Tag Archives: summer
Summertime, Summertime…
Sum-sum-summertime! Oh how I love summer. Long and glorious summer! Today on the facepage some friends were commenting about how they were excited about the impending fall. And I thought — bleh. SUMMER! Jim and I had this conversation just the … Continue reading
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Meet me in St. Louis
We had our first summer 2011 get-away weekend recently. We went to the deep south. And as anyone who is from the general Chicagoland area knows, everything south of I-80 is the deep south. So we headed to the land … Continue reading
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Embrace the awesome
When you drive into downtown Joliet, there is a sign. It reads, “If it’s fun, it’s in downtown Joliet!” For real. Now, not to speak poorly of Joliet. It is, after all, home to the Rialto Square Theatre, where Jim … Continue reading
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Summer’s last blast
It was a familiar sight this morning. The backpacks. The fresh haircuts. The shiny new shoes. The refusal to listen. Ah, yes, back to school time has arrived. I love summer with a passion that few people understand. Sure, everyone … Continue reading
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Dads, daughters and dookie
It all happened several summers ago. There we were, enjoying the Happy Place. For those of you unfamiliar with the Happy Place, it looks like this: This is what children look like in the Happy Place: Oh my God how … Continue reading
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The daze of summer
I love summer. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. And again. And again. There are few things in this world that make me as happy as a hot sticky day. I absolutely adore those few nights a … Continue reading
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Redeeming qualities? Who needs ‘em!
I have been known from time to time to acknowledge my love for all things completely and utterly useless. I get excited each week when my “Star” magazine comes in the mail. I watch trashy TV shows. My husband and … Continue reading
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There it goes…
A brutal truth slapped me in the face this morning when I stepped outside to check the weather: It’s just not summer anymore. I know very few people who view the brutal, sweltering heat of summer the way I do … Continue reading
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The weight of it all
I have a love-hate relationship with my bod. Mostly, I love to hate it. I am not qualified to speak for the majority of women in this town, this state, this country or even this world, but I am going … Continue reading
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