I haven’t posted much lately; the past six weeks have been . . . well, let’s just call them “challenging,” why don’t we? We’ve all had a series of minor...
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Why I Don’t Wear Makeup*
I don’t have a lot of time in the morning. I look fine like this. I base my worth on abilities and accomplishments. I forget about it. The most I...
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Amending My Position
In 2013, the Rana Plaza factory collapse killed over 1,100 people who were just trying to get by, working in horrible–and ultimately deadly–conditions for horrible pay. Since then, I’ve refused...
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On Mother’s Day
I love Mother’s Day, sort of. I mean, we don’t make a big production of it. We don’t have the time or energy to make a big production of much...
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Anatomy of a Birthday Weekend
Or, What We Did On Our Birthday Vacation Thursday (our birthday weekends start early, by necessity) Tour a school that we might want Baguette to attend next year. Decide that...
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Baguette Is Five
How on earth did that happen?
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BookTalk: Petunia, The Girl Who Was NOT A Princess
Disclosure: I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for writing a review. All views expressed are my own. Looking for new books to mix up your...
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Baking with Baguette
Earlier this week, we were in the living room. Baguette came around the corner from the kitchen, waving a wooden spoon and saying, “Let’s bake a cake.” From that point...
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Lifelong Learning
Baguette has a significant language delay. We do a lot of interpretation. She works so hard at communicating. I’m so impressed with her, and how diligent and persistent she is...
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Avengers Assemble
The chances seem slim that any of us will ever be Avengers. But each of us has the capacity to be that old guy in Stuttgart. Oh, and I’m really...