Monthly Archives: October 2007

temporary wife

Posted on 23/10/2007 by

another excerpt from the book “while most visitors find it completely acceptable to their preconceptions of morality that servants should be employed to wash clothes, sweep the floor and sit ouside all night to guard their property, many draw the … Continue reading →

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chatty cathy

Posted on 22/10/2007 by

every once in a while one of my kids will go out of his or her way to make me the proudest momma ever and every once in a while i’ll get a ring side seat to endure witness it … Continue reading →

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tree today

Posted on 21/10/2007 by
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rear window psychology

Posted on 20/10/2007 by

i’m not the youngest in my family so i have no idea what it’s like to be the last, the baby. i do know a youngest, but i don’t think he’s a reliable source. from what i remember he was … Continue reading →

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do you haiku?

Posted on 19/10/2007 by

i’m a little nervous because i have to give an award of the highest honor… i’ve been working so hard on this speech and i still don’t have it quite right. but i’m gonna go ahead. (ahem, ahem – clearing … Continue reading →

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You can’t please all of the people all of the time…

Posted on 18/10/2007 by

Or rather when you have a teenager, a preteen and a youngest in your house it doesn’t matter what you plan to make for dinner, someone’s gonna complain. Most days I drive carpool in the afternoon. Of course, this is … Continue reading →

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so glad he’s home

Posted on 17/10/2007 by

 bh was relaying an email conversation to me that was between some of the people he works with and himself. all very important stuff – important, but not confidential or anything. and i’m trying so hard to hide it, i … Continue reading →

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i just wanted to celebrate

Posted on 16/10/2007 by

i was set on celebrating yesterday’s holiday. and i was gonna do it up right. what could be more perfect? national grouch day and a monday – come on now, we’re talking off. the. hook. how could it go bad? … Continue reading →

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i am from

Posted on 15/10/2007 by

i came across an “i am from” poem at owlhaven and thought i would try it. if you would like to create your own you can find the format at fragments from floyd. poetry is not a gift i have, … Continue reading →

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get a whiff of this

Posted on 14/10/2007 by
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