I hate going to the doctor.  There’s a lot of background to the reasons why. But that’s a different blog post altogether. Suffice to say —  I get anxious. My heart rate and blood pressure rise at the anticipation. Which, in turn, is more reason for me to see the doctor. Which means an elevated […]

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• Thanks to all of you for your comments and support yesterday. I received many comments on the blog as well as emails and tweets from you all, and I’ll do my best to answer them in the next few days.  I just want you all to know that, as someone who is relatively new […]

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Just a couple short but sweet blurbs that simply aren’t substantiative enought to warrant their own blog entries… * Independence Day 2008 was a tad different than what we had imagined.  We did, indeed, travel up to Maryland to see the new condo my Dad and his girlfriend just bought. WOW is it big!  You […]

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Call me unoriginal, call me a joiner… … and some of you are probably groaning. Shiny, I thought you were above such standardized memes! Haven’t you already done something like this anyway? Of course, you folks are probably referring to a similar meme in which questions are asked and the answers are queried through Google […]

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Avi had a note in his cubby at preschool today. I’ve scanned it in for your consideration. I will bestow fame, fortune and recognition for the first person who can correctly identify exactly what it says. Ready? Set? Go! UPDATE: Kudos to bacon aficionado othurme for his almost entirely accurate guess! Read below to see […]

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Av’s kindergarten orientation was Tuesday. This made us feel the following emotions (not necessarily in this order): anxious, controlling, ecstatic, excited, happy, impatient, nervous, proud, sad, satisfied, serendipitous, surprised, unprepared, welcomed I mean — this is our kid! This is a milestone for us! True, he’s been at a full-day program since several months after […]

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Just a few quick things on my mind: * Have you sent in your submission to the “Shiny Stakeout” contest? You still have time! The deadline has been extended to Friday, May 16 at 11:59pm EDT. Winner gets a mini-kite and a poem recited by yours truly on video! And all you need to do […]

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The director of our organization was in town yesterday and today. Her office is about 250 miles away at one of the company’s headquarters, but she makes a trip up about three times a year to make sure all is running okay here. And you know what? It is! She told us that she was […]

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