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Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 11

The Simple and the Ordinary -- I'm thankful for our veterans: people who are willing to put their lives on the line to help preserve our way of life. Even if they never saw combat, they were still willing and that makes them special.Ninety-one years ago, at the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month the armistice was signed that ended the "War to end all Wars." Would that it had really en...     11-12
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Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 5

The Simple and the Ordinary -- It's not that I wasn't thankful for things on the 3rd and 4th of this month, but I find myself much more open to being thankful now that my fever is gone (and I'm able to stay awake past 8 pm), and my son's fever seems to be on the way out.So, what am I thankful for? Recuperation. I'm thankful for returned health. And I'm also thankful for the fact that the biggest worries we tend to have health-w...     11-12
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Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 2

The Simple and the Ordinary -- I am thankful that my kids still enjoy playing with toys we've owned for going on seven years. On their day off today, after doing the computer thing and x-box thing they opted to get out the trains and play with that. I love to see their imaginations at work when they play with this.     11-12
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Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 1

The Simple and the Ordinary -- A couple of years ago I did a post a day for the month of November, highlighting something I was thankful for.I'll see if I can do it again.I have lots to be thankful for - but sometimes it just gets a little lost in the day to day craziness of life.So, today - November 1, I'm thankful for kids who love to read.When they're caught up in a book, nothing else matters. And they quote from books, and ...     11-12
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Halloween Parade

The Simple and the Ordinary -- Today was the Halloween parade and party at my son's school.There seems to be growing controversy about Halloween every year.It's satanic, it's pagan, it glorifies death. Young girls wear costumes that are too sexy. The coersion involved in saying "trick or treat". Sugar is bad for you.Yeah, okay, I'm sure that depending on how people celebrate Halloween you can find all of those aspects. In fact,...     11-01
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Blogtoberfest over at Jeri's Place

The Simple and the Ordinary -- This month Jeri Smith-Ready is celebrating her blog birthday with Halloween themed guest posts and book give-aways all month.Today is my day. So go over and see what I had to offer in the way of a ghost story and comment for a chance to win a signed copy of When Mike Kissed Emma.     10-25
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Points for Honesty

The Simple and the Ordinary -- Harry: My goal in life is to make people happy.Me: Does that include your sister?Harry (without missing a beat): No. Not usually.Side note: this is post number one thousand. I should have thought of something fun and exciting to commemorate the event!     10-25
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National Walk Your Child to School Day

The Simple and the Ordinary -- Walking to school. It's something I did from fourth grade on. If the weather was particularly nasty there were rides involved, but otherwise I walked. Sometimes I walked alone, sometimes I walked with friends. Sometimes it was really cold and sometimes I needed an umbrella. But I understood that, in general, to get to school meant using foot power to get there.Now my kids walk to school. It's not ...     10-25
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When Only The Best Books Will Do

The Simple and the Ordinary -- A completely candid shot of my son tonight (he didn't even look up when the flash went off - that's how absorbed he was in the book)     10-07
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We Remember

The Simple and the Ordinary -- It's raining today.A heavy, wind-driven rain.It's not at all like that day eight years ago when the sky was that perfect color of blue and there was hardly a cloud in the sky. It was a day that seemed too perfect for the atrocities that unfolded.That day was like having a hurricane roar out of the clear blue sky. To some it was a direct hit, changing their world, their life, forever. For my family...     10-07
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The Teddy Bears are Ready

The Simple and the Ordinary -- For the Teddy Bear Picnic. Now, if the weather will just cooperate tomorrow we should have a good time!     08-28
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How I Celebrated Release Day!

The Simple and the Ordinary -- No, I didn't stomp grapes, but we did spend the week in Virginia. Here I am with my book and two kids, pretending to stomp grapes in Busch Gardens Italy section.(If my son looks bored, I think it had more to do with it being well into the 90s then anything else.)More pictures to come!     08-23
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Release Day!

The Simple and the Ordinary -- It's here!The official release date of When Mike Kissed Emma!Here's me when I first got to hold a copy in my hot little hand:And here's the trailer:And the waiting is over, you can buy your copy today!     08-20
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The Kids in the Park Put on a Show

The Simple and the Ordinary -- For the sixthyear running we've been lucky enough to be part of the Kids in the Park program for kids ages 8 to 11 (they're a bit flexible with the ages and both my kids started at 7). This year Pippi was too old to be in the show, but she was still involved as one of the helpers backstage.The show was Mary Poppins and Harry had the unusual role of Al Gore. What can I say, this is an adaptation of...     08-15
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Talented Kids

The Simple and the Ordinary -- On Friday I watched the talent show at the theater camp my kids go to. Neither one of my children opted to perform, so I just sat back and watched the other people's kids.Things I learned.1) There are a lot of talented kids out there.2) Kids are brave.Some of these kids weren't particularly talented, but they got out there and did their thing anyway. Good for them. You need to take that chance and...     08-10
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Drum Roll, Please

The Simple and the Ordinary -- Yes, that's what it looks like. I got my books yesterday! You can go here and read all about it.     08-07
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It's Here!

The Simple and the Ordinary -- Even though the release date for When Mike Kissed Emma is still a couple of weeks away, you don't have to wait any longer! It is now available to order at Amazon.com.     08-03
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The Sweetest Place on Earth

The Simple and the Ordinary -- We had a mini-vacation this week with a trip out to Lancaster and Hershey Park. The Lancaster part of the trip involved good eating and fun shopping and of course a trip to the archery supply store to get accessories for my daughter's favorite sport.We got to Hershey Park on Friday night and took advantage of their evening preview. You buy tickets for the next day, but get to go in for the last 3 ...     08-03
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The (Puppet) Play's the Thing

The Simple and the Ordinary -- When I went into the kitchen yesterday to prepare dinner I was surprised to find that a show was in progress. A ticket had been sold and presented, a chair was set up in front of the stage and the sound system consisted of the mp3 player plugged into the amp.The first play up was a love story between Minnie Mouse and Tigger. It consisted of a lot of them singing about how much they loved each othe...     07-31
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Best Laid Plans and all that

The Simple and the Ordinary -- In a futile attempt to be organized I plan my meals a week at a time. I even check the weather forecast. If it's supposed to be really hot - then maybe a make-ahead cold salad would be good. And if it looks like nice weather I plan on using the grill.Checkingyesterday for this week, the only day that didn't have possible thundershowers as part of the forecast was today. Just a happy little sun tel...     07-29
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