Month: December 2007
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My Husband Has Mondays Off
My husband has Mondays off, except for when he doesn’t. Take today, for example. He’s off, but he’s not. Technically, he is off from work today and tomorrow, but the county has scheduled him for training both days – from 3:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m! At least he was home with us for a bit…
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Christmas Read Alouds – Library Builders
We have quite a few Christmas books in our Heritage Library. Some are for the very young, and some are for the grown ups. At least half, though, are great read alouds for the family. We really don’t have nearly as many books for this particular holiday as I’d like to have, but every year I add a…
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Remembering Our Priorities
My boys and I conquered the mega-shop yesterday. We were gone for six hours, including a quick lunch at McDonald’s. Not so quick that Will couldn’t take a quick romp in the play area, though. We moved quickly through all of our stops, though we didn’t rush. In all honestly, we couldn’t rush as the…
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Family Evening
We are having a wonderful, family evening at home tonight. The boys and I did the mega-shop today, including purchasing some 25 lb. bags of grains (some of which were only ordered and will have to be picked up in the city another day). We were able to buy a few food items in…