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What’s wrong with this picture?

No, not an actual picture but the scene I am about to describe. I went out for my morning constitutional today. Mind you, today is October 7th – the height of fall in upstate NY. I wore shorts and a tank top, not even a tee shirt. The temperature when I left my house was… Continue reading What’s wrong with this picture?

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Road Trip #2

It is fall so as I have said before, it is road trip time. This road trip came with a little mother-daughter bonding, too – just an extra plus. I took my 20 year old daughter to her first ever big time football game. She goes to basketball and hockey all the time at her… Continue reading Road Trip #2

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Apple Picking

It is fall! \’Nuf said. I have been off apple picking! My 20 year old daughter is home for her only real visit for the fall semester. She will be home right before Thanksgiving but she is bringing a gang with her for a concert. This is she and mom time. We went apple picking… Continue reading Apple Picking

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My Daughter’s Visiting

My oldest daughter has always been a homebody. She love college life, though, and Niagara in particular. This past summer she stayed up there for the summer working. Summer work is hard to find in our area and what she was doing up there paid more. Anyway, she was home for three weekends all summer… Continue reading My Daughter’s Visiting

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Exercise and Eating

I have been the mother to many athletes. My oldest son played soccer, lacrosse, tried football. The next son was a big football player – state champions his senior year – and a huge lacrosse player, even his first year in college. His twin sister ran cross country for a couple years. The younger daughter… Continue reading Exercise and Eating