Fall
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Day 241: Unbelievable.
My oldest son will be graduating high school next Spring. THATS unbelievable. As long as we have done everything we can to prepare him, I feel I will be completely ready to let him step forward into this new phase of his life. I’ve had a few ugly cries at the prospect of him leaving home Read more
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Two orientations down, one to go.
Monday is Labor Day, which means Summer will be done. It seems like it is over quickly, but I got a lot accomplished so I can’t really complain. This Fall, I’m going to be dealing with senior stuff and college prep stuff and new edgy high schooler stuff (did I mention that when we go Read more
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It’s the second most wonderful time of the year.
Autumn, which for me means Thanksgiving, beautifully colored foilage and — Pumpkin Season!!!! When I was a kid, there was pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread and maybe pumpkin cookies. Of course I felt wrongfully deprived because my mother did not like pumpkin, so I guess over the past almost two decades since I left home, I’ve Read more
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October?!?
I had a freak out moment this morning. I realized that the month of September would soon be over. I knew today’s date was the 20th, but I think the long stretch of warm, dry weather we had this year lulled me into complacency. Fall couldn’t possibly be on it’s way for real because I Read more
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