We are down to days before we are ready to list the house for sale. We need one more weekend to wrap up some details - paint touch-ups, cleaning odds and ends - and we’ll be ready. Except I spent yesterday and a good chunk of today trying not to freak out. There is the […]

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This morning I was going through Edward’s backpack to get it ready for school. In it I found a slip of paper from Friday. I could see that it was note even as I reached for it. Uh oh, what trouble has Eddie gotten into now?
Dear, mom and dad
I am srooy I said the word […]

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I am all over the place this morning. For some reason I can’t get my head wrapped around the day. I am off track and the trains (four of them, small, loud, demanding trains) that usually run wildly but in some semblance of order were derailing all over the place this morning. Dex suggested it […]

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The realtor team came back yesterday to tell us what they think we can get for our house. Dex couldn’t work from home yesterday, so I met with them myself, not wanting to delay. I sat through the comps - most of which I was familiar with, either from studying the listings religiously for the […]

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Yesterday’s impressive victory by Big Brown in the Derby was overshadowed by the loss of an amazing filly. I had my eye on Eight Belles through the pre-race coverage and post parade. Every time she appeared on camera, I couldn’t help noticing the gleam in her eyes, the way she held her head high and […]

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