I first heard about The Mother Letter Project from Stephanie at Adventures in Babywearing by-way-of Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer. I was amazed from the first moment… and I continue to be amazed and inspired and enlightened by the letters that have been contributed to this most perfect gift from a man to [...]

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Yesterday was my father-in-law’s birthday. He would have been 94. He died nearly 11 years ago after a debilitating stroke. I remembered it was his birthday as I placed a little gift for my brother-in-law on our dinner table. This is the story of Joseph Soares Couto and how my mother-in-law [...]

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I wish everyone a truly happy and joyous Thanksgiving!
Much love,
Sharon

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This is a Thanksgiving post. Can’t you tell from its title? It is. And I write it with great love for all women with crappy fingernails.
You have finished cleaning your home. Laundered your tablecloths and napkins. Dug out your roasting pan and rack and baster. Your nails have [...]

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I was behind a woman in line at CVS just a few minutes ago. She was a bit frantic, trying to keep a baby in her shopping cart and manage both a toddler and a little girl while swiping her credit card. When the cashier handed her the receipt, the woman stopped a [...]

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Last night, while babysitting for Audrey’s 4 boys, I got a great big slice of philosophical advice from her 3-year old, Alex.
I was helping him get into his pajamas when he reminded me that he needed new, clean underwear. I knew that meant another trip upstairs with these old bones of mine, [...]

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“Mimi,” my very favorite boomer-blogging friend, asked in a recent post… “Are You Ready for Thanksgiving?”
After a kind-of startled moment, I realized that I am not completely ready for Thanksgiving this year. It is not because I haven’t ordered my fresh turkey or carefully removed my favorite recipes from their plastic folders. [...]

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Last night, I had a rather unusual dream.  Well, unusual because I rarely, if ever, have had a dream involving the President of the United States.  And I’ve lived through lots of presidencies.
But anyway, I was on The White House grounds with hundreds, maybe thousands, of other people. It was winter, and the rhododendrons were [...]

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I raised 4 children.
I am enjoying my 9 grandchildren more than I can even express in words.
I helped care for my vivacious mother-in-law as her health rapidly declined this summer. I was with her when she passed away.
I am the primary caretaker of my own Mom. My Mom. A beautiful woman who [...]

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A beautiful blog friend of ours had a little Baby girl… born last Tuesday, November 11th… at 28 weeks.  Baby weighed 2 lbs. 3 oz. and measured in at 34 centimeters.  Baby is strong and vibrant and sassy and gorgeous… and Mommy will be staying with her for many, many weeks- months even… far, far [...]

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