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Don’t pack the gravy dish with the funeral vase

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I had to dig through boxes in our crawl space to find our gravy dish because this is how I do things. The kids were “helping” me make Thanksgiving dinner, covering the table with all the tacky everything I try to hide behind the dishes that match. As they uncovered penguin salt and pepper shakers […]

Below the surface near the holidays

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I step carefully near holidays. Everything is softer in our home. We are gentler with each other, realizing fallen dreams lean heavily on our shoulders. As the dates come close, I trace them hopefully, maybe time will make it easier this year. In many ways it hasn’t in others, it could be yesterday. So many years […]

Thanksgiving Wisdom

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My husband and I have been discussing homeschooling. I am all for it. He has a few reservations. After seeing the vast knowledge I have instilled in our children, clearly displayed in the following video, he is sure to change his mind. Program note: The two giving remotely appropriate answers? They go to school. Ahem. […]

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