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“There is a castle on a cloud, I like to go there in my sleep . . . Nobody shouts or talks too loud, not in my castle on a cloud.” from Les Miserables Today is a headache day. It’s there from the moment I wake up – pressure in my forehead and sinuses...
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My daughter and I are back to school shopping. We sweep through the big red-framed doors into Target, into the coolness and light and open space that smells like newness and popcorn mingled together. We stop for a cart and I take off long-striding into the...
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My four year old son comes casually and curiously wandering out of his room during quiet time lured, I’m sure, by the smell of popcorn in the microwave. His excursion is in direct violation of quiet time rules. He pokes his head around the corner before...
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This fellow lived on a potted plant on our porch one summer. The husband and four year old have been desperate to catch a Praying Mantis, so much so that I was praying we might find one on our walk after lunch today (my ulterior motive was that I wanted to be the...
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This is the third in a three-part series of posts on bugs. Don’t miss the first two!...
