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If I’m Ever in China, 这会咬我! (Reflections on the U.N.)
Note to new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students this year. Denmark is a 17 yr old girl. China is a 16 yr old boy. The U.S. is our 15 yr old son (Little Man). Israel, when home, is … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, The U.N., Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Foreign exchange students, Humor, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, Teens, The U.N.
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The Middle… Can’t Make This Stuff Up (but it can keep you up!)
Last night, I was going to finally go to bed at a reasonable hour. I have a problem with that: I tend to be sleepy all day, but come alive late at night and want to stay up and write, … Continue reading
Riding the Funk Train.
I am in a funk. All day it felt like Thursday, on Friday. All day I struggled to feel at ease in my skin. It’s just a funk. That’s all there is to it. (Image from Forbes) I wrote two different … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, getting published, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged in a rut, kids, mid-life, mothers, parenting, publishing, Teens, writing
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The Middle… Spring, Sprang, Sprung.
This weekend, spring sprang here in the Pacific Northwest. No doubt, it’s warmer and sunnier other places, but no one was complaining here. We don’t have a sparkling record in that (sun) department; but then it doesn’t rain nearly as … Continue reading
The Middle: One Man’s Classic…(Another Music Post)
Yesterday Simon and Garfunkle came on the radio, and I stopped to sing along. Memories of my own youth and then my kids’ came rushing in, having played this song for my children countless times… But wait: I’d sung it … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Music, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women, Writing
Tagged aging, Alternative music, Dubstep, Indie Rock, music, parenting, Rap, Tales from the Motherland, Teens
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Step Away From the Chicken.
Warning: Nothing in this post should be taken personally. I own my own melt downs and I’m not blaming others. I’m just calling it the way I crave it this morning. We just got back from a week long “vacation.” … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Foreign exchange students, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, travel
Tagged family, Florida, healthy eating, Humor, mom's melt down, parenting, raising teens, spring break, Tales from the Motherland, vacations, venting
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“Houston, We Have a Problem.”
I probably shouldn’t waste that title. God knows I could use it for other posts, but that’s what I found myself saying throughout the day, this week, as the U.N toured the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Anyone who hasn’t lived … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Car trips, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world
Tagged Apollo 7, Challenger disaster, Columbia disaster, Florida vacation, Kennedy Space Center, patriotism, space flight, space travel, spring break, Tales from the Motherland, travel with teens
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I’m Walking on Sunshine…
<– Hard not to love a view like this. My piece of heaven, from my kitchen. I live in the glorious Pacific Northwest. Every day I wake and look out to the most amazing views, or see them in the … Continue reading
The Middle… In Case You Were Wondering.
In a short period of time, it seems that I’ve gotten an awful lot of questions about the blog, or my writing. Perhaps it’s because I’ve had more lunches out than usual, or certain posts strike a nerve, but the … Continue reading
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