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Miscellany with a side of stabbiness

Dec 4, 2016 0 Comments

Everyday, I update the little Christmas countdown board. When I forget, my 10 year-old is very good at making sure that a) I know it and b) I fix it.…

Family Keswick Kids Posts for the sake of my own sanity True stories

He has a suspicious mind, that one.

May 25, 2016 0 Comments

It is no secret that my Paxton loves him some apples. Like, he LOVES apples. All four of my smalls do, but Pax, in particular, is the most emotionally invested…

Confessions of an unhinged blogger Family Gratitude and Blessings Keswick Kids Posts for the sake of my own sanity The Good True stories

Is his depth equal than or greater than my ditz?

Mar 21, 2016 0 Comments

A brief, recent, and real exchange with Paxton, age 7 1/2 years. Pax, while eating his lunch: “In life, you just gotta have a lotta patience.” Me, half listening: “Hmmmm?…

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You know what is really upsetting?

Mar 7, 2016 0 Comments

This. The picture says it all. Tell me you see it too. And while the picture says it all, I will add (this very long, run-on sentence) that when you…

Confessions of an unhinged blogger Gratitude and Blessings Posts for the sake of my own sanity Random Shit True stories

How the meaning behind all of those ‘Words of Wisdom’ becomes clear once we are too old for it to truly matter. And stuff.

Feb 11, 2016 0 Comments

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. ~ Sir Winston Churchill There are expressions that I have heard my whole life. Many of them you…

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I’m no design diva or anything but, um, hello?

Dec 29, 2015 2 Comments

So, the other day, we took the smalls across the border to Buffalo to celebrate Mason’s 11th birthday. He loves going to Niagara Falls and checking out the Buffalo scene,…

Posts for the sake of my own sanity True stories

I am sad and while it sounds bad, is it really so wrong?

Dec 2, 2015 0 Comments

I have battled and won and battled and lost against Depression for almost thirty years. And this morning I woke up and realized that once again, I am engaged in…

Confessions of an unhinged blogger Posts for the sake of my own sanity True stories

The song has left the bird

Nov 20, 2015 0 Comments

It must be confession week around here. Meh, I do know of certain religions (none of which are banging down my door to join them, go figure?) who believe that…

Posts for the sake of my own sanity True stories

I’ll show you mine if you show me – nah, nevermind. I’ll just show you mine

Nov 5, 2015 0 Comments

Many people love to talk about gross or embarrassing things that happen to others around them. Some people enjoy telling mortifying things about themselves. I am usually the first one…

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My heart was broken last week + a rant

Oct 5, 2015 0 Comments

Some of you, maybe all of you, may know that I supervise lunch hour and afternoon recess at a couple of our local schools. At one school, I police kindergarten…