On Friday evening, June 26th, Barry and I attended the wedding of a daughter of our cherished friends, Dave and Ellen.
We go way back.
I first met the bride, Jessica, when she was… oh, maybe 2 or so.  Ellen was calmly getting Jessica and her twin brother, *Paul, ready for swimming lessons at our local YMCA [...]

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This morning, Audrey came to my home bright and early to get lots of work done… like 7:00 am early. Matt was doing breakfast and pre-school transportation for William and Alex, and Benjamin and Henry (still in jammies!) came to Grandma and Pop-up’s with Audrey.
The Audrey/Jane/Sharon to-do list work began in earnest while Benjamin and [...]

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While the cats (aka Mommy & Daddy) and brothers are at Disney World with the mice…
Grandma & Pop-up are having our own brand of fun!
Leaving jammies on all day long, and Christmas jammies at that. And rocking Benjamin to sleep outside on a sunny deck.

Letting the baby play with Pop-up’s BlackBerry.

Washing and drying favorite [...]

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I was watching all 4 of Audrey’s boys at Audrey’s house this morning when I heard myself say something that I cannot believe I said.
Let me set the scene.
William and Alex were running from room to room in a big circle, chasing each other with light sabers. Living room, hallway, dining room, kitchen. [...]

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A long, long time ago, on my 14th birthday, I received a silver charm bracelet with a little engraved charm on it.  It was from a boy.  I’m sure as I’m sitting here that the boy’s mom had something to do with the little gift, but it didn’t diminish the thought one little bit. Â
I [...]

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My day is definitely not what I had planned.
I was all set and excited to be attending the Boston Red Sox home-opener game and festivities at Fenway Park.  Barry and I have been 4-ticket season ticket-holders for 10 years, and, for a variety of reasons, I’ve never been to the much coveted home-opener.  Today was [...]

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A long time ago, while attending college in preparation to become a teacher, I learned something that has come to mean a great deal to me. It’s about kids… but more about character and self and how the heart meets the mind and spirit. And it’s about determination. Here it is:
As teachers [...]

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I’ve been staying with Audrey while her husband is out of town for a couple of days. And not since junior high have I been dissected as thoroughly as I’ve been by Audrey’s 4 little guys.
Examples:
William (4): Why do you wear pajamas with pumpkins on them when it’s not Halloween?
Alex (3): Why [...]

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Ah… having the opportunity to speak on the phone with none other than McDreamy himself, actor Patrick Dempsey.
No, I didn’t. But I am so very happy that my blogging friend, Stephanie at Adventures in Babywearing, did. They talked about the new fragrance that Patrick developed with Avon… it’s called Unscripted, and [...]

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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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