Category: bits and pieces
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girls gone coastal
I sit here typing this with a glass of red wine. Fitting, really. I’ve just returned from a long weekend at Heron Hollow with 5 other ladies. Organized by Danielle, we took over a house in Ocean Park, near Long Beach. I knew 3 of them, had met one only briefly, and never met the…
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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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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…
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friendful
Tonight was Farmer Fels’ annual Seafood Boil. Which brought to mind a post that’s been percolating for some time. I can remember when my parents were my age. They had a 24 year old daughter, a 22 year old daughter, and two young sons. I suppose they had a few friends, but none who ever…
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a new leaf
School starts in these parts the Wednesday after Labor Day. That means this is my last free summer weekend, since we head to SF for Labor Day. Given that we didn’t really have summer weather here until recently, I am not ready for summer to be over. The start of the school year almost seems…
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Lopez 2011
Along with some friends, we have been spending one weekend plus a few days on Lopez Island for the last 5 Augusts. (That is a strange sentence, but I think you know what I mean.) We camp at Spencer Spit, a state park that has decent sites and access to the beach, but no showers…
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‘n sync
By this time in my life, I thought I’d have things pretty well figured out. Everything would run seamlessly. Nice house, decent job, well-dressed and behaved kids, money in the bank, the whole nine yards proper. Like on TV. Like grown-ups do. Since the real grown-ups haven’t appeared to call my bluff, I guess this…
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one hundy
Well, it is god’s own sweet mystery how I made it this far. Yep, this is my 100th post. So, I decided to put a little more effort into this one. Usually, I sit down, I write something and I post it. There are no drafts. I suppose I could have lots of things in…
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good life
Wait for it…yep, nothing to complain about. This past weekend we attended two long-anticipated weddings. The Geek was a groomsman in one so we attended a few extra events for that. For me, when there are big things looming on the horizon, I tend to let everything else fall by the wayside, like I just…
foible and folly 