Is the week over yet?

I hope I can make it one more day to the weekend. This week was busier than I imagined it would be. Being sleep deprived hasn’t helped any, either. It makes it harder to cope with stressful stuff, like when my son’s middle school called me on Monday asking if I could help them track down the [...]

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Full week ahead

Can I take a vacation from my life? Is there a place where moms can go to escape the demands of work, family, and home, without having anyone file a missing persons report because the dirty dishes piled up? If we didn’t have so much junk under our beds, maybe I could hide out there. Or [...]

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Too busy to write

Sorry I haven’t written for a few days. I took a vacation day on Friday to prepare for a trip out of town and darn near wore myself out! I don’t know why, but every time I’m about to leave on a business trip, I feel like I have to do everything before I leave. I guess [...]

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Perplexing wallflower

My son is ever the wallflower when it comes to events at school. He tried out for the middle school track team, but as the season draws to a close, still hasn’t qualified to run in any event. When asked why he hasn’t yet qualified, he hems and haws, coming up with obtuse excuses. From what [...]

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Kids, school, sports

One of the frustrating things about being a parent is having a child who is intelligent, but doesn’t apply himself. My son Eric has a knack for math, yet barely has a B in the class right now, because he’s either not doing the homework or turning it in late. Why? I don’t know. Maybe procrastination is easier [...]

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Spring is in the air

It was warm enough today to make me start wishing it was spring. The excitement of spring is like a jack-in-the box I must keep the lid on or it will pop out. It takes all my strength to stuff it back in, as cold weather is forecast to follow the warm and stormy weather expected [...]

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