I like Edward’s school. I have nothing against it. We live in a town with a good, high test-scoring district, which encompasses two towns, as is common here in New England. We’ve paid many thousands of dollars in property tax in the past decade and a half to help ensure a good school system. That […]

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Was it my complaining about the lack of summer here or was it my recent purchase of a couple of long-sleeved t’s and sweatpants for the kids? In any case, I brought some heat… near record for this time of year. It was muggy and hazy all day yesterday. We sweated in silence in our […]

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I woke again to overcast skies. At least it was warm enough that the heat didn’t kick on like it has for the past several mornings.
Since the day we arrived home almost three weeks ago, I have been reminding myself that it is still summer. I find myself walking around my house and turning on lights […]

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Sometime in the night, the temperature dropped into the 50s. Squeezed into bed with 2 blankets and a thick comforter, plus two warm toddlers and a husband, I was not prepared for the shock of cold when I threw back the blankets and sat up.
Really, what did I expect? It’s mid-August so OF COURSE I’m […]

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This morning, Edward is upset because, as he complains to me, he can’t find a small radio to bring to school. Huh? Turns out he wants a tiny radio so he can listen to it at recess. I reply that I didn’t really like that idea, that he should be playing at recess. It’s for […]

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I. Am. So. Embarrassed.
I hate misspelling words. Being a writer, it’s even more of an embarrassment. Although being able to spell a word is not the same as knowing how it wield it with aplomb.
Still.
I have edited my mistake but cringe at the thought that anyone saw it before I realized my error.
That’s the worst […]

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There were a lot of things I wanted to write about today - our great day yesterday with Edward’s first baseball game, our annual burning of brush and downed branches last weekend, plans for the summer - but the only thing on my mind now is how irked I am at the local road race […]

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Loathing is perhaps too strong a word. Then again, in the moment, perhaps that’s exactly what it is. The dichotomy is not unique to our relationship, yet the reality of it takes my breath away. It has been raining for days, and chilly too, so not a lovely spring rain for frolicking. It is spring […]

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