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A Hug from My Teenage Son is Worth 1,000 Words

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Son, so many words rushed into my head when I hugged you at the top of the stairs the other day. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But, I would argue, so is a hug.  “How did your shoulders get so broad?” I said aloud as I looked up, not down, at [Read More]

How to Celebrate January All Month Long

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After the excitement of ringing in the New Year, many of us are faced with the January blues. The festive feel of the holiday season is gone and the winter days can be gloomy.  However, there are tons of days in January that offer something to celebrate. Whether it’s enjoying food, honoring animals, or just [Read More]

Forget Christmas, I Want A Hallmark Movie Winter

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It’s that time of year again. Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas. Wait. Isn’t it ALWAYS that time of year on the Hallmark channel? I mean, aren’t they always showing Christmas movies and counting down to Christmas starting in, oh, January? No matter. I actually enjoy the sugary sweetness of their holiday movies.  But they fill me [Read More]

Parenting Teens: What’s Old Is New Again

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It’s funny how things that were cool when we were younger come back around to be cool now that we’re older. Let me explain how what’s old is new again. My daughter, 14, is a freshman in high school this year. She recently completed her JV golf season and attended the end-of-season golf banquet. The [Read More]

The Squid Game and My Internet Crushes

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Did my mention of The Squid Game capture your attention? Or was it the lure of learning who are my internet crushes? In any case, welcome to my blog post! I’m currently watching The Squid Game after hearing about it from my fourteen year old as well as the pop culture shows I like to [Read More]

7 Funny But True Reasons Why I’m Jealous of My Teen

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“How many have you had?” I asked my teenage son as he popped another buttered roll into his mouth. We were dining at Texas Roadhouse, a restaurant that serves rolls before the meal.  “Nnnnh,” he replied, his mouth full of doughy goodness. I believe he meant nine. Nine rolls.  By the time our entrees came, [Read More]

A Summer of Milestones for this Mom

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Summer officially ends on September 22. It’s been one hot doozy here in Michigan. It’s also been one hot doozy of a few months for my emotions as a mom, too. That’s because my oldest graduated high school, turned 18, and left for college. Since some of you do not follow me on social media [Read More]

Things I Want To Complain About – Part V

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I’ve been wanting to complain about a couple things for a bit. So I thought why not resurrect the wildly popular (okay, with me at least) blog series, Things I Want To Complain About. Yup, it’s been awhile since I’ve written a Things I Want To Complain About. Maybe there was a global pandemic or [Read More]

Laughing My Way Through Middle Age

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I noticed a bald patch in my eyelashes recently. “What?” I thought to myself, highly offended. I did what every red-blooded American does: I Googled it. Once I ruled out assorted deadly diseases, I found the real reason for the demise of my eyelashes. I’m middle aged. According to Google, which led me to this [Read More]

The Summer After 16

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While my oldest turned 18 this month and just graduated from high school, I wrote the piece below two years ago when I watched him turn 16 and get his driver’s license. That summer I came to refer to as “The Summer After 16” and it was a hint of things to come now that [Read More]

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