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Stuff That is Actually Going Right

Stuff That is Actually Going Right

Early fall weather and Irma aside, we have had a challenging beginning to the start of sixth grade this year. Yesterday Bauer was consumed with schoolwork from 8:30am until 9pm. There were some breaks along the way, and meals, but he carried the burden of many things still unfinished all throughout the day as he slogged through one challenging task after another.

My Rich and Uneventful Daily Life

My Rich and Uneventful Daily Life

Now that the excitement of summer and the comfort of heat has passed, we are hunkering down to the tasks at hand. This means earlier mornings than I prefer, the tedious task of making school lunches, sending the kids off to school half the time, and keeping them home the other half.

Deep, Deep Ruts

Deep, Deep Ruts

Provided your rut is leading you where you want to go, there is certainly nothing wrong with doing what you’ve always done. I’ll use the same toothpaste forever, and the same purse. Methodical “Play Nice” will be the coffee of my choice until they stop making it. You already know me and Tandem, and me and GB&D.

Those Who Touched Our Skirt

Those Who Touched Our Skirt

Another theme of which Alexander McCall Smith writes frequently in his stories, and that I failed to mention in this previous post, concerns the moral responsibility we have toward those with whom we come in contact. Reading his books (and re-reading the many quotes I’ve copied from his books) should propel me to this right end of concern for those in my field of vision.