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Dec.01.2010
About ten-thirty on the night before Thanksgiving, KidThree was fixing herself a cup of tea when the cup she was using exploded, splashing scalding water over her lap. She called me and I wanted to call an ambulance, but of course I hadn't put the emergency phone numbers for that town in my new...
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Nov.23.2010
It's been a while, I know. It's taken me this long to start to get over the kick in the pants that was finding out my mother had changed her locks because of concerns about my integrity, and putting together bits and pieces that I'd been hearing prior to that that had not made sense at the time of...
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Oct.21.2010
all three of my girls, in the same place, at the same time!
If I did this right, there should be a picture.
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Oct.21.2010
is Thursday. That's the day the crossword is worth looking at, the day every couple of weeks that money usually comes, etc. Plus, it's named after Thor. How could I not favor Thursdays?
This Thursday, I've baked a tray of cookies already and will be making the first applesauce of the season in...
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Oct.13.2010
Like so many others, I've been transfixed by the drama of the thirty-three men trapped below ground and the enormous international effort to rescue them. Last night I watched as the first miner came to the surface, and just now I watched when the fifteenth came out.
Contrast the time and money...
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Oct.11.2010
Having fun thinking of names and sending them along to KidOne. It's so much fun!
Here are the rules for our version of the baby name game:
The name has to be suitable for English AND Spanish speakers. They don't have to pronounce the name the same way, but speakers of both languages have to be...
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Oct.09.2010
Like so many others, I've been following the story of the trapped Chilean miners since the day they sent out that note saying they were still alive down in that mine.
One of the rescue drills broke through. The miners aren't out and won't be for days, but one of the rescue drills broke through. ...
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Oct.08.2010
This blog entry has been swirling around in my mind for weeks now as I've struggled with how much to say and how to put it so others could understand. If it's a bit disjointed, that's because what's been happening is so surreal, I can't quite get a fix on it. The family situation I'm in is like...
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Oct.02.2010
Life continues. . . .
KidOne is going to be a mother. Which means that I'm going to be a GRANDMA! The timing is terrible--she and her long-time boyfriend are both college seniors with plans for advanced credentials after graduation--but it is what it is and their daughter is going to show up...
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Sep.16.2010
Dad died twelve days ago; his funeral is tomorrow. On the one hand, it was entirely expected, as his health was so bad and we'd all spent the past ten years trying to keep him on an even keel so he wouldn't have the stroke we knew was in his future, but on the other hand, how could he be gone? ...
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Sep.08.2010
"I don't like black people."
KidTwo said that to a friend of hers when they were each four years old. L**, KidTwo's friend, was black, so she went home and cried because she thought KidTwo didn't like her.
I found out about this because L**'s mother came over to tell me about it. I...
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Sep.06.2010
My ex-husband and I have been divorced for twenty years, but we've remained close to each other's families. The paragraph below is to KidTwo from her daddy, who loved my father dearly. This is the best thing written yet about Dad's passing.
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[KidTwo], I am very sorry...
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Sep.02.2010
Glenn Beck and Osama bin Laden--what a pair. Religious zealots and bigots, longing for a return to some halycon yesteryear that never existed except in the recesses of their convoluted minds.
Osama bin Laden wants a return to the early days of Islam, pre-schisms, back to the caliphate, back to...
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Sep.01.2010
My father suffered a catastrophic stroke or strokes several days ago and is now receiving palliative care only. We knew this was coming--his health was so bad and his diabetes not well-controlled--but no matter how you try to prepare for something like this, the actuality is devastating. We're...
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Aug.25.2010
I've been following this story and am just putting my two cents in. The ignorance and bigotry displayed by so many is frightening. The belief that freedom of religion is only freedom of certain religions is mindboggling. Do those who believe that have some secret decoder rings that help them...
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About Susan
I have three daughters, two bio- and one where I managed to avoid the birthing and diapering part. When the first two were small, I read to them at bedtime and also read to them upon waking, helping ease them into the day. Both are now avid readers.
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Susan’s Favorite Books
The Thousand and One Nights. Anything in Middle English. Old English, too, but it has to be translated for me. Anything I can find on the English language,...