Take 5 #001

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I really try to raise my kids to be compassionate and understanding of others. Sometimes, I think I’m failing miserably. For example, Colby’s friend, Bradley, was hit by a car on Friday last week after getting off the bus. The driver ran the stop sign and hit him as he came around the bus. Hit Bradley so hard he flew up and hit the WINDSHEILD! He was in the hospital for 2.5 days, home to rest a day, and then was released to return to school. Guess when Colby tells me about it? The day Bradley returned to school! /bangs her head on the desk He did hold the door open for an elderly lady the other day, though. So maybe there’s hope for him yet.

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The other day I wore my new cantaloupe colored T-shirt I got at Jimmy Buffets Margarita Ville in New Orleans – it’s one of my faves. It has the lyrics to Margarita Ville on it. I was out and about town when Isaiah asked, “Mom, what’s on your shirt?” After investigating, I discovered that the combination of my sweat and my deodorant dyed the underarms of my shirt pink … now Colby calls me “Pink Pits”.

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My favorite character in my 6 novel series just died … at the end of book 5. I’m hoping for his resurrection in book 6, but right now I’m too disgusted to read it. Maybe I’ll go pick up a trashy romance novel to lift my spirits. /pencils in a trip to the bookstore on her calendar

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Recently, I’ve allowed Colby to start cleaning the hall bathroom. Until now I figured that there’s no way he’s going to get everything clean in there. But it’s occurred to me that he will be gone it just a few short years and my boy needs to know how to clean a toilet. He picked up really fast on all the rules. The yellow gloves and yellow sponge go in the cream bucket and are for the toilet and its immediate vicinity. The pink gloves and the pink sponge go in the blue bucket and are for the tub and sink. Never the two will meet. When you take them off, DO NOT turn them inside out and do not touch the arm edges with the finger tips. At least if he can’t clean a toilet he knows how the follow directions.


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My favorite season is fast approaching and I can barely contain myself. I know it sounds silly, but I get butterflies in my stomach when I think about autumn and all the cool things that come with it. Hay – Crows – Scarecrows – Windy Weather – Corn Mazes – County Fairs – Caramel Apples – Pumpkin Pancakes – Halloween – Thanksgiving … I CAN’T WAIT!