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Tag Archives: Ben
When you don’t have a real reason, just play the safety card
Last week my daughter and her friend met for lunch and then went to do some shopping at our local Goodwill store. They have been regular and loyal customers of this store since it opened well over a year … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Safety
Tagged Ben, goodwill, invisible dragon, Maya, parenting, safety rules, stupid rules
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March 13 photo of the day
This one was easy. 10 years ago today at 9:13pm a happy little boy came into the world. He was born at home and settled right in. Prescription Drug Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction Your doctor nichestlouis.com levitra properien may … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Photography, blogging
Tagged Ben, Birthday, create, home birth, joshua, photos
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March 5 & 6 photos of the day
Whoops, yesterday just slipped right by! So today you’ll be entertained with not one, but two photos. Aren’t you excited? The first is cheating, really. (Maybe I could do a blog post titled “Cheating your way to great photos”!) … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Life Learning, Photography, blogging
Tagged Ben, create, march, photo of the day, photography, photos, subway station, wally
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Horizon
Mendy, Brian, Ben, Natalie, Jill, Nancy & Fred. These are the friends I’ve had for as long as I can remember. Since before I can remember, really. All country kids like me, who grew up a few fields over, … Continue reading
Ben is 9 today
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Parenting
Tagged 9th birthday, baby ben, Ben, ben is nine, bowling, ds game, family, happy birthday, karaoke, life learning, Maya, minecraft, parenting, super mario bros
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Life and death
This is Cosmo. We adopted him from an animal rescue when Maya was 3 1/2 years old, while I was pregnant with Ben. Ben was born at home and so, when he was only a few hours old, Cosmo … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Life Learning
Tagged animal rescue, Ben, cosmo, family, human suffering, life and death, life learning, Maya
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Just another Saturday night….
Last Saturday Ben went to his first ever rock concert. (Those of you who know me personally have probably heard this story already, in some form or another. Feel free to click on over to Dooce if you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning
Tagged Adam Levine, B-52's, backstage, Ben, drummer, family, first concert, life learning, Madison Square Garden, maroon 5, matt flynn, MSG, the voice
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City snapshot
When people ask me why I like living in New York, I say things like “Because of the people” or “Because everything is available here.” Which is true but not complete. The real reason is hard to put … Continue reading
While having my car serviced
Oh West New York, New Jersey. Home of the closest Honda Dealership and where I get to spend anywhere from 2-6 hours every three months – or before every extended road trip – while the mechanics make sure none of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Travel, Writing, blogging
Tagged anderson cooper, Ben, dr. oz, eggs, family, honda, hudson honda, life learning, mess, nate berkus, wash your face, wet hair
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On Mackinac Island
So you know how sometimes you have a memory of a place you went as a kid – probably on a vacation – and it was the ABSOLUTE BEST PLACE EVER? A place you wanted to live; a place that … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Parenting, School, Travel
Tagged Ben, bikes, family, fort mackinac, grand hotel, kid heaven, life learning, Mackinac Island, Maya, parenting, public school, Starbucks, travel, unschooling
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