Milestones

9 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. Ever since I did this writing exercise those two […]

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Today I turned 45. Since entering my forties in 2015, I’d hoped, as well as worked to try to make it possible, for someone else to be #45 (making her our first female President), when I turned 45. What has transpired since that didn’t come to pass has been surreal and heartbreaking for me and […]

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Today is my twelfth Leap Day! On my eleventh, I shared this post, which was adapted from an earlier version that I wrote for The3Six5 writing project,on February 29, 2012 (my tenth Leap Day). I am including parts of those two posts again today, as they are fun to revisit. It’s fascinating to reflect on […]

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I intended to start this with a line from a song that I love, called Jack & Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp. It’s about holding on to “16 as long as you can, (because) changes come around real soon (that) make us women and men.” I was going to write about how magical this time […]

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You are here, at the start of a moment… Double Digits! A decade in this world and with our family. You reminded us last night that you wouldn’t technically turn 10 until 7:55 a.m. this morning and joked you were going to shout out, “I’m 10!” when the time came at school. You are very […]

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Thursday, 3-7-96 9:00 PM London 3:00 PM E-Town My perceptions are extremely heightened at the moment. In the distance thru my window, open just a crack, here at Pembridge, I just heard church bells ring for the hour. I have heard the bells at least 2 other times today. I have been home all day […]

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