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Erwilian puts the joy back in Christmas | Living with Gleigh
It’s time to gear up for Christmas. I know, I know, Thanksgiving is not even here yet. But…
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Leftover reduction process | Living with Gleigh
Crusts with peanut butter and jelly, apple peels, sugared milk in the bottom of the cereal bowl, such…
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Halloween Pity Party | Living with Gleigh
It had to happen eventually – both my children were home on Halloween. My husband, oldest daughter and…
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Discovering the joy of waiting rooms and lobbies | Living with Gleigh
Picture this – comfortable chair, latest magazine, perfect heating or air conditioning as needed, subtle mood music. Just…
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Mom’s daydreams | Living with Gleigh
There is always some abandoned object lying around the house: an emptied box, half-full glasses of water or…
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Just Drive | Living with Gleigh
Being a stay-at-home mom who works from home, I get rather used to having a reduced schedule. Not…
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Mother of their universe | Living with Gleigh
I remember the days when my husband and I could communicate things we didn’t want the kids to…
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Jury assembly rooms for all | Living with Gleigh
I had jury duty a couple weeks ago. They say on the summons that you are selected by…
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The junk stops here | Living with Gleigh
My mom often saves articles she finds in various print media for me and my family. So it…
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Belly up to the bar | Living with Gleigh
My youngest daughter turned 15 years old yesterday. She had a sleepover, which is another way of saying…
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You know how it is with spots | Living with Gleigh
I labored during Labor Day weekend. Not extremely hard, but I decided to take care of a task…
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Reinventing our relationship | Living with Gleigh
I had a friend and her daughter visit from Florida this summer after not seeing them for a…
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Gardening as an Olympic Event | Living with Gleigh
I have been intensely watching the Olympics for the last couple weeks. But I have to admit, I…
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Giving in to Facebook | Living with Gleigh
I let my oldest daughter create a Facebook account the other day. I’ve been against my daughters having…
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Hide the cookies! | Living with Gleigh
I went grocery shopping last week at Costco. They had an instant rebate on chocolate chip cookies with…
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Undiscovered parking lots | Living with Gleigh
It was Tuesday afternoon. I had the RV all packed with food and clothes. I had the house…
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Mom’s growing pains | Living with Gleigh
My oldest daughter is in Japan as I write this. She just completed her first week there and…
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So who’s the fun one now? | Living with Gleigh
This weekend my family and I went to one of the many rod runs we attend every year.…
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Mom’s summer schedule | Living with Gleigh
I suppose it was going to backfire at some point; that is, my desire to get my teen…
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A free pile forgives us our sins | Living with Gleigh
My husband and I cleaned out our tool shed last weekend. I call it a tool shed on…