Homecoming -Isn’t she lovely?

We all my observations about the Homecoming dance I forgot to blog about the most important one…that my daughter is a beautiful young woman. When I look at her I am always amazed at the person she is becoming. I keep thinking […]

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Observations of a High School Dance

I spent Saturday evening as a chaperon for the Central High School Homecoming dance. I t was fun to see the kids all dressed up and trying to be sophisticated but it left me with a lingering question. So I took a […]

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Yo, dog what’s up?

My ten year old son Michael wants to be a gangster. Now I don’t think he can spell gangster but thanks to MTV that seems to be the coolest thing to be. According to him being a gangster involves a certain type […]

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Why can’t everything just STAY the same?

This week there has been a major change in my life. My BFF Tara got a new job downtown Chicago at Northwesten Hospital. This means between the commute and the job she does not have time to spend hours with me on […]

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Being a freshman parent

is really hard. I liked being a freshman the first time around much better. Now when I don’t exactly know where to go or what to do I risk embarassing myself and Ashley which is a much more serious offense. Of course […]

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I am looking for a hot man!!!!

If anything should happen to Steve and I find myself looking for a new husband I only have one question for him. Are you hot or cold? I don’t care about the number of teeth he has retained or his finances I […]

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Can you see this now?

I had my annual eye doctor appointment today and each year it gets more depressing. First of all I think it is very stressful. They make you look into the machine and show you letters and say “is the first one better […]

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I love fall.

I love this time of year. I love that in the morning and evening you need a sweatshirt but during the day it is warm and enjoyable. I love that the backpacks and attitudes and new and fresh. I love the sound […]

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A crown for Kim

Yesterday I had my first extensive dental work in thirty years. Oh I go every six months for a cleaning but everything is always fine. On my last visit I had an old filling replaced and afterwards I couldn’t chew on that […]

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Taylor bug

Any one who knows me knows that Taylor Elizabeth is my six year old niece. Steve says she is the only thing (traveling to her birth) that has ever gotten me out of bed before six a.m.. That’s just how much she […]

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