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family life

Get your hands dirty

I complain about being busy as much as the next person. It seems like we all do, like having too much to do is a badge of honor. Like not getting enough rest somehow makes us better people, instead of making us cranky, more susceptible to illness and resistant to learning new things.

Holding on and letting go

My children have a hard time letting go of things. I have the basement to prove it. There are boxes and boxes of hockey trophies, art supplies, sweatshirts that will never fit anyone in our family again, school projects from going on 20 years ago and books — so many books.

Keep it going

During the lesser-known Holy Week ritual of planning for Easter eggs and Easter baskets, my husband showed off his purchases of chocolate bunnies and fruit punch-flavored Peeps.

Stuff and nonsense

Every time I leave a place, I take a moment to look around. It’s a habit I first developed when my children were small. We’d go out to breakfast, and when we got up to leave the table, I’d let my husband go ahead with the kids and I’d look over the table, searching among the empty plates and crumpled napkins for stray sippy cups, left-behind coloring books, baby blankets, mittens and hats. You name it, it got left behind.

Going back in time

I did something today I hadn’t done for maybe 20 years. I donated blood.

Giving thanks for what?

Our youngest daughter was a little disconcerted a couple of weeks ago when her high school musical finished its four-day run.

Coat closet

Like most Midwesterners I know, I have multiple winter coats. A wardrobe of coats, even.

Take your temperature

Water is life. So says Scripture, and so say scientists who are working to make sure there is enough clean water to support human life on Earth.

Telephone

I know I’m dating myself here, but when I was a very young aspiring reporter, one of the lessons mentors and teachers tried to impart was how to make sure you could find a pay phone if you were out covering a breaking story.

Make room for something new

I spent a good chunk of an afternoon recently replacing the flapper and fill valve on the toilet in our bathroom.
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