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Growing up during the dawn of time, as I did, I recall how incredibly excited I used to get over holiday specials. Christmas, of course, was the bonanza season of holiday specials, but Easter had a couple. We’d sit, with my Dad, and get all into Peter Cottontail; but of course, the all time favorite…
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The traditional gift for a 20th wedding anniversary is China. As I sit here on the eve of my 20th wedding anniversary, I imagine the reason China is the traditional gift is because by 20 years, all you have left in your China cabinet is two chipped plates, one intact cereal bowl, three tea cups,…
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On March 7, 2003, I woke up, got Brighid up for school, got Eilis up and dressed, and got ready to drive Brighid to school. My sister Bean lived with me, and she was still sleeping when I left. When I came home, I went in to wake her up. She had gone to bed…
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Eilis is a tough nut to crack when it comes to some things. One of them is deciding what kind of birthday party to have. She wanted a sleepover, but at 10, there are still quite a few kids who haven’t done the sleepover thing yet. I worried she’d have a poorly attended party, and…
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If this post seems a bit cryptic, well, that’s probably because it is. A lot has happened in the past week that has really been bothering me, and I let the blame for the frustration I felt fall where I thought it rightly deserved to go. That hasn’t changed. I still 100% believe that the…
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Eilis has been reminding us for days that “The Happy Day” is almost here! Of course, to Eilis, that means her 10th birthday, which falls just 2 hours and 36 minutes after Valentine’s Day. She has no real idea how much it hits me when she says “The Happy Day”. I don’t believe a woman…
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I know for a lot of you, this movie hasn’t even been a blip on your radar. It doesn’t ooze Oscar; it doesn’t tackle deep social issues; and the original Arthur probably is a movie you saw, barely remember, but it might have been “cute”. For me, Arthur was THE romantic comedy. I saw it…
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