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Hi Aunt Judy

I know almost everyone of you, but still the person that is most likely to make a comment or respond to any of this is my Aunt Judy. So, here’s to you Aunt Judy…and, really, all of you – Spencer, Jade, Mom, Jade’s Mom, Laura, Facebook Friends, Vagabond3 fans. I’m so glad I get to share this with you.

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Cleaning a 10 Year Old’s Room

I have a 45 minute timer set, and I’m cleaning Augustine’s room. It’s not just tidying-up. It’s the type of cleaning that is subtractive, the kind where some things don’t make the cut. Really cleaning. I have co-opted a bag for ‘trash’ - probably sized originally for...

When Your Child Hits You

**Updated 03/2024 : A virus hit the site, this post was a victim. As I re-reading before re-posting, it felt incomplete. The post was originally published 5/24/18, Augustine was 3...maybe this was the complete thought then, but here's the original + some more.**...

The Second 1st Drop-off

It’s been about 16 months, and this is day one… I never wanted to stop writing or talking or really pause/end/halt/cease/take-a-break-from anything I was doing. Sure, things were far from perfect, but I was convinced that everything I wanted was just on the other side...

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