- Thanks, kids, for Mother's Day
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on May 11th, 2008
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Sometimes I think that kids get a bum rap on Mother’s Day. Everybody sends cards and gives gifts to mothers. ...
- Not ready for a 'quiet summer'
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Apr 29th, 2008
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It’s almost May and we got nothing. I mean no graduations, no senior recitals, no family reunions, no summer weddings. ...
- Back from the Madness
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Apr 10th, 2008
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Where have I been? Embroiled in March Madness and finally home after KU has won the National Championship. I have ...
- More 'Treatment' sessions needed
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Mar 13th, 2008
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Home Alone 66 Several weeks ago Mike, a friend of mine urged me to watch a particular TV show. I ...
- Sound says 'buzz off'
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Feb 23rd, 2008
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I saw an article recently that really stopped me. At first, it was funny. The “Mosquito” has caused controversy in ...
- The Still of the Night
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Feb 13th, 2008
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The other night I woke up at exactly 1:25 a.m. It was very strange. I woke up from a deep ...
- Snow: The thrill is gone
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Jan 31st, 2008
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Did we suddenly get transported to Minnesota? Or the North Pole? Here we are in Kansas getting more and more ...
- Inventing a cure for the January blahs
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Jan 21st, 2008
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Finally life is settling down after the holidays. January can be a boring month of bad weather, holiday let down, ...
- The Modern Nag
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Jan 9th, 2008
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It seems like as soon as I get the hang of being an empty nester something new arises. But that’s ...
- Christmas letters, past and present.
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Dec 21st, 2007
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Home Alone 55 I’ve always loved Christmas family pictures and especially Christmas letters. I stare dreamily at these pictures and ...
- Reunions offer a mixed bag
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Dec 9th, 2007
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I've been thinking about school reunions lately: grade school, high school, college. They are usually a mixed bag, fun, but ...
- The conversation magnet
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Dec 1st, 2007
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Does anybody else have my problem? It's hard to describe, but basically people talk to me. I mean all kinds ...
- Exploring the road
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Nov 14th, 2007
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I’m in the Ford Explorer, banging around on the way up the hill. This car is getting old. It moans, ...
- Advanced Empty Nesting
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Nov 1st, 2007
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Empty nesting is really coming home to roost. I didn’t realize it until recently, but life has changed drastically. My ...
- Of costumes and candy
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Oct 23rd, 2007
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Halloween brings back so many memories. When the kids were little, there was the huge challenge of making a costume ...
- Modern communication
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Oct 8th, 2007
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Sometimes I think politicians do not live in the REAL world. I noticed that recently Rudolph Giuliani keeps getting cell ...
- Football in the family
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Sep 28th, 2007
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Is there a football gene? I look at my sons and think about it. It started over 20 years ago. ...
- Go, go, gadget love!
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Sep 19th, 2007
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I love gadgets. I even dream about them. I dream about this combo microwave-fridge wandering around, opening and shutting with ...
- 'Bikram Yoga Makes Me Hot'
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Sep 11th, 2007
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I have decided to try a new exercise program: Bikram. I have walked or run consistently for many years, but ...
- Rambunctious house now too quiet
- Posted by Leah Hemenway on Aug 27th, 2007
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For years teenage boys would be coming in and out of our house. One summer Zach and his friends became ...