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Three for three
I went three for three on Mother’s Day, which means I heard from all of my children. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to see any of them, but they all called to wish me a happy day. I didn’t … Continue reading
Thank you, Mr. Sendak
Shortly after I found out I was pregnant with our first child, I went out and bought a hard-cover copy of the best children children’s book ever, “Where the Wild Things Are.” Written in 1963, it was a book I … Continue reading
Not winning
My husband walked into the bedroom the other night to find me and the wondermutt Jeffrey in total face-off mode. A big hairy dog was lying on our bed, where he is not allowed, and I was trying to glare … Continue reading
Tagged dirty laundry, dog, dog behavior, jeffrey, wettschreck
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Sweet satisfaction
Before, after and between storms this weekend, I mowed the lawn. Not that big of a deal I know, unless it has been a long while. When we first moved to Avoca (16 year ago) we only had a push … Continue reading
Tagged dirty laundry, lawn, mowing
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Another day at the office
I was having lunch with two co-workers Wednesday and they made me chuckle when they both remarked with verve that they wouldn’t want my job. No way, they said, would they want to cover the crime beat. I don’t get … Continue reading
Tagged crime, dirty laundry, drugs, kfc, reporter
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Mother’s Day came early
I know Mother’s Day isn’t for a bit, but I feel like this past weekend was for me. I got to see all of my children except son-in-law Luke, spent time with my parents and snuggled the dickens out my … Continue reading
Tagged baby, dirty laundry, family, grandparents, jeffrey, mothers day
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Get dirty!
I love the movie “A League of Their Own,” but strangely enough one of my favorite lines (besides the “There’s no crying in baseball” one) comes toward the end, when little sister Kat signs an autograph for the some little … Continue reading
Tagged children, dirt, dirty, dirty laundry, family, play
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My side of the camera
I was cleaning some of the photos off my phone the other day, and couldn’t help but laugh at some of the strange things on there. The experience also drove home a very important fact I tend to forget now … Continue reading
Tagged camera, dirty laundry, family, memories, photographs, pictures
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There’s no place like home
Included in Saturday’s Daily Globe is a special section which features a variety of stories about a variety of things in our coverage area. The theme we used this year is “Hometown Proud, Familiar Faces.” Interviewing so many people who … Continue reading
Tagged dirty laundry, family, home, hometown
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I know, but how can you not mention it?
There’s nothing drearier than talk of the weather, but seriously, how can you not mention this? It is still March, right? It’s been a strange winter — disappointing in some ways, but wonderful in others. My husband and I went … Continue reading
Tagged dirty laundry, fishing, spring, summer, weather
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