by Kathy on September 17, 2026 · 0 comments
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It’s your Golden Birthday! A very happy date we got to choose, between that and September 15, 2009, for my scheduled repeat c-section (if I didn’t go into natural labor or my water broke sooner). We picked September 17th in part so you and your sibling Molly, who was born and died 17 months before […]
by Kathy on July 25, 2026 · 0 comments
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Sometime in recent years I finally came around to the value of flossing my teeth daily. I’d known it was important for much of my life and had never found a way that worked for me to maintain a consistent routine. I committed to prioritizing flossing as part of my oral healthcare and bedtime routine […]
by Kathy on April 17, 2026 · 0 comments
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Dear Molly, Spring has come again and today it’s been 18 years since you were born and died. It is a big milestone and you are not here. I took a mental health day off work to give myself space to feel how I feel — which includes deep sadness and many other emotions. I […]
by Kathy on April 15, 2026 · 0 comments
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Thursday, 4-11-96 2:35 PM London 8:35 AM E-Town Well, I took my last final! (pretty painless – though I sure studied long enough for it…) I really did learn a lot from that architecture class! I sold my books back & am close to £35 richer for it! I wish I could keep the books […]
Yesterday, Rory McIlroy won the Masters golf championship for the second year in a row — making him one of four players to do that back to back. Last night, after we got home from Skylar’s Improv Level 5 Grad Show at iO Theater, Bob and I watched a recording of the final several holes […]
by Kathy on April 9, 2026 · 0 comments
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Wednesday, 4-10-96 11:40 PM London 5:40 PM E-Town This week has pretty much been full of my preparing for & taking finals! I am gonna copy into here highlights from an e-mail I wrote to Mom, Dad, Meg, & Kelly about this weekend & early this week cuz I am tired & don’t feel like […]