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Category: Family
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I admit it…overall this was one of the worst years of procrastination for me (although is it truly procrastination when you're just so busy with other things that you don't have time for some things until it's almost too late?) But for the first time, maybe EVER, I had presents wrapped and under the tree before…
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The dogs and I walked through a valley shrouded in mist this morning – it swirled up under my umbrella, making me feel a little silly carrying it (in my defense, I thought it was raining when I glanced outside before heading out because the mist condensate was dripping from the porch overhang.) Four white-tail deer…
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I feel like celebrating tonight! Daniel checked his grades and he had three A's and two B's!!! He now has a 3.6 average – well, for this semester, anyway. This time last year he was on academic probation, so this is a HUGE leap. I am so proud of him, and happy for him, too,…
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I knew it would be a busy day, but still…WHEW! First, an update on Tommy's vehicle saga: Tom changed his strategy…he left for Dallas at 5am this morning and just drove his Capris, not the truck and trailer. He already suspected the problem was the timing belt, and he was right, but Tommy told me (when…
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Our oldest called this morning, just to let us know his car had died while he was driving along a Dallas freeway and he was trying to figure out exactly what he should do next. Through a "comedy" of errors, he locked his keys inside of it before he had a chance to push it to the side…
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I totally apologize for my last post. Sometimes I drive myself crazy! The truth is, I talked to Tommy on the phone about his new job for almost an hour two nights ago. I've talked to my mom at least twice this week, my sister a couple of times, and three or four friends. …I'm working…
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Having another child doesn't affect your life in a linear way, as all parents of more than one child will tell you. That's still true, even when the child is twenty. Daniel is home for Christmas break, and that means more laundry, more groceries, more cooking, more bickering, more vehicles breaking down so more shuttling…but it also…
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Our little dusting of snow was exciting, but wouldn't you know, the Houston area had a REAL snowfall out of the same system that just teased us the other night. As my sister put it, "We got more snow than you…nah nah nah!!!" My friend Cliff shared pictures that his wife took - he was trying to find a safe route home…
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I took the day off so I could break my procrastination cycle - I drove to the downtown campus and delivered my class portfolio a DAY EARLY! It's a small step in the right direction. I hope I can keep it going…eventually. But for the next few days I'm going to be playing catch-up on everything around…
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Last night Kendall ran up the stairs and out the front door. "Where is she going?" Tom asked me. I stepped outside to find out. "It's SNOWING!!" She was jumping up and down, and texting a mile a minute. Quite frankly, I couldn't see the snowflakes, but I trusted her – my eyesight just isn't what…
Long Hollow 