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Nov.09.2011
She is two-and-a-half years old and very, very pretty with huge, blue eyes, fabulous dimples and very blonde hair. Her name is Emily, and her mommy asked me and Chris, a dear friend of mine, to take care of her for the day. Chris arrived at 6:30 a.m. as Emily's mommy was taking Emily's daddy to...
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Apr.20.2011
We're babysitting our sixteen month-old granddaughter for seventeen days. It’s been six days but the number of days doesn't matter when each day feels like a year. If you don’t hear from me in a few weeks, it’s because I’m recuperating in the old folks home. Eden’s an easy toddler; she rarely...
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May.24.2009
When my children were young, I went on some of their school field trips. What parent doesn't, if it's at all possible? I actually figured my days of field trips were over since both of my boys are grown now. However, this past week, my husband and I agreed to babysit our grandchildren. His...
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May.14.2009
Being a grandmother is neat. Now I am watching my grandson, Landen, three days a week while my daughter-in-law works. At first I thought, "piece of cake," after all I raised my son. But how quickly we forget all of the work it takes to strap a nine-month-old in to the car seat, then set...
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Oct.04.2008
In my post, “I Could Write a Great Novel If Only I Had a Story to Tell,” I neglected my own favorite kind of plot trigger: secrets. It’s funny, but writers do seem to revisit a certain theme. Michelle Richmond (at least in her last two gripping books) seems to write about the consequences of losing...
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Sep.27.2008
Turning on the tv just now, the first thing I heard was that Paul Newman had died. What a man he was, what an example he set. My thoughts are with his family in their pain; I hope they truly understand how much this anonymous Californian, along with so many others, appreciated what their husband/...
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Sep.23.2008
Our assistant district attorney called yesterday afternoon to update us on the beginning steps of the trial. Last week, he had expected jury selection to be finished by the end of today (Tuesday), with KidThree then testifying Thursday or Monday (there is no court on Fridays). Now that has...
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Sep.21.2008
This morning I had a good time watching BabyJ for several hours; he is such a sweetheart. While we were outside walking around the block, we saw the little claw truck scooting around the street, picking up piles of clippings and trimmings, then putting it in the big truck. That was a lot of fun; we...
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Sep.21.2008
Today was a lovely day from start to finish. KidThree had a bit of a triumph at school. She got nominated (by teachers!) to be one of two student representatives who assist the school staff in deciding how funds for the school are spent and help with some other issues relating to the students. She...
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