May
24
2013
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I sent someone an email three weeks ago.
I selected the address from my contacts.
I found out that they never received what I sent them.
They asked me to check and see which email I used, since they have two email addresses.
Pride crept in.
I know I sent it to the right address…It probably went to their spam folder.
Pride.
I’m right.
You’re wrong.
Feb
9
2013
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The Super Bowl is now a memory.
I am not a huge sports fan.
I am usually quite indifferent…unless a home town team is playing.
There is always so much publicity before the big game.
Interviews, back stories, possible outcome scenarios.
There is always so much hype surrounding the Super Bowl commercials.
The outlandishly expensive cost of 3o seconds of advertising.
One source reported that 3o seconds of advertising this year cost $3.5 million dollars!
Feb
8
2013
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My youngest daughter is home sick today with a fever.
A dear friend checked in with me to see if there was anything I needed at the store.
It was so sweet of her…but I had already gone food shopping…while my daughter slept.
I remember the days when I couldn’t do that.
Days when my children were too young to be left alone.
I was never a big temperature taker when they had a fever.
A mother knows when her child is sick.
Their eyes don’t dance!
Jan
1
2013
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It snowed this past weekend.
My husband and I were supposed to go to our high school reunion.
Since the roads were slippery, and we were not plowed out, we had to miss it.
Thinking about the classmates I might have seen made me reminisce a bit.
Nov
30
2012
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Collections.
Sometimes you choose the collection you want to begin.
Sometimes the collection chooses you.
The most obvious collection in my house is books!
They are resting in twelve bookcases in various rooms.
That collection chose me.
Nov
15
2012
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I was thinking about the story of Pinocchio.
The Adventures of Pinocchio was originally written in 1883 by Carlo Collodi.
It is the story of an old wood carver named Geppetto who carves a wooden puppet.
He names him Pinocchio.
In the animated version of the story, Pinocchio is brought to life by a fairy.
The fairy tells Pinocchio that he can become a real boy if he proves himself to be brave, truthful, and unselfish.
Pinocchio also has to be able to tell right from wrong by listening to his conscience.
Oct
8
2012
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My husband spent a lot of time power washing this weekend.
He purchased a small machine at one of the local home improvement stores.
It was the perfect fall weekend to tackle this project.
Once he got started…and saw the results…he kept going.
I am so grateful to him for his hard work.
Our walkways, our deck, our deck railings, our porch…cleaner than they have ever been!
It is hard to believe what accumulates over time.
Jun
14
2012
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I was weeding this morning after I got back from my walk.
I try not to wait until the job is insurmountable.
I tend to pull weeds when I see them.
I am not a person who likes to be in the sun, since I sunburn very easily.
I am a “get things done in the morning, before the heat of the day” kind of person.
Typically, I prefer my shady porch to the sunny deck.