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Movie review: Up
If you want the short review: yes, go see it. It’s not the best Pixar movie, but it’s well-worth the price of admission. There are very poignant moments, imaginative moments, funny moments. It’s entertaining and offers some good things to discuss with the kids after the movie is over. Here’s the longer review: We went…
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Straight talk, after Prop 8 was upheld by California high court
If one or both of my daughters are gay, then you can be darn tootin’ sure that if I have anything to say about it, they will be able to marry whosoever they damn well want to. And, I’ll add that if one or both of my daughters marries a member of the same gender…
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The bizarro world of buying & selling on Craigslist
My husband and I decided to take our girls to Disneyland before we move to Philadelphia. In spite of the economy, we decided to go ahead and splurge. None of the amusement parks near Philadelphia is like Disneyland, and we have no idea when we’ll get to Florida, though we would love to get there…
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OK, so I’m sitting here
For the second time in my life as a mom, my little girls have asked for me to let them put themselves to sleep like big girls. So I read to them, got out of bed, turned off the light, turned on some lullabies, kissed them, told them I love them, tucked them in and…
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See you on the flip side
We are moving across the country at the end of June. When we were 30, my husband and I came out to California for an adventure. After 12 years, we’re heading back to Philly. We’re packing up the apartment we’ve lived in those 12 years, and then we’ll drive two cars and two cute twins…
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For six days, we eat chicken; on the seventh, we rest
Last time this year, I was undergoing chemotherapy, so I’ve been doing a lot of reminiscing lately now that my hair is growing back, all fluffy. I’ve also been reminiscing about my breast cancer surgery last August. My mother came to town for the surgery and was an incredible help and support. She took care…
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[Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered]
