Archive for May 2008
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Posted by: LSM on: May 31, 2008
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18 Hours To Spare
Posted by: LSM on: May 31, 2008
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My three children are officially prepared for camp. They’ll be getting on the bus tomorrow morning along with their trunks, duffels, and other assorted paraphernalia. I will admit it gets a bit easier every year, especially since we have all the basics like towels, sheets, blankets, and sleeping bags from previous years. It was not [...]
Maybe I’m Not A Team Player
Posted by: LSM on: May 29, 2008
For the last two nights, I’ve attended leadership training for next year’s Junior League committee chairs and Board members. The president elect put a lot of time and planning into the event, and everything went smoothly. Objectively, it was good training, and it was my first opportunity to really meet with all of the committee [...]
June Preview
Posted by: LSM on: May 28, 2008
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Today Adventure Guy put all three kids on a plane. They are headed to Grapevine, Texas, and The Great Wolf Lodge. One of the benefits of having had my kids fairly early in life (and of my own parents doing the same!) is that my parents are young enough to enjoy taking the kids on [...]
I’m Happy. Am I Missing Something?
Posted by: LSM on: May 27, 2008
My most recent read is Meg Wolitzer’s The Ten Year Nap–a novel about a group of friends, connected both by their sons’ attendance at a New York City private school and by their own decisions to give up their careers upon having children.Wolitzer explores the women’s pasts as she delves into their feelings about [...]
Another Year
Posted by: LSM on: May 26, 2008
Last year around this time, I wrote of the poppies blooming at Soccer Boy’s school. Each year, the 4th graders plant a poppy field to honor our country’s veterans. And, last year, I expressed my hope that the current conflict would be over by the time the poppies bloomed again.
Of course, it’s not. The poppies [...]
But It Is “Home” Made
Posted by: LSM on: May 24, 2008
17 years ago today, I was a new bride just a month away from her first anniversary. And my loving husband was turning 25 and wanted his traditional birthday cake. The one his mom, the gourmet cook, always made him when he was growing up. Since we lived around 8 hours away from his mother at [...]
Life On The Bus
Posted by: LSM on: May 23, 2008
I boarded the yellow bus at 2:33 for round one–the high school route. Kids streamed on, greeting the driver who knew each of them by name. All-American Public Schools has a reputation for being an affluent district, but let’s just say many would have been surprised to take a look at the students on my [...]
We Are Partying Fools
Posted by: LSM on: May 22, 2008
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Never doubt the power of May birthdays combined with the end of school for their effectiveness in totally dominating the social calendar. Though we already celebrated both Soccer Boy’s 9th and my grandmother’s 90th this month, we have more celebrations to come!
Yesterday, I managed to make both Gym Girl’s award ceremony and Soccer Boy’s poetry jam/class [...]
Where I’d Rather Be…The End of the School Year Edition
Posted by: LSM on: May 21, 2008
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