V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! That's our campus battle cry! 'Tis the season! NO, not the holidays…FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL! I live deep in the heart of Texas and honestly, high school football is a subculture! You plan your traffic routes, weekends and wardrobes around the local team! This year, we're immersed deeply because, not only am I an alum [...]
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Mining for silver and other forecasts
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You've heard the cliche – "Every Cloud has a Silver Lining." Well – I choose to believe that is true! You may think I'm overly optimistic – but I prefer to believe that I am allergic to negativity!! I believe some folks look for the silver lining behind every cloud and some are more 'gifted' [...]
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Life as a scrapbook
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What are we choosing to remember? One of my “nesting” projects when I'm spring cleaning, about to give birth or moving is usually centered around photos, scrapbooks and memories. I first became diligent about photos and scrapbooks when we adopted my older 2 children in 1998. We wanted to document every moment for them so [...]
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Lessons About Attitude From Walt Disney World
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Most Lessons Are Caught – Not Taught…Especially Attitude! From Disney World where we are having a great time, as always! However, there are some families here that are doing what we are doing, staying where we are staying, riding the same rides, seeing the same shows…and SOMEHOW – don't seem to be having the same [...]
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What makes you smile?
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Raindrops on Roses & Whiskers on Kittens? Maybe that Nun knew what she was singing about after all! As I was picking up school supplies (good grief $$$), I had to gather some things for my office as well. A binder, ballpoint pens – basics. As I was checking out – it hit me…I was [...]
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What are they really saying?
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I’ve been paying attention to specific phrases the last few days from my kids, husband and even me…and I wondered if you’d draw the same conclusions I did. “Hey Dad, didn’t I do a good job?” “Hey Mom, did you see how clean my room is?” “Look at the model spaceship I [...]
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What do we have in common with Play-Doh?
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This probably looks familiar to you, as it does to me. If you close your eyes and breathe deeply, you can likely even still smell the distinct aroma of this clay many of us grew up with. Play-Doh…every child's friend and every mother's (and carpet's) nightmare! We take it for granted…this fun 'toy' and vehicle [...]
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Learning to walk…in life & business
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(notes from my 2008 journal…forgive the flashback) Our team has been busy, busy as usual – but one of us has been especially busy. LauraLee, our toddler, has been really focusing on her walking! She will be 1 in a few weeks (where has the last year gone?) and she decided about 6 [...]
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My Own Personal Happiness Project
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I travel a little bit and when I do, I love to read on the flight. As it happens, I am trying to NOT read 'work-related' books in the air, but rather fiction or biographies (at the suggestion of my friend Patsy Clairmont.) So – right now I'm reading 'The Happiness Project' by Gretchen Rubin [...]
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