The Bigger They Get

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971)

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Entries Tagged as 'Lessons Learned'

Blogapalooza: Kids taking it on the road…

August 23rd, 2008 · 8 Comments

Nanny Goats in Panties wrote a terrific post about running away from home as a little girl. Her post brought back memories.
I ran away once. I was eight.
I don’t remember what I was pissed about. My kid sister probably touched something on my side of our bedroom and no doubt Mom refused [...]

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What I learned today…

July 10th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Two things:
1. The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
This is good to know because that happens to me all the …..
Oh, damn.
2. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
Hey, cool. I guess I do exercise!
My day was not wasted.

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On Turning into a Pumpkin: A Mother’s Lament

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Once upon a time back in 1983, Yes,Dear married a fairy princess me and before you know it (okay, watch it, it was 16 months later) - Daughter was born.
I gazed at our precious first born snoozing in my arms and thought, little one, you are so soft and beautiful and so wonderful smelling (most [...]

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Housekeeping. Blech.

April 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I don’t much enjoy housekeeping-type duties, but any chores I can do sitting on my butt at the computer suit me just fine.  So in order to put off doing real HOUSE housekeeping stuff,  starting today I will be moving selected posts from my old blog to this one to consolidate things.
The following is a [...]

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