Married mother of 4 boys, avid reader of the Wall Street Journal, great at research -- such as finding the best way to making a $5 bottle of olive oil taste like a $100 bottle. I do yoga every day, and a lot of the things I say people think are funny -- and I didn't mean it to be funny.
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SusieJ has written 1193 articles so far, you can find them below.
5: “Who are you going to marry?” 3: “Zach.” (This is the 11-year-old, who is now fixing the 3’s belt.) 5: “You can’t marry Zach. You have to marry a guurrl.” 3: “Then, I’m going to marry Vanessa.” (The babysitter.) 5: “She’s WAAAYY too older for you. She will already be married before you. She [...]
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The Minister didn’t know her that well. It’s OK — it happens all the time at funerals, I’m sure. He talked about her patience, her talent, — and then he said how she, as a Mother “had to get stern, and tough, sometimes…” That was the red flag. So I asked her son, my cousin, [...]
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My Aunt died today. I’m too tired and worn out to tell you how precious she was to me in beautiful, heartfelt prose. So, instead, I’ll just list what I remember about her. She liked to take me to “town” with her when I was little, and she bought me bags of peanut clusters, in [...]
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Three safe ways to wash pesticides and bacteria off fruits and vegetables, and an analysis of popular fruit washes… do they really work? More…
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Which foods are worth buying organic? What are the health benefits? And did you know that some organic farming methods are harmful to the environment and the food? Did you know that organic farmers are free to use some harmful chemicals on their crops? Read on. Organic Food is produced according to legally regulated standards, [...]
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My husband – I cringe when I write this – I do – I can barely type the letters. I can’t. I won’t. Let’s just say, car insurance is not something he needs to worry about. There? Get the picture? OK. Before we left for Ireland, my husband was undaunted when our already-been-to-Ireland-friends warned us [...]
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Many of you are preparing to leave or preparing to stay for Spring Break. Regardless of where you’ll be, if you have kids, you’re searching for something educational, intriguing and new for them to do. Have you heard about letterboxing? A real-life treasure hunt that involves art, problem-solving, hiking, mystery and intrigue. You can letterbox, [...]
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Max is gone. Every one of our four boys had the honor of climbing on Max’s back. You think you’ll remember all this stuff, and you probably will. But right now it’s current, and life flows, and these events will drop away to give way to new current events. But watching your life in video [...]
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