Most improved
About a month ago I met with a professor to arrange to be registered for the capstone course for my degree. Capstone, baby. Like, the last one. The one you take in your FINAL SEMESTER. I'm in, by the...
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Every spring I experience two cravings. One is to paint my fingernails. Apparently (I discovered while hanging out around on campus) people don't paint their own fingernails anymore. I can't fathom the...
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Pictures to keep
A few weeks ago Raphael asked me if I remembered what hand he smashed in the window when he was 3. I puzzled over it, closed my eyes and tried to picture the scene, dithered for a while, then said "OH,...
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Everyone I know who used to blog and doesn't anymore says the same thing: growing kids. When kids are little, it's easy and lighthearted to talk about their lives. When they get older, it gets...
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Just beginning is almost the same thing as ending
This morning I took Sophia to her first day of third grade. She slipped her hand out of mine and ran ahead to exclaim hellos to her friends. Parents stood around and chatted while kids swarmed around...
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This afternoon I was out in the garden, ripping out the wilted remains of plants. It was beautiful and warm and golden outside, the temperature in the sixties, late day sun slanting gold across the...
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Kira: 0. Females with attitude: 2.
So first of all, I have to tell you about what happened with the deer. There were about six deer milling around in my front yard the other day. I don't care if deer want to hang out in the front yard....
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Stitch Fix #1
I posted something on Facebook about getting my first Stitch Fix, because Clay was funny. And then my friends HOUNDED me to let them see pictures. So mean. Somehow this seems like a safer place to...
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Stitch Fix! #3! Because I forgot last month!
Okay, let's get this thing done. I think I'll start with the most awful one, so we can only go up from there.Don't you just feel sorry for me right now? You winced, didn't you? It's okay. This deserved...
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Stitch Fix #4! What to do?
Okay, guys, I need ya'll's input here. Unlike the other times, I have not sent back the scorned items yet. I cannot decide. Give me your wisdom, oh friends inside the computer.Oh, and the reason I'm...
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