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Back To School Again – 12 years later

August 28, 2011 – 12:23 pm

Twelve years ago we moved into our neighborhood and enrolled our oldest child in Kindergarten. We arrived in October, so school was already underway, and our son was a little apprehensive – until he met his new best friend and neighbor, Dan T. Dan’s Mom was delighted to have us move in as she explained [...]

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Eagle Scouts Rock! Mama Says So

April 12, 2011 – 8:50 pm

Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, Reverent.  I wish more people had that as their personal mission statement!  The Boy Scouts do.  I mean, its hard enough to try to live up to all those adjectives, but to be cheerful on top of it all? That’s seriously tough. The only thing [...]

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Grief Midwestern Style

April 5, 2011 – 11:06 pm

The email popped up on my Mama Says So phone from the High School Principal.  It was one of those you don’t want to read because it starts out  “ It is with the deepest sorrow and regret that I inform you…. “ .   At that point, you have to scroll down, and you are praying [...]

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