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Wooohooo! My sister and I are in business together! She just signed up to become an Uppercase Living demonstrator. I am so excited. I never thought I’d be in business for myself, much less with one of my sisters (who, by the way, lives quite some distance from me).
If you haven’t checked out Uppercase Living [...]

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My kids have phone radar. Doesn’t matter where I am or where they are. If the phone rings or I start dialing, they appear as if I had screamed “ICE CREAM!!!!”
As I was fixing dinner this evening I thought (foolishly) that I’d give one of my sisters a call. As you know from previous posts, [...]

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…of the PTA!!! (Okay, at Jack’s school it’s the HSA, but same thing). Me. Susan. Formerly known as I’m-never-going-to-have-children-as-long-as-I-live girl.
My name is Susan and despite my first 27 years, I married a law-abider. I had kids (not just one or two spaced out, mind you, but FOUR in five years). I drive a mini-van. And, [...]

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Well, I guess I’m not quite adjusted to Jack having started kindergarten yet. New things keep happening. Today was the first day I dropped him off. I didn’t walk him in. I let him out right in front of the school’s front door and watched him walk in - without me. I’m so proud of [...]

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Yesterday morning Dan and I were discussing something in tense tones. I don’t remember what it was and we weren’t really arguing so much as picking at each other about it. Maria, overhearing us, walked into where we were and said, “Hey guys! Why don’t you try working together?” She then turned around and walked [...]

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This weekend was the Kiawanis Club’s annual Clarksville rodeo. We missed it last year, so we decided to take the kids this year. Anne, Jason and Joey were in town, so they came with us. The gates opened at 6 p.m., but the rodeo didn’t start until 8 p.m. Way past my kids’ bedtimes, but [...]

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Now that Jack’s in school ALL DAY every day, Maria and I are getting some girl time in while The Little Boys nap.
Today we did toes. Glitter polish (courtesy of Gran) and little pink butterfly stickers (which took quite some time picking out). Aren’t they cute?
Oh, and we can’t forget the yummy chocolate milk [...]

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We had a very frightening experience yesterday afternoon. (Yes, believe it or not, it was more frightening than attempting mass.)
Despite the heat, I was giving the Little Boys haircuts on the patio. Jack was in his spot under the pine trees muddying up his school uniform. (WHY do they have to have white shirts?!?) Maria [...]

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…is H
Now, let’s think of some words that begin with the letter H. Hmmmm. How about HAIRRAISING…
HELLISH…
HORRENDOUS…
HOPELESS…
Do you need to ask how mass went this morning?
As I’m dragging The Other Three out the door, the Deacon (who held to door open wide for us) said, “You’ve attended mass when you’ve made it through the consecration.” [...]

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Say a prayer… wish us luck… get out the Tylenol. We’re going to mass!
Today is the Feast of the Assumption and Jack’s school is having a mass at 10 a.m. All are welcome (at least, until they see us coming!) Jack will sit with a 4th grade buddy and his class. I’m planning to sneak [...]

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