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I Wish it was Christmas Today
Not really. But that little skit from Saturday Night Live featuring Horatio Saenz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, and Tracy Morgan playing and singing that little Christmas song makes me smile every time. Look it up on YouTube. “I don’t care what your mama says; Christmastime is here.” It’s been a busy fall and summer. I’ve…
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Staying Calm in the Chaos
I am a bonafide nester. From childhood I have liked to have my things in proper order, in their proper places. I frequently went through the large box I kept on my side of the closet (I shared a room with two younger sisters) to reorganize and purge things I no longer wanted or needed.…
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Time to Wake Up, Boston Style!
I like my naps. Ask anybody in my family and they will agree. When I was working and after my children were old enough not to need Mama’s supervision or transportation I would enjoy a nap every afternoon after work. Afternoon naps refreshed me and let me stay up a little later, sometimes…
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Meaningless Drivel Monday: Random Labor Day Thoughts
It’s a good day when all the socks in the laundry folding basket have mates. Wouldn’t you agree? Yes, I am folding laundry on Labor Day. And the hubster is working. And so is the son-in-law, so Daughter and I are home. I fold laundry while she plays video games. Nice, huh? The good thing…
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Saturday Ramblings: House and dog sitter extraordinaire
A couple of weeks ago my son asked me if I would be willing to stay at his house for a few days while he accompanied his wife to New York City on a business trip. While I would have been a little more delighted to have been invited on the trip, I said, “Absolutely!”…
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