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Holiday Jealousy. On Making Cheer
I’ve got to admit, I’ve been feeling a little sorry for myself. I feel like I work really hard taking care of a thousand things, and yet, I…
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Dear Ms Grace
It’s (one of) your middle names, and you deserve it. This morning you did something that made me so amazed, so incredibly proud and so astonished that you…
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Tasslenisms – Part 3
Dog feeding time: Odin: I’m going to give the dogs a boutique! Me: Really? Tasslen: No Odin, a boutique is a bunch of flowers. You want to give…
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A message to my son on Mother’s Day
Hi O! You are four now, and not one for lengthy or deep conversations, but there are so many things I want to say to you, so I’ll…
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Message for my daughter on Mother’s Day
Hi Tas, This morning I was in the bathroom and saw our little message chicken (you know, the one with a set of little papers with nice sayings…
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Aloft
This is my theme for the day. It has to be. I am exhausted from running too many things, and there is snow on the ground, and all…
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The conversation
This morning my daughter lied to me. Not about anything big, or even particularly important, but the lie was said, then backed up by demonstrations to “prove” its…
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Simple truisms for my 6 year old
Don’t push hard unless you are aiming correctly. True for arms in sleeves, and everything else. You will have bumps in your socks most days, ignore them. Not…