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Summer solitude

Summer can be a time when things actually do settle down—or not. We get sucked into the trap of thinking summer is endless and put off what we really want to do. We see wide open days and rush to fill them, rather than relish them.
            Try to keep summer as slow as you can. […]

Last lap

“Hey mom!” my son says to me as he’s getting ready for school this morning. “Did you know there’s only 10 and a half days of school left?”
            Aaahhh! Ten school days?

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Driven

As a mom of two junior high students, I spend a lot of time driving.
   
         Beyond being tiring, this is getting expensive. Gas prices shot up to over $4 per gallon at the gas station down the street yesterday. I drove past the station at one point, the price was $3.93. Two hours later, it […]