Note to self
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The summer list, half way through
I had been planning to post my summer goals, not that anyone else cares, but to keep me honest. 🙂 I never got around to it, of course, so I get the added benefit now of posting it and being able to actually label something as accomplished! Summer vacation is not actually a real part
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Back to her old self
Elizabeth had me pretty worried last week. We have a little stomach bug making its way through the family. Teresa started it about ten days ago. Then Clare came down with it Wednesday morning, coming in and throwing up on my bed. Lovely. A couple hours later, I heard a noise in the hall and
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Blowing dandelions
One of the hardest things about being a mother of eight is remembering to meet each child where he or she is. As things get busier, I admit, I am less inclined to slow down and look a little one in the eye and really find out what he or she needs. Too frequently, I
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Spoke too soon
Note to self: Never say something so silly as "My kids never get sick. They take immune stuff daily and haven't been sick in years," when giving someone else medical advice for their sick child. Being Catholic, I don't, of course, believe in "jinxing" myself, but it does seem to be one of those things