Tag Archives: children

Ah, When We Were But Babes

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Coming East

As I was telling one of my blogging buddies when she asked how my foot was, it is still broken, and as I’m not supposed to put any weight on it, I can’t even get outside and enjoy the warm … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 13, 2012 by Coming East

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My brother and I (with ice cream cone) and our cousins When I grew up in Connecticut in the ’50’s and ’60’s, my father made a good salary, and when school was out for the…

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Lying to Children

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Coming East

Yesterday, as I was walking to the gym for my yoga class, I came across a field mouse, deceased, on the sidewalk. It reminded me of the time many years ago in San Antonio when we had the toughest time … Continue reading →

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Life is a Series of Heart Tugs

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Coming East

“I’m so happy to have you back,” my husband said to me this morning as I placed an egg and toast in front of him. “Because now you have someone to make your breakfast and pack your lunch?” I joked. … Continue reading →

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I Just Discovered I Was a Terrible Mother

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Coming East

I’ve been cleaning out bookcases in our bedroom, trying to reduce the number of books that are stacked upon other books, sideways and every which way.  I haven’t been successful, but I’ve discovered some old books I’d forgotten about. One … Continue reading →

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Maybe It’s Never Too Late!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Coming East

I have the pleasure of following a blog called Life with three boys!  Jenny, the author is pregnant with her fourth and final child, and she says she is a little sad that this is her last.  I remember having … Continue reading →

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Rejecting My Former Self

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Coming East

Interviewer: Let’s see here, Mrs. Okaty. You are applying for the job of mother. What experience have you had? Former Self: None, Sir, but how hard can it be? I mean, we’re so much bigger than they are, right? Interviewer: … Continue reading →

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Time Traveler

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Coming East

A few years ago I read The Time Traveler’s Wife.  Though I didn’t see the movie, the book was terrific and intriguing.  I’ve been going through family photo albums this past week for a project I’m working on, and the … Continue reading →

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Never Leave Home Without Your Eyebrows

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Coming East

“Never leave home without your eyebrows” was one of the Mom-isms I learned at an early age from my mother.  Most moms struggle with their adolescent daughters about the make-up issue when girls, starting in middle school, think they are … Continue reading →

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The Five and Dime

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Coming East

For Christmas my brother and sister-in-law gave me a book entitled Good Poems, which are the poems that Garrison Keillor selects and reads on his NPR program, The Writer’s Almanac.  This morning I read a poem called “Woolworth’s” by Mark … Continue reading →

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