1. My oldest is a total carnivore. Her favorite food, at 6 yrs old, is sausage. Today, we drove past Hardee’s and she saw a sign advertising a double sausage breakfast biscuit. “DOUBLE SAUSAGE. DOUBLE SAUSAGE. Did you SEE that, Mama!!” I’ve never heard her so excited.
2. I stepped on glass the other night. That’s […]

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I love resolutions. There is something about the new year that seems shiny, and full of possibilities.
Last year, I resolved to read more to the kids. I give myself a B- on that one. I read more often to the kids, though not nightly as I should. Katherine began reading herself this year and I […]

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Our little town’s art festival has become a big annual event, attracting very talented artists ( often including my husband) from around the area. We love to check out the booths and see what is new in the art and craft world. Best of all this year was that a piece of Katherine’s art work […]

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We’ve slipped into a rather nice routine here at home these days. It’s busy but structured, which is a must for me. We’re slowly working out the kinks in the routine- figuring out when the best time is for homework, realizing that leaving the house five minutes before school starts will NOT get us there […]

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Katherine comes home with a new piece of information every day. Sometimes it’s science facts ( “A frog is cold blooded!”), sometimes it’s reading, and lately it’s been little nuggets from her teacher about behavior. These little bits and pieces we get show me just how clever teachers really are when trying to teach […]

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I finished Pat Conroy’s South of Broad this week and, as expected, it was a complete work of art. The story was wonderful, but the true beauty of this book was in Conroy’s amazing descriptions of Charleston, the characters and of their relationships with one another.
When I put the book down, I felt an almost […]

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Sign on the road today read:
“Hugh Yard Sale this weekend! ”
I really hope their last name is Hugh.

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Well, not so much a baby anymore. Happy Birthday, Charlotte. We celebrated with lots of family, Hello Kitty birthday cake and plates and, as she specifically requested, party hats. It was a ton of fun but I am still in total disbelief that my baby is three years old. She must be, too, because she’s […]

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Katherine has been reading a lot of words lately, but hadn’t read an entire book. ( side note: why does MS Word try to tell me that ‘hadn’t’ isn’t a word? ) Anyway, I dug out an “pre-reader” book this afternoon and sure enough, she can read it! I almost made a video of her […]

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No, I’m not pregnant. Gosh, ya’ll always jump to that conclusion.
The secret is that I’m considering going back to Weight Watchers, but doing the online version this time. I know it’s a great program and I know how to “work it.” I just have to make a committment and there is no better way than […]

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