Teenagers
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THUMBS UP!!!
When I first started driving, Granny cautioned me NOT to pick up hitchhikers. “You just never know,” she warned. I disobeyed her, but only once. That day, I was feeling pretty independent behind the wheel of my stick-shift, Chevy Nova, clunker when I saw a guy with his thumb out on the highway. No dummy… Read more
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YOU GO GIRL!!
It started harmlessly enough. I was trudging in to Target when suddenly I heard the thump-thump beat of some pounding rap music. Approaching slowly, was a well-used, Chevy with two teenage girls in front. (It’s a good thing they had the windows rolled down or they might have gone deaf). By the time we were… Read more
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CARRY ON
She looks absolutely pitiful; a shadow of the fluffy pup who only yesterday sprung up to her window seat to watch the cars go by. The vet sent Skylar home today after double knee surgery. A stiff, plastic Edwardian collar keeps her from licking the long, red-stitched wounds open. Her tail no longer arches up… Read more
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CLEAN YOUR ROOM!
A friend came by to see our new house last week Nothing really ‘new’ about this 50’s ranch but I welcomed the chance to show it off. She marveled at the view from all the windows of the grand trees which surround us and we giggled at the constant creaking of the floors. As she… Read more
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GET A LIFE!!!
When my oldest first said these three words to me I really was speechless. Then I laughed. After I wiped the incredulous look off my face I just stared into her then 16 year-old eyes and said: “I have one but unfortunately for you, you’re a BIG part of it.” Now if you have teenagers… Read more
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THE TOP TEN REASONS MOTHERS NEED DOGS BEFORE KIDS
Only one person wished me Happy Mother’s Day this morning: the dog. (Granted, no one else was up yet, but isn’t that how it is?) Actually, she greets me EVERY day as if I am the most wonderful creature on the planet. My kids used to be like that. They’re teenagers now. So on this… Read more
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JOIE DE JOIE
A few minutes ago, my seventeen year-old actually said these very words to me: ACT YOUR AGE!! (Yes, the very title of my last blog, which she apparently did NOT read). She was horrified to discover that I have been taking Zumba classes. When I pressed her as to exactly what she meant by her… Read more
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FACE OR FACADE?
In the last four days, I drove my daughter through four different states to look at eight separate colleges. Since she had already seen schools on the west coast, the middle of the country and several “safety schools,” it was time to complete the picture. We saw mostly those private institutions used as magical… Read more
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MAKE OLD FRIENDS, BUT KEEP THE NEW
In my impetuous youth, I took up skydiving, briefly. Yes, there was a boyfriend involved, but ultimately I felt it might help cure my fear of heights. Instead, it exacerbated them. The real life lesson that remained though, was knowing that I was responsible for my actions. No one else was going to pull… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 