Forty-one years ago I was born.
This is for me:

 p.s. I have had a really good day.

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I nabbed this from my friend Ruby (sorry, no link - she understands) in honor of Valentine’s Day
1. Where/how did you meet? We met at work. I tested the software code he wrote. We were both quite good at our jobs.
2. How long have you known each other? Since the summer of 1991.
3. How long […]

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Today my snow-encrusted mailbox held a wonderous thing: my first paycheck as a published author.
<and this is where the chorus bursts into song and the heavens shine down their golden rays upon me>
It’s not a lot of money, but it’s money, real honest to betsy monetary funds which I have received in exchange for my […]

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I just finished watching the ends of the Patriots-Eagles game (live) and the Broncos-Bears game (Tivo).
FOR THE LOVE OF THREE FLIPPIN’ POINTS! The Patriots won by three (boooo! hisss!) and the Broncos lost by three (double boooo!).
Not only do I love the Broncos, despite their fitful season, but I loathe the Pats. Loathe. Don’t get […]

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Mae and Jules dashed out the door ahead of me when I asked if they wanted to go to the barn. “Yeaaah!” they cried. They love the barn. They love the horses. They are their mamma’s daughters.
I love the barn too. It was what won my heart when we first saw this place. Sure, the […]

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If you play your cards right, my darling daughters, someday you too can be lucky enough to posess both a vintage Mustang and a good man to change the oil for you*. Of course, you might have to let said man drive said Mustang now and then, but no one ever said there wouldn’t be sacrifices.

* […]

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I snapped awake, sat up and looked out the west window. The patch of sky was bright pink, streaked with red and pale orange. “Red sky in morning, sailors take warning….” I rose and went to the window. The horses were at the hay rack, munching. The sky, despite the ominous proverb, looked beautiful.
This morning, […]

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In case you were wondering, Albert is my main man. In part because he’s a fantastic ball player, and in large part because of this.
My second main man, Matt, new to the roster, also wears #5. Look, he’s actually smiling!
And I am quite fond of Jim too.
This is who I think of when I think […]

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Dex and I have been talking, quite seriously, about moving for at least 4-1/2 years now. It’s a long story, but it comes down to several key things: climate/weather, living expense, and distance from extended family - especially now that we have kids. Neither of us are from New England and - though I always […]

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It is 10:11 a.m. on a Saturday morning. I have been up since just before 7:00 - actually I was half-awake for awhile due to Jules wriggling beside me in bed. I tried to sleep through her thrashing but she finally won out. And now, after 3 hours and change of doing the mommy thing […]

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