Author Archives: onesanevoice

What you get for what you’ve got

Posted on July 30, 2007 by onesanevoice

Son graduated college in May and is living at home with us until he finds a suitable investment property.  He’s been talking about buying his own home since junior year and he’s not shy in asking about our plans for … Continue reading →

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One Flew Over the Sonogram

Posted on July 26, 2007 by onesanevoice

If you’re squeamish about medical tests or uncomfortable reading about procedures involving a woman’s secret happy place you should turn back now and spare yourself this entry and me the negative feedback.  If you’re leaving now, no hard feelings, bye … Continue reading →

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Giggles & Gigabytes

Posted on July 22, 2007 by onesanevoice

Sitting in front of me in one of my classes is a trio of young women who could accurately be called a gaggle of gigglers.  They’re possibly 20 years old, hopefully not more, and between the hair tossing and the … Continue reading →

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Necessity to Yield

Posted on July 18, 2007 by onesanevoice

Monday my new school term began and I hit the ground running.  I felt like some character in a Lifetime pilot, one about a remarried mother of grown children trying to get a degree, keep her shrink appointments, resolve a … Continue reading →

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The Pipeman Cometh

Posted on July 14, 2007 by onesanevoice

The smell under the kitchen sink lived on so I called the plumber and he came back yesterday.  He said it wasn’t so unusual for this to happen, not the smell but the customer noticing some weird odor and thinking it … Continue reading →

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Beginning with a Beat

Posted on July 10, 2007 by onesanevoice

Today is Daughter’s 26th birthday, July 10, 2007.  This is the last year she will be eligible for a Birthright Trip to Israel, the educational and cultural opportunity offered by Israel at no charge to Jewish young people here in … Continue reading →

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I Smell It, Too

Posted on July 6, 2007 by onesanevoice

Last week we had a plumber come to snake out some pipes and now there is a dreadful odor under the kitchen sink.  In preparation for the plumbing service, I cleared out the stuff under the sink and discovered a … Continue reading →

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Making Memories

Posted on July 2, 2007 by onesanevoice

Husband, Son and I went out to dinner over the weekend and got into a conversation about family vacations.  Husband said he used to take his boys camping when they were young and I said we never went camping but … Continue reading →

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In Forward Motion

Posted on June 29, 2007 by onesanevoice

Along with digital photos, forwards are perhaps the most pervasive aspect of electronic mass communication.  They can be anything from jokes to warnings to outright lies, but the chances they’ll be worth reading depends a lot on who sent them … Continue reading →

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Secret Powers

Posted on June 26, 2007 by onesanevoice

Daughter called to see how my final exams were going and to tell me that some friends gave her an action figure of the edgy new Superwoman who happens to bear a striking resemblance to her: Superdaughter’s hair even used … Continue reading →

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