Thursday, April 30, 2015

11 Years Ago Today! A Toddler, a Minivan, and... ? :-)

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... a HUGELY pregnant lady  -- who happened to have precisely ONE MORE MONTH to endure being hugely pregnant, (good thing I didn't know ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Umbrellas!!

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I'm posting this June 2006 sequence of photos for my friend Lu because her son has a similar umbrella And she shares a cute photo earl...
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The Beginning of Summer Freedom (and Penilessness)

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My last class at U#2 was Monday and my last one at U#1 will be tomorrow. But I still have five exams to give and grade (three starting tomor...

The "Cruellest Month" is Ending

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Sometimes I think T.S. Eliot is right, but it's only when my mood doesn't match the beauty of Spring or when it's too cold and ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Under a Rock? (or a bottle?)

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HA! I'd never heard of The Bottle Boys until today! I guess I was living under a rock or something... ;-) Anyway, it's pretty co...
Monday, April 27, 2015

My "Baby" is Back!

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I think I'm doing pretty OK in the " Letting go " department, especially because in this trip, Kelvin called me 5-6 times ...
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Friday, April 24, 2015

Shopping all done!

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Edited to add: on Saturday evening I found out I was NOT all done and I had to run to the grocery store ('cause Costco was closed!) :-( ...

A Joke that's NOT a Joke

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I googled my name yesterday. I do that periodically to make sure that my name is not connected to this blog, but this time I was thinking of...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Hope, Hope, Hope!

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Hope is an insidious feeling and I'm hesitant to embrace it, but maybe I should.  I just had three very encouraging  conversations with ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Long Overdue Confession: Cooking for People is my Drug of Choice

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I know it's crazy language I'm using, but it's the only explanation I can find. I'm a junkie and it's a good thing that ...
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Trying to Cope...

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The mental upheaval that comes with making a decision that could change the future in a significant manner (or not) is hard to cope with. At...
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officially signed

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Just a quick note to say that I received the offer of full-time employment for one more year at U#2 and I accepted. And I got an apologetic ...
Friday, April 17, 2015

"Smart" Parents

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My mom had big news for me on our phone call this evening -- my parents just bought a Sony smart phone in Brazil. Mom said that my dad was s...

Peace, Gone

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Just like that! :-( I probably shouldn't have even mentioned it in a blog post that I was finally at peace with my work situation... Si...
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Longer in this House than in Any Other

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Five years ago next week, in April 2011 we bought and moved to this house and I just realized that we've lived one year longer here than...
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A Sad Goodbye to our (Formerly) Trusty Odyssey Minivan

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Back on Wednesday, March 11, we had to say goodbye to our van after it got a rejected sticker after inspection. My husband wrote this movin...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Suspense is Over (work next year)

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So... they aren't going to open a three year position after all. Seriously? But instead of waiting until later in the summer, they a...
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I Dislike Rainy Days

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Unless I can stay in bed for as long as I like & lounge at home all day. Because having to get out of the car to go teach in a gray...

Reminder to Self!

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Never, ever, under any circumstances, decide just "to take a quick nap" on the couch around 9 PM. Unless it your plan is to sl...
Friday, April 10, 2015

He didn't change his mind...

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... So he came with us to my aunt's house.  He's still sleeping on a mattress on the floor, but he's got actual covers and doesn...
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