Boo.

I am still slammed with this office move.  Not only am I dog tired, I’m cat tired, too. 
– Mox

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Woof.

I is tired. 
– Mox

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They will make you examine what you believe

This week is Red Ribbon week at school, meaning there is a lot of talk going on about drugs, both in the classroom and at home.  And a six-year-old’s brain processes stuff at its’ own pace, ruminating and digesting information until the questions start coming like so many bolts out of the blue. 
“Mom?  Is alcohol [...]

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Somewhere…

It’s been cold as hell here and raining for the past two days, but this was my reward yesterday: 

Just gorgeous.  Now, if it were only about 80 degrees here, it would be perfect. 
– Mox

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Purging

My office is in the midst of a big move right now, and I have ripped the top off the time capsule that is otherwise known as my office.  There should be no logical reason for me to keep paperwork for ten years, right? 
Posting will be by necessity light, as I cannot wrap my mind [...]

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Because I am that kind of mom.

I have given birth to a creature that likes to be up early.  Obviously this is a case of genetics, since my husband is also something of a lark while I would prefer to laze about in bed until oh, noon. 
The thing I really hate the most about fall and winter is the getting up [...]

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is it Friday already?

Man, I knew this week was going to be pedal to the metal, but how did we arrive at Friday so fast?  Seems like we just barely got started. 
And since I don’t have time for pith today, I leave you with a golden oldie, apropos for the season: 

– Mox

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First, the good news.

Spawn does not, in the pediatrician’s opinion, have ADHD. 
So heave a big ol’ sigh of relief on that one. 
But with an asterisk.  The assessment forms that Spawn’s pediatrician had both me and the teacher to fill out were pretty closely mirrored on our answers.  However, there weren’t enough indicators for ADHD to form a definitive [...]

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Everything’s broken

About a week before our vacation, I walked into the kitchen and noticed a huge puddle of water under the kitchen table.  Ordinarily there’s not a puddle of water in my kitchen floor, so I started tracing the root of the problem.  Verdict:  my icemaker was leaking.  After fiddling around with it for most of [...]

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Dropping back into my life

I knew that the week following my vacation would be a case of hit-the-ground-running, and so far I have not been wrong.  Not only am I working, I am also once again Sole Parent In Charge, with responsibility for swimming lessons, dance/taekwondo studio, parent-teacher conference, pediatrician appointment, and daily homework.  Plus my own calendar, which [...]

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