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Why Husbands Aren’t Allowed to Shop for School Supplies

August 24th, 2010

This conversation took place in my kitchen an hour ago…

Husband: “I think I’ll take the kids school supply shopping this weekend.”

Me: “What?!…Why?”

Husband: “He (our son) got a letter in the mail from his teacher today, with a list, so I thought I’d take them.

Me: (whipping my head around to face him) “What!?! What do you mean? Is it a new, revised list or a supplement to the one we already got earlier this summer?? We’re not supposed to substitute stuff you know. What’s on it??”

Husband: “I dunno. It had things like, you know, blue folders, green folders, sanitary napkins, wait no… hand sanitizer..stuff like that.”

Lately

Stuck in the Middle

July 12, 2010

Have you heard of the book The Middle Place? by Kelly Corrigan? Well, my sister-in-law gave it to me months ago and last week I finally read it. I think in some ways I was afraid to read it. It’s a memoir about Kelly’s childhood, about facing a tough time in her life and …

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Playgroup

May 9, 2010

I sat in the cafeteria at my daughter’s preschool on Friday, in a bright and sunny church and loved every minute of their annual Mother’s Day Tea. We were given homemade placemats, goodie bags and potted plants. We were treated to three songs, the last of which ended with little hands blowing kisses to the …

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