a sad sap with an over-inflated ego and bad taste in women.  If you don’t know what I’m talking about, tsk tsk.  … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve learned this week…

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

My favorite political morning show ends every broadcast with a brief segment called “What We Learned Today”.  I love it.  I thought it would be fun to have a similar thing here on the blog every Friday.  Perhaps nothing of importance … Continue reading →

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