Tag Archives: children

Never Ask a Woman Her Age

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Coming East

If there is one lesson in life that is important to remember, it’s this:  Don’t play memory games with a four-year-old. My shortest best friend came to visit me yesterday, and she brought two card games with her, Go Fish … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Snow

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Coming East

I’m disappointed. The weather forecasters predicted snow for last night. They were so sure we would get at least an inch or more that many schools already scheduled delayed openings for this morning, my husband’s college included. I must have … Continue reading →

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My Health and My Children’s Happiness Go Hand-in-Hand

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Coming East

It’s the start of a new year, and as I always do at the beginning of the new year, I resolve to work out more to stay healthy. As I well know, it’s hard for me to stick with anything … Continue reading →

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Playing to Lose

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Coming East

I had a friend over for my birthday last week. She usually comes over on Thursday afternoons, and last Thursday just happened to be my birthday, so we didn’t change anything. I love this friend dearly, but she can be … Continue reading →

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A Favorite Christmas Reflection

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Coming East

So that I may enjoy the holidays with family and friends, I’m reposting one of my favorite seasonal reflections from early in my blogging career.  Hope you are enjoying the holidays as well. This one is from December, 2010: A … Continue reading →

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Yes, Some of Us Survived Without Hi-Tech Toys

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Coming East

Since hi-tech gadgets have become commonplace and affordable, children expect to see the newest ones under the Christmas tree. Parents can’t keep up with the pace of technology. Your child’s old iPod doesn’t have the capability of playing some of … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Christmas Present

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Coming East

Though I retired from education as the academic dean of a large urban middle school, I never enjoyed that job half as much as being a classroom teacher. As the dean, I worked mostly with teachers, monitoring what and how … Continue reading →

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What’s In a Name?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Coming East

She called him Daddy for as long as I knew her. My grandfather’s name was William, and people called him Bill, but to my grandmother, he was forever “Daddy.” Long after my mother and her brother grew up and had … Continue reading →

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Never Fear Sharks Again

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Coming East

Sign at Race Point at the tip of Cape Cod Shortly before we were to leave for our Cape Cod vacation, I got an email from one of my friends informing me that Great White sharks had been spotted at … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Through the Storm

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Coming East

I’m usually awoken by the alarm clock most mornings. That wasn’t always the case. Before I retired, I would awaken before the ringing started, anticipating the start of another work day, my mind already focused on what needed to get … Continue reading →

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