Miss M Monday

Recently Miss M and I had to make a trip to her pediatrician’s office to make sure she hadn’t come down with a case of strep throat.  Never fear folks, after an hour and a half, we learned it was just allergies!  And while I was grateful to know Miss M wasn’t REALLY sick, there’s [...]

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Photo of the Week – Poppy!

Poppy!, originally uploaded by Pandora’s Box on flickr. Two summers ago, Miss M and I planted poppy seeds. Hundreds of them. None of which came up. Well, apparently sometimes you just need a really wet winter, patience, and giving up on growing poppies and you’ll get one poppy plant!

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Miss M Monday

Well Miss M is off camping with her Dad’s family for spring break!  This is, of course, accompanied by the usual complaints of a thirteen year old who’d rather stay home with the television and other electronics.  As different as Miss M and I are, I like the fact that she embarked on this trip [...]

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100 Word Wednesday

High school registration.  Last Saturday Miss M registered for her first year in high school – she’ll be a freshman in the fall!  I find myself excited for her and a little nervous of course.  At the same time I’m just stunned that we’re here already.  I suppose every parent goes through the shock of [...]

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Miss M Monday

Miss M has a new boyfriend.  By itself, this is nothing new or remarkable.  What is new is the fact that we’ve actually met this one in more than a passing way.  He actually ate dinner with us recently and was even comfortable speaking more than the shyest greeting to the adults.  I like that, [...]

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Photo of the Week – At the Park

At the Park, originally uploaded by Pandora’s Box on flickr. Miss M has been such a good sport lately. Even when she’s in the middle of something else, she’ll let me drag her (and a chair) to the park to take a few pictures. A little mom and daughter bonding time through the lens.  I [...]

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Miss M Monday

Miss M is mostly an accommodating person when it comes to my whims.  Yesterday I dragged her out at dusk to take a few pictures.  She thinks the “new” Polaroid ProPack is cool and was more than happy to time the pictures for me.  Yet she was completely unwilling to put on sensible shoes – [...]

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Miss M Monday

It is a frightening thought that next year Miss M starts high school!  Although, I have to admit, I’m not nearly as nervous about  her starting high school as I was about the transition from elementary to middle school.  I think this is largely due to the fact we have a well established car pool [...]

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Miss M Monday

I’ve tried and tried to teach Miss M a little common sense.  Once again I have evidence that I have failed.  As Miss M and I were on our way home, after I picked her up from youth, she began complaining that her feet were cold.  I looked down and realized that she was wearing [...]

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Miss M Monday

I’m afraid that one of the things I seem to have utterly failed to teach my daughter is to put her things in her room.  Okay, to be fair, I’ve tried, she just seems incapable of learning.  So frequently I have to tell her to gather up the miscellaneous items she has left around the [...]

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