Susan's Pendulum

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Under the Tuscan Sun

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What a waste of a Friday evening! A romantic comedy.  Set in Italy.  I wanted to see it years ago when it came out.  I kept wanting to see...
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Friday, June 15, 2012

Slugs in the Garden

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After I planted lettuce in April, one of the big rains must have washed some of the seeds to the other end of the raised bed.  Eventually, l...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Some Teenagers ...

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... give me the creeps. Gary and I were out biking today, trying to build up a little endurance so that we might be capable of biking to t...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Like It or Not, We Have a Two-Party System

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During the summer of 1992 (and it seems like it was just the other day, not twenty years ago) the bumper stickers began to appear: "Do...
Monday, June 11, 2012

Promotion

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Along came the perfect job for Gary.  He's tried for other promotions and not gotten them.  But the person who was promoted in those ins...

What IS This Crazy-Talk?

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Mark 3 -- They accuse Jesus of having a demon in Him.  What He's saying is so outlandish.  Acts 2 -- On Pentecost, they accuse the apo...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

If I Had a Car

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Gary's at district convention.  Kids are at a pool party.  If I had a car, I'd be getting a second dose of what I had Friday afterno...

Trust Not in Princes

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On Wednesday I kept finding myself singing The Election Song.  "Trust not in princes they are but mortal.  Earthborn they are and soon ...
Tuesday, June 05, 2012

IEP Meeting -- Attention Deficit

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Both times Maggie was evaluated by psychologists regarding her learning disabilities, we were told that she has ADD.  Really?  I'm just ...
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Monday, June 04, 2012

Learning Munchkins

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The kids loved the game Munchkins .  Several years ago they arm-twisted invited me to join them.  "Oh, it's easy, Mom.  It's n...
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Sunday, June 03, 2012

IEP Meeting -- Where's the Bar?

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So, at the IEP meeting, the testers explained where Maggie scored in comparison to other kids.  They told us that her reading level was 8t...
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Friday, June 01, 2012

IEP Meeting

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For those who asked to hear about the IEP meeting:  Because of working extra hours this week and because of end-of-the-year events at our c...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Holy Spirit Points to Christ

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John 16:  Jesus said that when the Holy Spirit comes, He will guide you into all truth. John 14: What was that about Jesus being the Way,...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Strawberry Bed

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So the picture on the left is what the strawberry bed looked like on Sunday afternoon.  On Monday afternoon, Maggie and I worked for ...

Wood Sorrel

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There's a reason to yank these beautiful flowers out of my strawberry patch. But tell me again why I'm pulling them from my flower b...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

IEP Meeting

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Tomorrow morning is the meeting. I wonder how many parents go into an IEP, having taught the kid for many years? What will the school fol...
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A Fun Afternoon

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Swimming pool! Cold beer. Hot day. Good thing. I think somebody has her sports mixed up. I can never keep track of this horse'...

Yesterday's Tally

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One batch of potato salad. Two batches of granola . One large batch of applesauce-oat muffins . One batch of Katie-&-Zoe-safe muffins...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Colin and Gary -- Almost Twins

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My dear friend Jane and I are married to guys who look like brothers.  Their family used to be members of Gary's congregation in south c...
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Their Love for Paul

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The Galatians loved Paul. They listened to him. They welcomed him. They received his preaching. When they begin to turn to another gospe...
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