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Things I do to my kids

Learning how to use the old toys…with lots of buttons, which are GREAT for one-armed people

on May 3, 2010 in Things I do to my kids

Tweet The softest smile you can find. A bowl-full of craziness! Ummm…….no flash photography please. My camera. Learning something that I used to love….somehow I will be able to love it again.

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kids are my reason for working harder, they are also the reason i had to go to AA

on May 1, 2010 in Things I do to my kids

Tweet People will ask what my motivation was for getting better. I wanted to get out of the hospital for sure. Walking again has always been something I tried to do. But mostly, the number one thing has always been my kids. The kids that make me laugh. The kids that make me try one [...]

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I could have been napping

on November 9, 2009 in Aiming Low

Tweet So, I wrote this whole post about the horrors Peter put me through this weekend. Seriously.  Home Depot…rakes…sweat…it was like the trifecta of hell. But, some great things came out of it. And by “great things”, I mean other than the spectacular AWESOME that is an arm cramp.  Cause, if you haven’t had one? [...]

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I can be beautiful for my daughter

on November 6, 2009 in Things I do to my kids

Tweet I need to learn to love my body. I’ve had this body for thirty-five years and it’s never fully made me happy. The shoulders are too broad. The hips are too narrow. The belly is too squishy. The feet are too wide. The legs are too short. The chins are too many. And I [...]

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Sweet Victory

on October 20, 2009 in How we do things

Tweet My son is eleven. He has been kicking my butt in games for about, oh, ten years now. He’s THAT good. You name the game and he’s schooled me on it. HOWEVER!!! I have finally found the game that I can win. Yes. I am bragging because I can finally defeat my child in [...]

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This post alone is reason to make sure my kids’ schools never find out I have a blog

on August 19, 2009 in Things I do to my kids

Tweet Why no one should ever…I repeat…EVER…offer me a PTA position. Cause I just might take them up on it. And then? Armageddon. Or at least the school version of it. Dear 2009-2010 parents, I sure appreciate your misguided voting to elect me as your new PTA president. We are instituting a few possibly-not-totally-approved-by-administration  changes [...]

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