Mom and Dad’s Advice Falls on Overscheduled Ears
I couldn’t play organized sports until the seventh grade. Seventh grade was middle school in the ’90s. Apparently, the world has now deemed sixth…
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No longer afraid…
Every day rain or shine, sleet or wind, snow or sun – she’s there. She’s always there. If you drive by anytime during the 8 am hour, you’ll…
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Just a little bit scary…
My youngest, Gracie is a little shy. Unlike her big sister, Ella who will talk to any stranger who sends a smile her way (a good but worrisome trait…
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The Garbage Can Reminder…
I hit a trash can this week. Actually, the dang thing hit me. It did. It just jumped right out and smacked the side of my car. The passenger side…
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The very, very bad e-mail
Written By: Leslie Means By the time I finally opened the e-mail, four or five sets of eyes had already read its content. As I breezed over the…
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My First Selfie
The first camera I ever owned was a purple rectangle with a seriously cool flash button. It had a spot for film – the kind that would be ruined if…
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The Tooth Fairy Reminder
The tooth fairy had a tendency to leave money for me in a glass of water – on the kitchen sink. He or She – (do we really know the gender?)…
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I hope she wears it anyway…
I was the kid in grade school that wore homemade outfits. You might know the ones? Each thread was sewn together by my mother’s two hands. They…
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A Well Deserved Break
I woke up early once during my grade school years to find my mother, standing at our bathroom sink prepping herself for the day. It must have been…
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Magic found in a Parking Lot Tree
When we were little, the Christmas tree didn’t get picked until the middle of December. There wasn’t an urgency to decorate like that of today.…
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