Tag: family
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Sick kid…again
Girl is sick. Boy #3 was sick two weeks ago. I was sick twice in the last 6 weeks, as was my wife. Boy #2 was sick in the same span of time, but not severe enough to need much of anything from me. He handled his own symptoms just fine. But man, these past […]
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who fits where?
I have never fit neatly into anything in my entire life. I was the girl who acted more like a boy. The boy that wasn’t really a boy. The kid that played with whatever was lying around including sticks, bugs, and toads. I was picked on for being too rough and for being poor. I […]
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Letting go of what never was
As I continue to think about my recent discovery about food being a positive connection to my father, I move forward. I am now in a place where I can see several things that I didn’t realize as a child or even as a younger adult. All of these realizations have been swirling around me […]
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Christmas Decorating
When I was a kid, my mom decorated our whole house. She had specific things for each window, garlands for the railings, outdoor lights, indoor lights, old decorations, bubble lights you couldn’t buy anymore, ornaments I made in kindergarten and at Sunday school every year when I was really young. She made the house feel […]
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Work Day
It was a morning to sleep in, but not a day off. Thanksgiving cooking and prep was in full swing in the kitchen. Boy #3 and I assembled our new snowblower and his new smoker that was the main birthday present he got this past weekend. He helped me briefly with winterizing efforts out back. […]
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Holiday Planning
The holidays are rapidly approaching and there are so many plans to be made. When do the kids go to see their father? What do we want to give them? What do we want to give each other? Who all are we buying for this year? What might they like? Do we want to travel […]
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Reframing my life
Since the huge, life changing conversation with my dad I have been looking back at so many things and realizing that my perspective was uninformed. I’m also not sure if I applied a filter after the fact. So far the results have been very interesting and it’s made me realize that it’s very easy to […]
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Today’s Gift
Randomly my oldest called me mid-morning. I have been meaning to call him too, so I was happy to see his name on my phone. Plus, it’s easier when he calls during the day instead of dinner time, which seems like his standard time to call. Sometimes night time phone calls end up cutting into […]
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Damn
I once worked at a daycare for awhile after college, but before I joined the Air Force. It was like half daycare, half special education preschool/daycare. I worked there for about 9 months but left to join the Air Force. Those kids pulled me out of a deep depression. Both the special education kids and […]
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The Truth
I’m still sick. In fact, today has been worse than yesterday. I spent some time on the couch watching a documentary about the bad Chicago. I learned a lot. Mostly that my favorite music of theirs is from an era they’d prefer to forget. Weird. I’m way ahead on NaNoWriMo. I’m averaging like 4000 words […]
Zander's Inside Voice 