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Stop and Smell the Tomatoes

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Someone has hit the fast-forward button on my days. I blinked and Brinley turned two. Then I blinked again and Avelyn started first grade. Then I blinked again and Karenna had her first day of Junior Kindergarten. And I blinked again and the summer was gone and fall has arrived and I am just feeling … [Read more...]

Diary of a Dodge Grand Caravan back-to-school driver

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I am a sucker for a good van.Shortly after the birth of our third child we outgrew our former vehicle and tired of ramming all three kids in the same back seat where they were within arms' reach to claw each other's eyeballs out and scream bloody murder. We bit the bullet and got a used minivan … [Read more...]

The Reader

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I thought I would get a lot of summer reading done this summer. Ha! Then life happened and I was lucky to have crammed in one book over my holidays. One day while downtown, I picked up a copy of Margaret Atwood's "Alias Grace" and set about reading it on my break.I devoured it. Margaret Atwood is a … [Read more...]

Falling For Fall

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There's a crispness in the air, it snuck up on us overnight. Yesterday I hiked up the mountain and noticed some dried, yellow, curling leaves being swept across my path. Then when I went to the garden I used the bottom of my dress as a basket for a dozen ruby tomatoes and freshly plucked carrots and … [Read more...]

Thirtysomething.

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I turned 30 this week. No big deal.Except, my friends made it a HUGE deal and threw me two amazing parties. The first I knew about, the second was a total knock-me-off-my-feet surprise. So far 30 is good. I know so many women who adore their 30s and I hope I feel the same way. I am done … [Read more...]

Summer, You Ain’t So Bad

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I know I was bemoaning summer in my last post, but before I go on a school supply-buying bender, I thought it worthwhile to think back on the things that made this summer a great one. Really, it's been pretty swell.Raybans and a floppy white hat.Alize. On the rocks.Guacamole.Fresh peaches and … [Read more...]

Crazy Summer

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We've reached the point of the summer break where the kids are starting to kind of go crazy.Too much ice cream, too many late nights, too many preservative-soaked hot dog dinners, too much sun, too much sand, too much everything.It gets me starting to feel ready for the fall routine to descend upon … [Read more...]