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Morning to Night
I speak, and it comes out a whisper I scream, and it sounds like conversation My daughter asks for songs, and they cannot be But bless the love of a child, She doesn’t care every third note is missing That … Continue reading
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Student Loans Over!
I was paying bills this morning, and it took a second for me to figure out why I was one bill short: I paid off my last student loan last month! WOOOO!
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Sentences
Have I mentioned yet that Amber is talking in full sentences? Not just two word noun-verb combinations, that’s sooo last month. In the last three weeks here’s her sentence progression: I did it!* I want it. I get it. Hello? … Continue reading
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This morning has been the worst since the funeral. I was looking at Mother’s Day cards for Amber’s Godmother, and they were right next to the Grandmother cards. Suddenly I realized I don’t have any Grandmothers anymore. And there’s nothing … Continue reading
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Eradicate Polio, Yes Please
This woman, and her family, are awe inspiring. I will help her mission, somehow: One Woman’s Mission: To Immunize Children Worldwide With the Polio Vaccine “For more than a year, her mother massaged her daughter’s limbs every three hours, even … Continue reading
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Hehe Me
This morning while getting Amber to let me change her clothes without a fight, she laughed slightly and said “Mama seelee (silly)”. Ah-haha! It was great. She called me silly again later at the breakfast table. I love my girl.
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Ma
I’ve been trying to not be resentful of Dick Clark the last few days. ‘Cause it isn’t fair to him. But I can’t help how I feel. It’s like his death has overshadowed hers, and that makes me mad. Michigan … Continue reading
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So Very Interesting
The science of selflessness E.O. Wilson examines the role of group competition in evolution The whole article is good, and short. But here are the best excerpts in my opinion: That group loyalty, Wilson said, is at the root of … Continue reading
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Easter Story 2
Story #2 from this weekend: One of the things Amber got in her Easter basket was a little plastic saxophone that blows bubbles. She very much enjoyed it. A little later I was packing us up to go to my … Continue reading
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Easter Story
After we finish dying eggs, we’re waiting for lunch to be ready. But the little ones are hungry and can’t wait. So we make them some quick food and they eat while lunch is finishing up and being set out. … Continue reading
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