A Mother, By Any Other Name…
My mother always makes a big deal out of being a mother. She is a mother with a capital M. In fact, she considers it a sign of disrespect to spell mother or mom without a capital M. Even now, … Continue reading
Tag Archives: parenting
What I Did During My Summer Vacation
weI know; I recognize the irony. It is a week before Christmas and I’m just getting around to telling you what I did during my summer vacation. Here’s what happened: I had intended to spend the summer creating a few … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place and a Time, children, css, Montana Public Radio, Old Friend from Far Away, parenting, Renee's Reads, soccer mom, summer vacation, The Write Question, travel, web site design
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The Summer I Have Imagined
My younger daughter had her last tee ball game on Tuesday, my older daughter’s last spring soccer practice is tonight and her last game is Sunday. Next Wednesday is the last day of school, and we are officially gearing up … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Bitterroot Wellness Center, blogging, book reviews, children, Intutive New-Trition, Irish dance, library, life philosophy, McGrath Editing, nutrition, organizing, parenting, planning, summer, summer reading, swimming, time management, web site design
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Nothing But Fun
As I mentioned in a post last week, some friends took us to the Coeur d’Alene Casino for my birthday weekend. We left on Friday morning and returned on Saturday afternoon and I enjoyed every minute of our mini-getaway. I … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness
Tagged activities, children, Coeur d'Alene Casino, eating out, enjoyment, escape, food, fun, hotel, learning, parenting, pleasure, road trip, yard sales
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Forms of Violence
On National Public Radio this morning, the announcer reported that 49 bodies were found by the side of the highway in Mexico. “What follows in the next four minutes will be disturbing…” he said, and I promptly flicked the radio … Continue reading
Posted in Suffering
Tagged agreeableness, anxiety, appreciation, children, criticism, injustice, introvert, loving-kindness meditation, National Public Radio, parenting, personal responsibility, sensitivity, violence
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Memoir Mondays: Growing Up Fast
On Monday evenings I meet with a group of friends and we do writing exercises from Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir. Each Monday, this blog will feature a reworking of one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged appearance, children, dress, earrings, fashion, marketing, memoir, Natalie Goldberg, Old Friend from Far Away, parenting, party, play, role models, writing
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Memoir Mondays: My Children, My Best Teachers
On Monday evenings I meet with a group of friends and we do writing exercises from Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir. Each Monday, this blog will feature a reworking of one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Uncategorized
Tagged children, homemaking, instincts, memoir, Natalie Goldberg, Old Friend from Far Away, parenting, passion, role model, teacher
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Health, Weight, and my Daughter’s Face
The other day as we were driving home from school, my oldest daughter asked me if I wanted to go to heaven or burn in hell when I die. I raised an eyebrow, wondering who had been talking to her … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Health, Parenting
Tagged beauty, body image, eating, food, health, heaven, hell, parenting, reincarnation, weight, weight loss
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Treasures from Tragedy
photo by Michael Howell, courtesy of Bitterroot Star A couple of weeks ago, my husband took our youngest daughter to a birthday party. The birthday boy’s dad is a volunteer firefighter, so my husband asked him about some emergency vehicles … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships, Suffering
Tagged appreciation, assistance, children, community, Easter, fire, friendship, helping, jar, Lifeline Farm, parenting, potluck, relationships, souvenir
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Memoir Mondays: Kindergarten
On Monday evenings I meet with a group of friends and we do writing exercises from Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend from Far Away: How to Write a Memoir. Each Monday, this blog will feature a reworking of one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Catholic school, cats, childhood, Christmas, cooking, Easter, football, Halloween, Kung Fu Fighting, Massachusetts, memoir, memories, Merrymead farm, Necco wafers, parenting, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Flyers, play, relationships, reminiscing, scarlet fever, school, stories
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