Jan 2009
What We're Reading Now, Charlie and I
Friday, January 30, 2009
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the House
Chance the dog has been reading with
us since he was half his size. When it's time (and he always
seems to know when it's story time), he runs down the hall and
jumps onto Charlie's bed, trying to take up every inch of the beach
towel I have spread out for him. He seems to enjoy the calm
of the spoken word; I'm not sure if he really "gets" the stories
though... Read More...
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Behind the Story: Is Grandma Okay?
Our friend Laura G. has sent us a new story. When I read it, I was struck by how it applied to my family at this moment in time. Last week, my mother-in-law was in the hospital for a few days. She's okay, but we, our son especially, have to deal with the fact that she's getting older...
Read More...Behind the Story: Hiccup the Burping Dog Also Looks Up
A few days ago, Chance was doing some serious barking in the backyard. I thought maybe there were men working in the trees (the phone company), so I went out, only to find him, full of righteous indignation, barking at a jet that was leaving behind a very long contrail...
Read More...Living in my Head; The last Week of Vacation
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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the House The
Internal Stuggle
The last few days, I've been living in
my head entirely too much, worrying about my ill brother a thousand
miles away; also thinking about my mom and sister Mary caring for
him. Mom says I worry too much, which is true. Worry is such an
unproductive use of energy, but there's an element of guilt there
too. How can one blissfully go about their lives when they have
loved ones suffering? The great thing about kids (and pets maybe to
a lesser degree) is they force us to move forward, propelling us
out of bed, out into the world... Read More...
StoryRhyme After Dark: A Divorce Story for Parents and Children
Monday, January 05, 2009
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StoryRhyme StoryRhyme After
Dark The Internal
Stuggle Stories by Laura
G.
“Sometimes Corinna wonders why
they got married if they don’t like each other so much that all
they do is yell at each other. If her father tells her mother that
she’s fat and ugly, and her mother says that he’s nasty and
selfish, then why did they get married? She thought that love was
forever. Did her parents not love each other? Then why did they get
married. Maybe her parents pretended that they loved each other.
Maybe they pretend that they love her and Amanda. Maybe her parents
really are like what they say to each other? Is her mother
useless..?” Read More...
Inching Into The New Year
Sunday, January 04, 2009
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the House
The cold makes me tired. Yesterday,
Chance the Dog was more than happy to take a winter's nap with me.
Sleeping is one of his favorites and he's more than happy to have a
nap buddy... Read More...
Our New Year Poll; And Some Things I've Learned in 2008
Thursday, January 01, 2009
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Happy New Year everyone..! This
month's poll asks the burning question: New Year's Resolutions --
do you or don't you (make them, that is)? Do you simply hate
change? Click on “Another answer...” and you can also supply your
own. The poll’s right in the sidebar there. Inquiring minds want to
know... Read More...