The boys were sitting in the lake house one drizzly morning. One said, “Is that a turtle out there?” Then, all the “wheres?”, followed by “I’m going to catch it.” Soon, they were outside on their conquest of the day. The mother of the turtle eggs in my garden has not strayed too far from [...]
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At 12:05 p.m. today, a striking event occurred. This marked the first minute in 2,78 hours that I have been alone. If I weren’t alone, I would hear how wrong I am about number. It feels like probably more like 2,862. Or 2,916… to be exact. But, it’s been THOUSANDS of hours. But, the point [...]
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I know I promised everyone that we would relax. But who has time for that? Because we have our list of things to get done. You know that feeling of having something just within your grasp… and then you have to let it slip through? I felt that for a few days. How was I [...]
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Our year-round lake neighbor gave us this package of pancake mix — because he loves it and thought we would too. We do. I was roused from my sleep this morning by voices whispering at the top of my bed for pancakes. In my bleary-eyed state, I stumbled to the kitchen, attempting to follow directions. [...]
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The boys showed up and obnoxiously tried to disturb my sleep. They have some original and unique name for their game; they call it the “ball game.” Involves lots of shouting, jumping and throwing. By evening, their cheeks were pink from where the sun kissed them. Can’t wait for all these tourists to leave.
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The sickness came upon me quickly and silently, like a black blanket, blocking out all rays of light. Yet, I was starving, and knew that no one here could make the food “just the way I liked it,” so I proceeded with the meal on my menu, the pineapple ham, a fresh cantaloupe, and bread. [...]
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The weatherman on our am radio up here tells us we can expect 60 degrees and sunny skies through the week. (Thank you!) We were greeted this morning by this lone swan. Probably the same group that dropped in here just before Christmas on their way down south. Now he’s all by himself (why?!) making [...]
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Mom, there’s no snow. We can’t even go skiing. So what exactly are we going to do at the lake ? We’re going to relax.
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Not only did I overhear my kids talking about the pot of gold that was going to show up on St. Patrick’s Day (as it does every year) but I also learned from them that there was going to be an actual Scavenger Hunt to find the gold. Please. Lifetimes are made up of the [...]
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