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Surfer Girl and Sand Boy

Last week, we took our family vacation to Ocean City, Maryland (OCMD to us), where my father-in-law lives.  B’s two brothers came out from Colorado for the trip, so it was the largest gathering of all Thompsons in one place … Continue reading

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Heavy Heart

Today my heart is heavy.  Wishing I was some place else. To say goodbye to a wonderful lady. Who tried to be a grandmother to my children, to replace the missing one.   Today my heart is heavy. Wishing I was … Continue reading

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A sweet Mother’s Day

It was as close to a perfect Mother’s Day as I could wish for. I was with my children as well as my mother, something which is no small feat, and which I don’t take for granted. I also got … Continue reading

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Touch-a-Truck

It is amazing how inately different my two children are from one another. C is an absolute girly girl, filled with the requisite dramatic moments, sweet tenderness, and love for all things sparkly and pink. G, on the other hand, … Continue reading

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My Little Preacher Girl (aka My Blessings)

Both B and I are recovering Catholics and are yet to ever attend a church regularly in our adult lives.  I refused to be married in a Catholic church, given the annulment of my parents’ marriage, and would not consider … Continue reading

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