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First Week of School and I Am Thinking About Pants

When I was a kid I wanted to wear sweatpants to school. Everyone ELTSE (that’s for you, Phil) got to wear sweatpants to school. Why couldn’t I? My parents’ answer was: “Because it isn’t appropriate clothing for school.” The End. … Continue reading

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Five Good and Five Bad

OH the children, right now. The children. I can see and understand that my kids are testing me and acting out because: they are starting school and change is scary and life is flux. The weather is hot and it … Continue reading

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Performance Anxiety

My left eye is twitching. It has been twitching for days. I woke up this morning with a headache that felt like a hangover; connected somehow to my stomach, making me feel nauseated at both the thought of food and … Continue reading

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My Grand Annual Tradition of Money-Wastery

I sure wish I had it in me to write something meaningful and profound today. But I don’t. We went to the PNE (a local, annual fair and amusement park) yesterday. While at the PNE I realized that going to … Continue reading

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

It seems silly to write a day in the life post when my last post was kind of a summary of all our days but hey, ginger had a good idea and I’m joining. 6:05: Wake up, after a long … Continue reading

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