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For the Love of Love

So we sent my nine year old son off to spend the summer with my mother in New York almost three weeks ago. That day was super-duper stressful. He traveled with a close friend of mine to JFK and my … Continue reading

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Stuffing Nirvana

I love Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday of the season. I like it because I dictate how I want to spend it. There is no gift giving pressure.  It is fairly leisurely. Basically, it’s all good.  I am a … Continue reading

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Empathy

Tonight we dragged the 7 year old out to pau hana at Restaurant Epic. It is not such a fun time for him but he was a trooper for the entire evening. A couple of hours in, I let him … Continue reading

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Attic Boxes

Today my mom’s internal list of things to do included taking up one of the indoor/outdoor rugs she has in the living room, carrying it into the yard, scrubbing it down and laying it out to dry in the sun. … Continue reading

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