Ten Things I Want in 2006 (in no particular order)

1. A finished house. Heat, floors, cabinets, lights and speakers - everything. FINISHED. (maybe some landscaping, too, but that may be pushing my luck).
2. A successful internship and a Master’s degree in English teaching. I want to march in commencement for my children to see.
3. A spectacular 10th wedding [...]

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Better….

As of 2:20 on Monday…

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I LOVE Being Married to a Techno-Geek…

….because *I* get all the cool presents for Christmas!

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Merry Christmas

With wishes for a beautiful holiday and a healthy, prosperous and joyful 2006.

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So I Can Tell You “I Told You So”

I’m posting what may seem like a very strange entry here, but I’m doing it for a reason. A strange and neurotic reason, perhaps, but a reason nonetheless.
The last few months have been, well, let’s just say they’ve been challenging for me. I had hoped that these last few weeks would bring an [...]

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All I Want for Christmas…

…is a kitchen.

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It’s All Downhill From Here…

Today is the winter solstice, the spot on the calendar where the day is shortest and the night longest. Here in my little corner of the world, this means slightly less than nine hours from sunrise to sunset. From here on out, we’re on a steady march toward reversing this trend, until we [...]

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Twin Plumbing and Heating

My husband’s identical twin arrived for the holidays from Alabama this afternoon. He was here for all of about ten minutes before the two of them disappeared into the basement and started drilling.
I’m not entirely sure what, exactly, they’re doing. I suspect it has something to do with either the installation of the [...]

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For The Second Year in a Row…

….no one is getting Christmas cards from me.
Last year, I managed to get all the Christmas cards signed and addressed by Thanksgiving, but because I couldn’t get my family to sit in front of the tree - still, all together, and in fairly nice clothes - to take our annual holiday picture (with everyone in [...]

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A Late Start

We’re planning to get our Christmas tree this afternoon.
Usually, we’ve had the tree for at least a week by now. This year, though, we’ve been highly distracted - both husband and I have been slightly crazed in our respective work environments, and the house is still unfinished and in a fairly intense state of [...]

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