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On The Non Permanence of Residents
I did my best to step out of the reach of that breeze, but it still caught me. That warm, dry breeze of fall whipped across my back as the sun gifted us with scattered drops of sunshine beneath the...
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He’s Coming Home
There is a “fall break.” It’s just two days, no school this coming Thursday and Friday — so he’s will be arriving home on Wednesday night. There are quite a few other schools doing the same exact thing...
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Supplies Needed: Chex Mix, Iphone Chargers
The roast was braised, and simmered — but I had yet to find time to cook the potatoes I would later mash. I was busy getting his room ready, and even after every picture was in place, that open window...
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That Flush of Spring Break is Over
The early flush of spring break quickly wore off as life began to hit us hard. The evenings I had hoped to spend catching up with my son, lingering over warm vegetable-laden soups were quickly replaced...
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There Just Wasn’t Enough Of This
Looking back, at a decade that just seemed to sift through my hands like fine flour, I can honestly say that there just wasn’t enough. It went too fast… Just remembering being the mother of this brood...
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MOM, Send Care Packages
We dropped them off for camp. The college, ornate and pristine, with floors already polished, as if school will start tomorrow. Tucked away in a hidden, busy part of town, this college was once my...
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It’s Not As Bad As My Imagination Tells Me It’s Going To Be
His “box” from college is sitting in the basement, waiting for us to pack him up and take him back. The same box we loaded last fall. The box has sat “untouched” since he came home last May. He no...
View ArticleWhen We All Breathe Under the Same Roof
Now that so many universities are on semesters, there is this sweet little two day bonus, called Fall Break. It’s actually more like three school days, and plus the weekend — so it’s almost like a...
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Stressed Out
It’s hard, when the Spotify channel blares from the phone they carry from room to room throughout the house, to ignore the words that come out of that tiny speaker. Almost piercing, with direct stabs,...
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There’s Probably a Rosie Meme Somewhere
On what was a long, exhaustive day of college student/dorm movement, I saw more student belongings and dutiful parents shoving the trunks of cars full of cargo, and embraces between parents and...
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I’m Friends With My Son’s Ex-Girlfriend
I get random texts from her, I follow her on Facebook — because she delights me– and sometimes, when he’s not around, I actually sneak over to her house and look at her Europe photos. She just got...
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Sunday Rice
Food is how I connect with my son. He loves to eat, he is wildly curious about how I make what I make, and wants to do it himself. Talking about food is a safe, non-intrusive way of connecting without...
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The Handprints On The Front Door Are Missing
I found this post in my “drafts”… written October 2, 2015. For some reason, I never published this story. I think what happened, is that the minute I wrote this, the front door started to get dirty...
View ArticleOfficially, I’m Not Waking My Kids Up Anymore
This was a HARD morning. With the rain, traffic moves slower. No matter where you live, or what decade it is, traffic moves slower, and traffic is heavier, whenever it rains. I learned this back in the...
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A Scattering of Memories
They scatter like pieces of glitter. Suddenly, the thought of gathering them all together for a group shot is just about as horrifying as being dropped out in the middle of an ocean and fighting the...
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What Moms Don’t Tell
Honestly, going through this phase of motherhood — there’s no delicate way to put it — is painful. They are adamant about paving their own way through the world, and no amount of blueberry pancakes or...
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It’s Not As Bad As My Imagination Tells Me It’s Going To Be
His “box” from college is sitting in the basement, waiting for us to pack him up and take him back. The same box we loaded last fall. The box has sat “untouched” since he came home last May. He no...
View ArticleWhen We All Breathe Under the Same Roof
Now that so many universities are on semesters, there is this sweet little two day bonus, called Fall Break. It’s actually more like three school days, and plus the weekend — so it’s almost like a...
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Stressed Out
It’s hard, when the Spotify channel blares from the phone they carry from room to room throughout the house, to ignore the words that come out of that tiny speaker. Almost piercing, with direct stabs,...
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There’s Probably a Rosie Meme Somewhere
On what was a long, exhaustive day of college student/dorm movement, I saw more student belongings and dutiful parents shoving the trunks of cars full of cargo, and embraces between parents and...
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