Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Gift of Giving

Every Wednesday I make seven packed lunches.  Four go to my own boys and three go to the homeless.  One of our schools runs a program whereby we donate lunches to a homeless shelter once a week, through our kids, … Continue reading

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Inhale, Exhale, Sigh

It’s Sunday morning, 7:30 am.  My teenager and I are driving to his semi-final tennis match.  Thrilled he made it to the semi’s, both of us exacerbated by the hour.  What childless person decided it was okay to have the … Continue reading

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I have a teenager.  He’s wise and wonderful.  I wanted so desperately for him to feel excited and secure about becoming a teenager because this child is a deep thinker.  Husband is away therefore carrying the weight as a single … Continue reading

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And Then There Were Four

And then there were four… Husband left tonight on a flight back to London.  It’s the first installment of our new ‘life plan for the year’ where he goes to London every so often for work.  He left with man-flu, … Continue reading

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