Lady in a Small Town

So last September I was tired all the time.  My breasts hurt and I had to pee 3 times a night.  I had no idea what was wrong with me.  Duh!  Finally in late September I took a pregnancy test.  And then I took another one.  And another.  And needless to say, I have a [...]

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This month’s NaBloPoMo theme is hot.  I have no idea what this means to me. hot (h?t) adj., hot·ter, hot·test. Having or giving off heat; capable of burning. Being at a high temperature. Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead. Causing a burning sensation, as in [...]

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This is a repost from April 2006 (before the Great Yahoo Blog Disaster of 2007). I have lived in Brattleboro my whole life. I went to college in Virginia for 4 years, but I came home every summer and little tiny Sweet Briar was a lot like Brattleboro without the boys my age. When I [...]

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This a repost from August 2005 (before the Great Yahoo Blog Disaster of 2007). This month’s NaBloPoMo theme is Home. I have lived in Brattleboro for all 29 of my years (save for college in Virginia). I adore my small hometown. 12,000 people call Brattleboro home with another 5,000 or so in the surrounding towns. [...]

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for stuffed up nose for a sinusitis diagnosis for Sudafed, which didn’t help for a sick day for sub plans which took me 3 hours for a 90 minute class for sleeping late on a school day for shopping for a dress for my sister’s wedding

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as in snow on the ground when I woke up this morning. as in sucks to find snow on the ground on April 4. as in shoes which I sorely need to buy. as in shopping which is what I needed to do, but instead I watched TV. as in stupid which is what I [...]

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Dear BMC, Thank you so much for providing an experience of culture for the children of Windham County. Being able to accompany my First and Second Graders to Ferdinand the Bull was wonderful. Each of my students were enthralled with the concert. The narrator and conductor made it so easy to understand and enjoy. I [...]

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Dear Mr. Sunshine, Thank you for coming out to visit today. I feel like it has been a very long time since I have seen you and felt your warmth. Please feel free to stay around a while and visit. There are so many things you have missed out on since you were gone. We [...]

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Dear Mom and Dad, Happy 42 anniversary. Who gets married on April Fool’s day? My parents of course. What is it you say, Dad? When else should you get married? What a small simple wedding you had. How times have changed. Here we are planning Mooch’s wedding…in 6 months no less…and inviting more people than [...]

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This is the last day of a month of lists. I guess I will have to get on the stick and start blogging real things. April is a month of letters. I guess I will see what that means when I get there. The Eiffel Tower Ayars Rock The Great Pyramids The Rockies Grand Canyon [...]

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