Category Archives: parenting

For 37 years, I have sat at the dinner table on Thanksgiving and passed around turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, and peas, for color.  It’s our tradition. On Christmas, those same dishes are passed around the table.  For 37 years.  Turkey, dressing, potatoes, cranberries, bread and peas (for color) are passed from hand to […]

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It seemed like such a great idea at the time.  Chad and I whispered quietly about it when the kids weren’t paying attention to us.  (Lets face it, they rarely pay attention to us unless they are hungry or need help reaching something from a high place–in which case they ask Chad because, unfortunately, I’m […]

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It must have been around the time when I first began running. At least I think that’s when it was.  I was around 11 years old.  My parents got me my very own, very cool, stop watch.  By today’s standards, certainly it was archaic.  A large, rounded, black contraption with two big buttons on the […]

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I think I was about 8 months pregnant when I found it.  It wasn’t something we really needed, but I think it was my Mom who encouraged us to look for it, you need a new table for your new house.  I remember those months so vividly.  We were building our first home and each […]

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Every year I make a promise to myself (and to Chad).  It goes something like this:  Next year I am going to be more prepared.  Next year, October will not beat me.  Next year, I’ll do better. I will purchase birthday gifts in August, I will write birthday blogs in September, I will decide on […]

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