Senator Ted Kanavas – the State Senator for my district – is saying he won’t run again. So, what do you think? I think I’m in trouble. My heart went all pittypat. Not to mention the love of a campaign in good weather! Oh, dear…

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Last night before I tucked into bed I put the 30 or so articles retrieved from two years of magazines away. They are happily managed in a binder now. I also found a couple of things I need to scan and send to friends who are planning trips of their own. That’s about 50 magazines [...]

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Students at East started finals today with the news that Karen passed away this morning. You’ll have to forgive me, but if I ever heard Karen’s last name, I don’t remember it. This household always knew her as Karen the lot attendant. She’s kept three Kilkenny children safe, and for that I want to thank [...]

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Breath. Breath. Breath.

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I am pleased to report I’ve survived my second day without making political commentary. Ok, so I cheated and left a couple of comments on a friend’s blog, but really, I think that’s a good start. Don’t you? On the home front I shuffled the leftover Christmas decorations from the last place they landed in [...]

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Isn’t there a pill you can take?

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While it would be tempting to lounge on the couch and feel the glory of a house all to myself, there’s stuff to get done. 1) Did you know that latest Diana Gabaldon book in the Outlander series is out? Me either. A girlfriend e-mailed me yesterday. It looks like there’s a copy on the [...]

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Why in the world didn’t I do this ages ago? Who knows what makes the switch finally click, but it’s on now, and stuff is flying out of here. I had a decent round of tossing about a year ago, but that was mostly the basement. This one is a nasty back room turned monster [...]

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While I’m not exactly recovering a king’s tomb, I am finding some very interesting stuff up there. You see, son one and son two have made the decision it’s time to abandon their old rooms. Both are convinced they won’t be living at home again. Given the way some children are bouncing back, I’m strangely [...]

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This weekend was another round of furnishing the apartment. Poor kid. He thinks it’s all about him! I’ve been having a blast. On Saturday we managed JC Penneys outlet, Macy’s, Target, World Market, Bed Bath and Beyond, Pier 1, Steinhafels, and probably a couple of others I’m forgetting. There were bargains to be had. The [...]

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