The First Day of Summer
On the calendar that hangs on our kitchen wall, June 21st is designated as the first day of summer. And …
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Midnight Madness
Last night I went to bed at ten fifteen; I couldn’t sleep. I tried to lie calmly; I tried to …
Nature Study – Fuzzy Towels
Just as every Spring of the year signals the arrival of ladybugs, and June heralds the arrival of…well…June bugs, each …
I Know You Don’t Like Roman Funerals
Last night we were all at home, each busy with our own projects: Daddy was in the back part of …
Broken Concentration
My two daughters, aged 14 and 12, share a bedroom. There’s a bunk bed in the room. (The fourteen year-old …
Mountain Goat Therapy
Today was the first day of a vacation week for my husband. We began the day by taking one of …
What To Do with a Bad Attitude
Life’s daily responsibilites are hard enough to navigate through without adding the crushing burden of bad attitudes. This morning I …
A Potpourri Day
Our girls’ school conducts once-a-year week-long achievement testing for its students; this week is the week. In order to get …
The Week Ahead
Yesterday I was thinking about the week ahead: its duties, its responsibilities and its work. I like to enter my …
Ridiculous Mondays
What is so ridiculous about Mondays? Only me. I enter into my day (and my week) like a thoroughbred at …
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