Monthly Archives: June 2013
On how a bouncie ball saved my life, and why I sympathize with Monty Burns
I am a committed miser. Well, not in every way, but I am committed to exploring as many ways to become a miser as I possibly can, no matter how much it costs me to get there! So my latest engineering project asks this question: what is the cheapest, most efficient way to temporarily attach […]
Happy Birthday to the BEST sister EVER!!!
It’s my sister’s 40th birthday today, and besides my kids and my husband, she is my favorite person in the universe. I know that is so cliche, because little sisters often pretty much worship the ground their sisters walk on, but in this case, I have so much evidence that I actually do have the […]
So, we are taking a summer road trip…Part 1
I love road trips. Our family took our first when I was about 2 years old, and I still remember the drive, where we went, who we saw, what I got in trouble for…but I mostly remember the utter thrill of being on the road. We took another road trip when I was 7, and […]
“Just what each needs”
Almost a month ago I spoke with a woman who, like me, has 3 children and, like me, always imagined she would have at least 3 times that many. Like her, I have struggled, sometimes bitterly, for years with the fact that try as I might, and ask as I will, a large family is […]
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