mplsMOMMY

written July 29th
My current altitude is 37,966 feet and the outside air temperature is -65 F. I am somewhere between Greenland and Canada traveling at 850 km/hour. I have traveled somewhere around 2300 miles from London. Next to me are my three boys, two of them watching Sponge Bob on the airline [...]

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Taming the lion in Trafalgar Square
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves
Today we took one last romp in central London. The weather was sunny and 81 degrees, so one must take advantage of that in this city! We quickly threw on clothes and took the boys to the Princess Diana Memorial Playground in Hyde Park. [...]

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The boxes, “Craiget” and Bridget all left this morning. My stomach sort of hurts. The flat is a bit like a wasteland, the boys are really stressed out and tired, and I have to say that watching 15 boxes of our favorite things, even though they are just things, go off on a [...]

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. . . after a bad breakup. You know, when you and that guy who was meant to be forever, your first love, decide to call it quits. You spend hours locked in your room listening to love songs, sobbing, reading his letters, how he signed your yearbook, looking at pictures. This [...]

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So the packing started out simple. If we absolutely have to have it when we get home, then it goes to the suitcases, everything else – in a box to be shipped. Dan called the movers today and there’s a small glitch. The boxes could take 6-10 weeks. Seriously – that [...]

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The Steeves out to Dinner
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves

Craig took this picture while we were all out to dinner the other night. Very rare that we all are looking at the camera with our eyes open!
Today’s status: Two more boxes are filled and sealed.

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I have had a busy but very fun week. Tuesday evening I headed out with my good friend Samia to see the musical Wicked. It officially ties for first place with The Producers which I saw with my hubby in NYC. A couple days later our friends Craig & Bridget arrived from [...]

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The last day of school, NLRSS
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves

I think I have recovered from the weekend, but I’m not sure. The end of the story is that we returned from Devon very late last night, after two days filled with English countryside, the sea and small villages. Worth the trip, despite extra difficulties [...]

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This morning, about 8:00 a.m. The phone rings. I answer.
Me: Good morning.
Caller: Uh, yeah….this is Tony.
Me: I’m sorry, you must have the wrong number.
Caller: This isn’t the sick line?
Me: No, you have the wrong number.
Caller: Will you take your knickers off, then?
I hang up. Now THERE’S [...]

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Well, as my sister-friend Deb would say, I’ve been “circling the drain” lately. Change is in the air, showing greatly in the emotional state of all of us, and acted out in some not-so-pleasant ways by the boys (and even myself I realized as I flipped out over something on Saturday). Yesterday I [...]

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