family things
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My Earliest Memory
I can remember hearing encouragement in the form of my mother’s voice from when I was an infant, but the first complete recollection I have is being at my third birthday party in our house in Michigan. My hair was in a beautiful afro-puff at the top of my head. I had a cute pink… Read more
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Lately.
There is nothing like real life to stop a blog dead in its tracks. One of my kids hasn’t been doing so well, so I’ve been navigating our health care system to find solutions. It’s so hard because Nat is usually so quiet and reserved and not one to rabble rouse or complain. Now Al,… Read more
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Max's story. 200 Words, Real Fast
This prompt is to write a story as fast as possible in 200 words. The first thing that came to mind was Max’s recent birthday. Max opened his eyes and got out of bed. Today was his birthday! He could not believe that he was four years old. He got dressed, went downstairs and found… Read more
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Early to rise?
Hey everybody! I’m feeling a little weird today. My daughter woke up WAY early, so I was up much earlier than I expected. This is not helped by the fact that my mouth is still healing. Bleah. Of course, when Little A gets up with the chickens, Max hears her and gets up too. He… Read more
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