my daughter fell off her horse at her riding lesson last week. her instructor said something like, “is this your first time falling off a horse?” fortunately, her dad brought her to that lesson, not her mom, so there were no hysterics involved. when he asked her what happened, why she fell, she said, “I … Continue reading Rule #1
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10 things i’ve learned about roosters
It all started off innocently enough; 26 chicks in a small cardboard box arrived in the spring...we learned some things from books and friends in advance, but some things are learned by doing, through "on the job training". 1.when ordering new chicks from vendors, you often will not receive all female chicks . this is not good for … Continue reading 10 things i’ve learned about roosters
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the terrible 10’s?
my thoughts are harkening back to my 10 year old daughter's toddler years this morning...they are not warm and fuzzy thoughts. after her 5th "No! Don't talk to me! I don't want to talk about it!", all before breakfast, i was having deja vu...haven't we been here/done this before? seems like we've come full circle in her first decade of life; i remember … Continue reading the terrible 10’s?
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bowling
recently i went bowling for the first time in more than a decade. i took my daughter and was immediately presented with a bowling dilemma: to add bumpers, or NOT to add bumpers? that is the question. with bumpers, will they ever learn to throw the ball properly so that they can one day bowl without them? … Continue reading bowling
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trust your instincts
well. my daughter has been riding at the new barn (http://home.comcast.net/~goodrich-puffer/index.html) for a while now, and loves it here. she is learning things like "posting", "diagonals", and "emergency dismounts"...oh my! more importantly, i am not experiencing that vague feeling of uneasiness that never left me at the other barn...the "i can't put my finger on it, … Continue reading trust your instincts
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happy easter
one of my favorite holidays growing up was easter. my father loved easter, and always went out of his way to make it fun for us. we had the requisite easter baskets, usually one of the prepackaged, pre-filled ones from the closest department store (we were a family of 4 kids born in 6 years, … Continue reading happy easter
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diary of a wimpy kid
whenever there is a movie that gets my child to request (and then to actually read) the book that spawned it, i am happy. this month it happened in reverse; the movie of which i speak is "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid". we are having my daughter's 11th birthday party at Smitty's (http://www.smittyscinema.com/) and … Continue reading diary of a wimpy kid
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spring ritual
my italian grandmother always said her birthday was on the first day of spring. actually, every so often she was right; her birthday was march 21st, and spring is usually on march 20th, but not always:(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox). one sure sign that spring had come when i was little was The Making of the Dandelion Salad. my grandmother … Continue reading spring ritual
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oh, the rain!
gather the animals! build the ark!~actually, we have to (re)build the retaining wall that collapsed last night, sending wildlife (mice, night crawlers, grubs as big as your head...) out into the night. also the one that held UP the back stairs, and the one that held BACK the water that had collected over the past several weeks … Continue reading oh, the rain!
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do the thing you think you cannot
when i was invited to go indoor rock climbing by a friend, my immediate (inward) response was "no freakin' way!", followed by a polite "no, thank you," expressed outwardly. then, one of my favorite quotes came to mind: “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You … Continue reading do the thing you think you cannot
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