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Summer Road Trip 2014

On Sunday morning, August 24th, my son and I embarked on our very first Road Trip. Because of the fact that our trip to see my father in LA will be delayed (due to their moving once again), I decided … Continue reading

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The Ides of April (part 1)

It appears I need to do a little bit of “catch-up” here.  How does time manage to go by so quickly and unnoticed?  It is a constant battle to stay current and focused or it all slides by like quicksilver. … Continue reading

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Times when there are no new posts for a while usually means I’m busy, busy, busy.  I’ve had so many projects going I’ve hardly had time for myself or any drawing or writing.  One new thing is this new client … Continue reading

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School Update

I am pleased to be able to say that my son successfully survived his first full week of school in many, many long weeks.  He is determined to make this semester go well. Unfortunately, he did not do very well … Continue reading

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MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST Dear Santa, Here is my Christmas Wish List.  I have decided that this year I have some things to ask for (and I’ve been a pretty good girl): 1.       The thing I want most this Christmas … Continue reading

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December update

To follow up on my post regarding “School,” shortly before Thanksgiving, my sister and I visited Molly, the therapist I chose to see regarding getting help for Dalton where school is concerned.  My sister holds the view that it is … Continue reading

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School

11/25/13 Dalton has started refusing to go to school.  My sister thinks that all of his problems are caused by my failure to teach him to properly manage his time.  She has arranged to take us both to see a … Continue reading

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School has become a large concern in recent weeks.  Dalton has been sick a lot and has missed a lot of school.  His unhappiness has me thinking a lot about my own experience with school when I was a kid … Continue reading

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10/12/13

What a nightmare things have been.  Dalton has been sick again and missing school, and our lovely, brilliant, U.S. government is still shut down. This has been brutal, as parenting often can be.  The government shutdown on the other hand … Continue reading

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It’s Saturday.  I seem to be depressed.  I did not want to get out of bed this morning.  I didn’t even hear when Dalton got up.  And I’m in that kind of foggy-headed funk that happens sometimes – when I … Continue reading

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The last few days I’ve been in kind of a weird funk. Weird weather – sort of muggy, but no rain.  For some reason, this last part of the summer has just seemed strange somehow, sort of surreal, unsettled, hanging… … Continue reading

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