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Yesterday was my birthday. My 33rd birthday to be specific and look at that... I let the day go by without a blog post. Hmmm. How did that happen? How did I not remember to mark my special day with a blog post etched indelibly on the face of the
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8 years ago today it rained. Not a huge downpour, but one of those consistently overcast days where the rain comes in waves. Where the air smells fresh and clean and the sky is that lovely pale dove gray with patches of white clouds. We were living out in Banks
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I bet you thought I was going to make you watch a video of that REO Speedwagon song... you know the one. You've likely got it stuck in your head just from reading the title of this post... I know I do. But I think just suggesting it
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My kitties are now persona non grata. Seriously. Officially. The tests results are in and Mike is allergic to them. So I had Mike's doctor draw up all the documents to declare them unwelcome. Doctors can do that right? I mean really, if a ship's captain
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It's funny what your life boils down to. A few weeks ago Mike's grandmother died. It seems cold to put it so matter of factly. To state in a 7 word sentence the passing of such an amazing woman, but as my darling husband has pointed
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Don't wear kitten heels if you're attending the graveside service. It may seem like a good idea because they're black open toe sandal open back kitten heels and your flats just don't seem dressy enough and boots are not appropriate and your
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It has been at least 5 years since I've owned a toaster. If I had to guess I'd say it's been more like 13 because I can't recall having a toaster when I met Mike and I don't think he
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We all know that everyone dies. It's a fact of life. The fact. It's what makes us all human. Mortal. Real. That doesn't make its sting any less painful. Any less jarring. It doesn't stop you from missing someone that you love.
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This Summer vacation has been filled to the brim with NOT being on vacation. We've been swarmed with busies. Engulfed by the things to do. Inundated with important tasks... Well this weekend we said NO MORE! It's been a tough week. Mike's grandmother continues
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I had this big long post written up about something I did over the weekend but it needed some tweaking and a little touching up to keep me from sounding like a completely vacuous monster. I kid. But not about that. As I sat down to work on it and
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Last week I wrote about an incident with the sitter and the dishwasher that left my kitchen floor sparkly clean... well Violet Nuit sat with K for 10 hours yesterday and we came home to yet another installment of what has now been titled by K "The Silly Sitter
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Generally, I like myself very much. I can say that with a certain amount of pride and clarity because I recall half a lifetime ago when I was not so lucky. When I looked in the mirror and the girl that looked back, her awkward smile and icy eyes, they