Last night, a thunderstorm rolled through our area just as I was trying to fall asleep. My drowsy, almost-asleep time is when my mind, free of the constraint of daytime logic, begins to imagine all the horrible scenarios that could befall our children. Usually, these visions, from which I have to rouse myself by sitting […]

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Part One 
Kudos to my hubby and kids for giving me a great Mother’s Day. Well done! I needed it too, after a rough day and night before with a sick toddler (Jules). The girls - don’t ask me how - slept until 8:30 this morning. I can’t tell you how good it feels to wake […]

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WHEW.
Seven young boys PLUS cake PLUS ice cream PLUS presents PLUS sunshine PLUS green grass PLUS squirt guns PLUS cherry kool-aid PLUS goodie bags EQUALS a successful eighth birthday party.
 

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Not only was yesterday Edward’s birthday, but it was also a day of decisions.
First, we had the team meeting to determine Davey’s placement for the next school year. He is eligible to start kindergarten in the fall. However, eligible and ready are two different matters. In short, we all agreed that it would be best […]

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Edward is turning eight years old today. This seems like a big milestone to me. I remember being eight so clearly. On the edge between young and middle childhood. I try not to think about how, in eight more years, my eldest son will be turning sixteen.
Eight years ago, I became a mom. I had […]

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My head is a tangled ball of yarn today. Not in a bad way… or maybe? I just have a lot on my mind. Plans for summer - I should be making massive, page-long lists of what we need to pack for our week to Florida and our month in Colorado. I have a bunch […]

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To all the people affected by the tornado that devastated Greensburg, Kansas, to those in all of Kiowa and Stafford counties, and especially to the families of those who were lost, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Yesterday I broke my cardinal laundry rule - I did some. See, a while back I realized that the only way to keep me from feeling like I am continuously running the washing machine is to enforce a rest period in our never-ending cycle of clean - diry - clean - dirty. Weekends are my no-laundry […]

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Today is the 133rd Run for the Roses. Happy Derby Day!
I love horses. I love horse racing. Part of me thinks perhaps I should not love horse racing as much as I do. I have only to recall the sickening images from last year’s Preakness to fuel my doubts about the sport of kings. Yet, horse […]

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Yesterday we had Davey’s monthly team meeting at school. I love his little school. It’s the public preschool, with inclusive classrooms, and he loves going and they love having him there. All of his therapists - speech, physical, occupational - had good reports. Then his OT mentioned a star chart they are using with him. […]

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