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Real Life

Who Takes Care of the Caretaker?

January 6, 2012

This is a question that has been running through my head for quite some time. It’s not a thought emanating from a feeling of self-pity. Well, okay, maybe once in a blue moon, although I’m not one prone to a lot of self-pity. It’s more a thought that somehow, some way, there should be caretakers [...]

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My Holiday Home

December 25, 2011

Doggie coats and Santa hats. Seahawks, of course. Cheap and easy decorating: Mason jar, glass pebbles, cranberries, and branches. Whimsy. Candy cane wrapping paper. And real ones. A welcoming entry. Christmas kitty. A mistletoe kissing ball. (One can wish, right?) Room for family and friends. And even more family and friends. That’s the idea anyway.

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T.G.I.F.O.

December 25, 2011

Thank God It’s Finally Over! (Blatantly stolen from a friend on Facebook.) That sums up a lot for me. <<— Maybe Lily agrees? I’m glad the year is nearly over. I have much to be grateful for, but there is  much that I will not be sad to see the door hit it on the [...]

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Ready or Not.

December 19, 2011

Sigh. Every year it’s the same. I leave things until the last minute. I get melancholy (mildly depressed) when I read about all the lovely decorating and preparations people are doing for Christmas. I am an overachiever who fears underachieving. It’s less than a week until Christmas and I have no presents to wrap for [...]

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My Little Mancubs

November 14, 2011

Last Friday night my daughter – who was celebrating her birthday on 11/11/11 – had a party. That meant I got to be the babysitter for the two little mancubs. (My youngest daughter coined that term and I love it.) I was so excited to see them and spend some quality time with them. Apologies [...]

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It Goes Without Saying

November 13, 2011

For someone who is pretty opinionated (<<– me), I’ve been pretty quiet on my blog. I wanted to do a daily post of what I’m grateful for, but after a few days I realized that for anyone who might be reading, that could get boring pretty fast. Sort of like the teacher’s voice in the [...]

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Sofa Shopping

November 8, 2011

I can’t think of anything harder to shop for than a sofa. They are expensive and not easily swapped out if you don’t like it without losing a lot of money. Harder to shop for than a car, I’d say. I need sofas. Badly. All I have right now are a couple of black leather [...]

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Gratitude Day 7, 8

November 8, 2011

My little puppy, Lily, isn’t much of a puppy anymore. She’ll be four in the spring, but she is my perpetual puppy and my companion these days. She goes with me just about everywhere. On days when I can’t take her along (too long in the car and it’s cold out) my youngest watches her [...]

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Writing Gratitude Lists

November 6, 2011

Some may wonder why write a gratitude list? What’s the point when you might be feeling so low that it is hard to fathom one good thing in your life? Bah-hum-bug. Pollyanna stuff and all that. Life’s tough. Bad things happen to good people. No one said life was fair. Yep, all that’s true and [...]

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Gratitude Month – Day 4 & 5

November 5, 2011

I’m grateful for: Being able to live in this beautiful neighborhood with that view on a sunny fall day. (Picture taken October 17.) A warm gas fireplace when it’s cold outside. Although every time I look at that fireplace I want to rip that builder-grade tile off the face of it and redo the whole [...]

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