Tag: early years
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I’m Younger (July 24, 2013)
For every high school graduation I’m invited to, I decided years ago, I am another year younger. I should be back in my mother’s womb by now, I suppose. Doesn’t matter how much I want to stop time…or at least spray retardant on it…it keeps accelerating. Apparently, so does my daughter’s speaking ability, cute factor,…
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Hello, my name is Chubby. (July 22, 2013)
Remember the “Hello, my name is Chubby” silliness we did as chidlren with our cheeks pushed forward? I thought of it today because there’s one version of a “Chubby” that has Chubby on a motorcycle with his dad and the wind knocks back his pinchable cheeks as he yells “Too, fast, Daddy!” Well, I heard…
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Even Bad Days Are Good (May 29, 2013)
Ethnic Man hurt his back playing ball. Sadly, it was hurt more than he realized. Two visits to the chiropractor and today we got an MRI. Results in the morning. Please keep him in your prayers. [Please don’t see this as selfish…me talking all about ME and MY stuff when my hubby is hurting. But…
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Albums and Movies (May 28, 2013)
I’m a child of the 80s. Does that mean I was a teen in the 80s and born in the 70s? I think it means the 80s culture was my formative time, when my senses were alive to what was going on all around me. Regardless, my point is the same. The 80s were a…
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Happy Purple-Practice-Day! (May 11, 2013)
I am not old. My definition of old has always been 1 year older than my grandmother, which is now 93, if my math is correct. But to prepare you all for what 93 is going to be like, I’m wearing purple today! And sharing one of my favorite poems. Then I’m going out with…
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Milestone Tuesday (April 30, 2013)
I’m still here! Alive and kicking! Things have been crazy, nutty, busy with snowstorms, thaws, more snowstorms, ice, and a few snowstorms along the way. There was the trip to Moorhead for the Concordia College Day of Percussion (fabulous experience!) and there was the God showing up in full force at a MOPS meeting (supercalifragilistricexpedalidocious…
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I Choose Not to Let Go of the Wagon (March 30, 2013)
Old Westerns. Classic. You know during the big chase scene when some manlier-than-any-man guy is being tossed off the wagon by evil-guy-who-doesn’t-respect-women dude and super-great-guy just won’t be deterred from his cause or his true love? You know how he grabs onto the hub of the wheel or some rope hanging and the horses are…
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I Choose Better Music (March 29, 2013)
Somebody needs to radically change workout music. Yes, I can MP3 my own stuff, but… …the musical selections on fitness videos has left a lot to be desired since the advent of the industry. Some music grooves at a fast tempo, but the subtle lyrics in the background is just not what I want to…
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I Choose to Bask in the Sun (March 27, 2013)
Okay, so I don’t even know if it hit 40 today. What I do know is that my neighbor’s driveway gets great afternoon sun. I sat there, playing sidewalk chalk with Baby Dragon and her friend. Every few minutes the older boys would approach to ask me something about bike riding, snacks, or bike riding…
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Four Tenths. Weight of the World. (March 26, 2013)
So this week is a whopping four tenths of a pound loss! And I’m celebrating it!! I definitely low on exercise and high on sodium this past week. But… …Ethnic Man had a slipped disc. All five children got sick at some point: stomach ache, colds, asthma attacks, bodily fluids emitting when they shouldn’t (’nuff…
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Updates, Upgrades, Dusting, and Mopping (March 19, 2013)
Do these tasks consume your life? They do mine. And I don’t like it. My children say, “Mom, I want the super-duper-bleeper-blopper cause it does this and that and this and that and then it does that and this!” And I say, “Does it clean itself? Does it dust itself? Does it upgrade itself? Does…
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I Lost the Heart Monitor (March 18, 2013)
Seriously, I did. I misplaced the watch. I put it on the counter next to my laptop to enter my numbers. I put the strap and clip away. Later in the day I said to myself, “Self, put that away.” But Self did not put it away. Then today when Self went to workout, she…