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The Members Project

For those of you readers who happen to have an American Express card, today is the last day to vote in the 2008 Members Project. It started back in July with project nominations, and the top 25 were announced on September 9. I was contacted by Chessia Kelly of the...

Hug Your Kids For Me, Wouldja?

A dear dear friend just let me know that her son died this morning. He had been fighting cancer for years, and today lost that battle. To my knowledge, Jeremy was 25 years old. That’s too young to die. If you’re the praying type, could you remember my...

In Which TechnoBoy Tries to One Up Me

The older boys have been a lot more independent with their school schedule this year. Today there was a bit more computer-game-playing happening than I liked, so I called them on it. Me: Have you done your Spanish lesson yet? TechnoBoy: No…I’ll do it now....

The Schedule That Seems to be Working

I’m writing this at 4:30 in the afternoon, with school just finished about ten minutes ago. The morning went beautifully. We all got up around 8, had some playtime and ate breakfast and started school a bit after 9. The younger boys were done by ten, and the...