January 20th 2010
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reading
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For several months now, Clara has sat on the couch every night for her bedtime story - smushed directly between Kelley and mommy. But even though she's made sure that Kelley is sitting in his correct spot next to her and that he's positioned properly for cuddling, she has strictly ...
It's Sunday evening already and the weekend zoomed by. For some reason, I feel like a mass of anxiety - thinking about all the laundry that didn't get put away and the floors that didn't get swept - instead of all the clothes that were washed and dried, the grass ...
January 19th 2009
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friends,
reading
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Recently, I took a bit of a hiatus from making regular blog postings and from following the group of other friends and single parent blogs I enjoy reading and commenting on. I'd plunged myself smack into the real world of dating, and I didn't have time to keep up with ...
Joy has been watching the Barbie Princess movies (I know, I was never going to allow any Barbie in our house but... I also was never going to set foot in McDonald's), and voraciously reading every Fairy book she can find (a kids' series by "Daisy Meadows").
Last night at dinner, ...
December 26th 2008
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reading
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People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
- Logan Pearsall Smith
When things in my real life are less than ideal, I predictably bury my nose in a book. Now that I'm in my 30's, it's usually accompanied by a glass (or two) of red wine. Does that ...
September 30th 2008
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reading
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She really is my daughter. Now that Joy can read comfortably by herself, she's been reading non-stop. And she's sneaking. Reading with her new little reading light in bed, after bedtime. And if I tell her to get dressed, she'll say "OK mom!" and then I'll catch her huddled ...
September 4th 2008
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philsophy,
reading
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I just finished a highly enjoyable book, This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women.It's a collection of short essays by all kinds of people (famous and non-famous, old, young, men, women, working, non...) who have summarized their life beliefs. Some of the essays are about God ...
August 6th 2008
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reading
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I can't stop myself. This book is too good not to be shared, I think as soon as I finish it I will start again. The author is a man, how can he possibly create a character that is right inside my single mom head? Here's another quote:She frowned over ...
August 6th 2008
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reading
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You know when you meet someone and you instantly know that you are destined to be the dearest of friends? That is how I feel about the book I've started this week. It's a recommendation by our local celebrities here in Bellingham - Chuck and Dee, owners of Village ...
February 26th 2008
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reading,
single
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I just read a very enjoyable book, Beginner's Greek by James Collins. It was an entertaining but smart read, and felt a bit like a modern fairy tale. It was about a man (Peter) who was a die hard romantic, falling in love at first sight with a woman he ...
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