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Five Alive! 22 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
I think there used to be an orange juice drink that was called "Five Alive," and the rhyming words are appropriate and seem like a perfect description of Erica right now. I love it when kids turn fiv...
Ain't nothing you haven't prayed about 20 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
The empty nest transition is still very fresh and new. I anticipated it being hard and it's about like I figured. I think I'll bounce back soon and will get into my new groove, but I'm also allowing m...
College Freshman 20 Aug 2013 | 06:34 am
It's official: I am the mom of a freshman in college! Everything went very well with the move-in over the weekend and Daniel is getting settled into his room in North Carrick Hall. He seems to be ver...
Reverse Nesting 15 Aug 2013 | 07:21 am
The final countdown has begun. Daniel will move in to North Carrick Hall at UT-Knoxville on Friday! Hard to believe, but I think this week it suddenly feels "real." Whew! Last Saturday I needed to do...
Washington Heights 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
My dad's youngest brother, Randel, lives in NYC, up in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the very upper West Side of Manhattan. He has lived in that area for many years and has a dog-walking serv...
Top of the Rock 7 Aug 2013 | 07:30 am
I think I have found my new favorite thing to do in NYC: Top of the Rock (Rockefellar Plaza). It's not as tall as the Empire State Building, but to me, the trade-off of twenty more floors is that you...
How to look like a tourist 5 Aug 2013 | 04:33 am
When I was growing up outside of NYC, I learned early what tourists looked like, especially in the big city. They usually had a camera strapped around their neck and were looking up at the skyscrapers...
Kindergarten Eve 1 Aug 2013 | 06:08 pm
"Twas the night before Kindergarten, And all through the townhouse, Every creature was stirring, Even Aunt Nette came around. As she walked in the door, Everyone was upstairs, "Come up here, Aun...
Cousin Birthday Party 22 Jul 2013 | 07:30 am
Since Daniel, Erica and Mary Lane all have summer birthdays and it was going to be hard for all of us to be together for each one's birthday, I brought up the idea of us having one cousin birthday par...
Friday Favorites: Blogs (again) 12 Jul 2013 | 11:55 pm
I think I listed some blogs on a Friday Favorite another time, but there are always more blogs to find and I have two new favorites. They aren't actually "new" blogs, but I just started reading them l...
