Month: September 2011
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living in disarray
Today is the first day of Fall. It is supposed to be 79 degrees here, which is pretty wackadoo. School has been in session for about 3 weeks, and we have a sort of rhythm going, “sort of” being the key phrase. Sadly, we were not very productive in the purging this summer. There was…
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fall shortbread cake
Today, I did a bit of harvesting, a few tomatoes and berries and these beauts. They grow on the tree in the front yard. In years past, they’ve never turned this delicious red color and they’ve been really sour. No idea what kind they are, either. This year it looks like we got lucky. They…
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twenty
I don’t know who will get a bigger kick out of this – those of you who were there, or those of you who weren’t. Enjoy. Happy Anniversary, hon.
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5th grade
The Boy Child started 5th grade yesterday. It was a day we’d been both dreading a bit. He is not as interested in academics as he is in the alternate universe of the Xbox. Last year it was a struggle during homework time, to get him to read, and to practice math facts. He always…
foible and folly 