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Being an only child broke my ‘listening’ ears and other b.s. excuses that I try, without success. to cling to

For the life of me, I cannot listen. Or maybe I cannot hear. But I’m pretty sure that it is a listening issue. I cannot stop talking or interrupting long…

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The feet that will carry her millions of miles over the decades of her life

have always fascinated, tickled and amazed me. They started out like this: And my love affair with all the potential and strength that her tiny feet represented to me began.…

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I am a birthday party failure. But I am also an eternal optimist.

I have five children. I have hosted/thrown/paid for five birthday parties. That would make me mom of the year if I had one-year-old quintuplets. But I do not (fortunately? unfortunately?…

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I Wish I Had A Money Tree

Because if it grew the way my zucchini seems to, we would be so flush with money it would almost be embarrassing – but only almost. I don’t think that…

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Grocery Shopping in the U.S. of A. – Frugalities, this one’s for you!

Periodically, Mr. K.B. and I pack the kids in the car (or minivan) and head over the border to Buffalo NY for a day of crying, whining, shopping, eating, and…

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A Summer Vacation Update – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Sunnyside

So, we’re about 13 days into this debacle they call Summer Vacation and I thought I would check in to let ya’ll know how we’re doing. So far, and only…

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For Those Of You Who Do Not Read The Advocate (and there are many of you!)

Today marks four weeks since the death of Kyle Ehinger. I found this Thank You message in the back pages of the Georgina Advocate this evening. It is from Kyle’s…

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And That Makes Your Life Happy

These are the words of my three-year-old. When he does anything that is funny or sweet or sometimes really, really weird he says “and that makes your life happy, Mummy.”…

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And Then Our Miss Moon Turned Two!

I was always afraid to one day have a daughter. Having been a girl my whole life (just in case anyone was thinking we had another pregnant man situation here,…

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And Only Because This IS The Keswick Blog…

Am I going to post the obituary for my son’s friend, Kyle Ehinger, who took his own life, in Sutton, on May 17th, 2012. Kyle’s family, friends and girlfriend need…

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