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When Your Kid’s BFF is the Opposite Gender

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“Is that her boyfriend?” the stranger asked, winking. I looked at my ten-year-old daughter and her best friend standing next to me in the grocery store. “No, he’s just her friend,” I replied, damping down my exasperation. My daughter’s best friend is a boy.  They are fourth graders who are not dating nor thinking about dating. [Read More]

Things I Don’t Get

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This post on things I don’t get was inspired by a universal experience. I say universal because I’m willing to bet this has happened to you, too: You’re out shopping when you have to go to the bathroom. You find the nearest public restroom and step inside. There are at least 10 open stalls. It’s [Read More]

Easy Ways to Have a Sensational Summer

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Who wants to have a sensational summer? I do. That’s what I was thinking as I flipped through a recent issue of Good Housekeeping. One of their summer lovin’ tips  included lining the trunk of your car with a shower curtain. After a day at the beach, you just carefully remove it and shake off [Read More]

The Funny Truth About Spam

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Have you looked in your spam folder lately? Those messages are comedy gold, people. Here’s a sampling from my own spam box, for your entertainment. The spam about 2.5 million dollars Greetings, I am Mrs Anne BRUNO, base in Cote d’Ivoire I write to relate to you of my intention to use my money 2.5 million [Read More]

A Review of Fishing at Disney World

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“Why would anyone go FISHING at Disney World?” you ask. After all, it’s the happiest place on earth because of Mickey Mouse, fun rides, and fabulous entertainment — not because of large mouth bass. But when you visit Disney World annually, like my family does, sometimes you like to try new things to keep it exciting. [Read More]

When You Love Things That Don’t Love You Back

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“Don’t love things that can’t love you back,” a wise man once said. Actually, it was a guy who installed a closet in my house. Nonetheless, his advice is solid. Yet, there are inanimate objects I love that don’t–and won’t–love me back. Things like a floral top I found in my closet recently. I bought it [Read More]

Observations from Beachfront Bargain Hunt on HGTV

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I never thought my son and I would bond over HGTV’s Beachfront Bargain Hunt. Of course, thirteen years ago when he was born I was simply trying to keep him alive. And not run myself into the ground trying. But here we are all these years later hanging out and watching a real estate show [Read More]

The Long and Short of It

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I received the devastating news at my daughter’s well-child visit when she was two years old. “Your daughter is in the 75th percentile for height,” the pediatrician reported. The belly on my 5’11” frame knotted. I uncrossed my long legs and leaned forward in my chair. “Wha-a-a-t?” I stammered. “Does 75th percentile today mean the same as [Read More]

Steps for Sending Your Teen on a School Trip

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Loyal readers may remember my son and I went on a school trip to Toronto a couple years ago. It was fun being a chaperone, but not SO FUN that I decided I would do it again this year when his 8th grade class went to Washington, DC for four days and three nights. After all, it’s [Read More]

10 Signs You’ve Hit Midlife

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“Are you a midlife blogger?” the questionnaire asked. No. Wait. “Are you a midlife blogger? (45+)” the questionnaire further clarified. Well, I guess so. I don’t FEEL midlife, but if the average lifespan is 76 years or whatever, then I guess I AM midlife. And, as I thought about it, there are quite a few [Read More]

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