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Category Archives: The Lot of It

There have been countless moments in the past few days when I’ve wondered how to go on.  How to move forward in this broken world.  When I’ve wondered how to repair my heart.  When I’ve wondered whether it’s safe to send my son to school tomorrow.  Because there will be more senseless deaths.   The […]

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As I type, there are parents waiting to know whether their kids are alive.  The thought of that completely guts me.  That an adult could massacre little kids sickens me, scares me and fills me with dread and despair.  Knowing that innocent babies – kindergartners through fourth-graders – are lying in their school right now, […]

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  To say that I was really excited to receive this award is an understatement.  Thank you, thank you, thank you Stephanie from Mommy, For Real.  If you’re not familiar with Stephanie’s blog, she’s funny, an awesome writer and a music therapist.  I visit her blog daily.  You should, too.  Her giving me this award […]

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I felt bad about washing grapes while drinking wine last night. It felt sort of like I was petting a cow while eating a hamburger. Does anybody else out there contemplate the fact that grapes have given up their little lives so that we may enjoy wine?  It’s something I actually think about more often […]

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Turns out that one of Tucker’s teachers is a photographer!  Which saved me from having to take poor old arthritic Chief to the mall and saved Robert from entertaining Tucker while I agonized over which photos to choose. While I will not spoil the holiday card photo, I will share this one with you now. […]

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