Category Archives: Daily Observations

The Middle: Carrying Rocks… And My Brother… (Conversation Continued)

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Monday night I posted a fairly significant rant about (simply) kids today, parental involvement and the public schools (read here). I wrote it in response to several events recently that have rattled me. Honestly, nothing new had happened. Parties with … Continue reading →

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Ten Miles in the Snow… Uphill… Both Ways…Barefoot.

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

No photos, no extras. Just my hot air. This is bound to be one of those “back when I was a kid” rants, and it’s bound to offend someone. I admit, it’s a rant. And, I fully accept that to … Continue reading →

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This Is Not Just a Tail, But a True Love Story

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

It’s impossible to explain to those who don’t know a good dog’s love, just how much they can mean to you. How they truly become a part of your family.  In some ways, I’ve been working on this in the gray … Continue reading →

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The Middle: Updates from the U.N.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

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 →

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Things That Bump Me in the Night.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I don’t sleep well. It’s something I’ve been aware of for a very long time, but lately I see that it takes a real toll.  I have a friend who’s been pointing out the health benefits of good sleep, for … Continue reading →

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The Middle: My Son Brought Home a Bitch, and Other Tales From Collegeland

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

This has been a huge week in our house.  An all-college, all the time, kind of week; and I’m fried!  We’ve been dealing with college age kids, college dramas, returning home from college, end of college school year, college graduation: one … Continue reading →

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Drunk Texting… Drunk Blogging, On a Very Big Day.

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

(Written late Sunday evening; photos posted Monday. No sober editing.) When I was in college, there was the dreaded drunk call. You got drunk, and inevitably dialed the wrong person’s number… Usually a boyfriend, ex-boyfriend, a crush… the wrong person: … Continue reading →

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The Middle…Fishy

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

For Mother’s Day this year, we visited the Vancouver Aquarium. I hadn’t been in ages. Frankly, there are some things that I’ve long enjoyed that have simply fallen by the wayside, as my children have grown up. Zoos and aquariums … Continue reading →

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Call Me Prissy… Butt 2.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note #1 to readers:  This was originally posted on August 27, 2011, not long after I’d begun blogging. Strangely enough, this post has had an amazing life. In it’s first weeks on line it got relatively slow hits, or views. Steady, … Continue reading →

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Passing Ghosts.

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I wrote this for my a submission in my writing group, with the prompt “Mother’s Day.”  It’s not my usual style for the  blog, and I did not initially write it for this. However, the wise and talented women in … Continue reading →

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