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One-liner entries

Mom on the Run

the mobile pet-grooming van, the home grocery delivery truck and the diaper cleaning service all somehow managed to show up at my front door the same day..at the same time.

February 28th, 2007

First Name Basis

I went shopping with my only daughter and she called “mom” from another aisle and I didn’t answer, but when she called my first name, I did respond.

Could it be that my brain is so overloaded I can only function in one dimension…

February 28th, 2007

Past, not tense

I learned that it’s possible to alter the outcome of PAST events…(see ‘Praying for Yesterday’ in ‘The Intention Experiment’).

February 28th, 2007

Ahead of myself

I departed Tokyo, Monday, February 26, 3:15 PM, heading for an 11 AM meeting in Los Angeles, same day (2/26)…no problem.

February 28th, 2007

2 hots

My mother-in-law called and asked when her son was getting a hot, home-cooked meal. I told her when ever she brought it over. Then she started being food over on her way to work at 6:30am 2x week.

February 28th, 2007

I’ll help you…

my 2-year-old was helping me pack my lunch

February 28th, 2007

Hiding?

4 days into the season Lent during which I gave up chocolate - I unsuccessfully spent hours searching for the box of dark chocolate which I hid from myself.

February 28th, 2007

Alley Cat

My neighbors asked my husband if we had divorced since they never saw me in front of the house anymore — but with my longer hours at work, I left out the back door early morning, to the garage, through the alley, to work and back again at nightfall.

February 28th, 2007

Coulda, woulda, shoulda

I didn’t have time to enter the contest!

February 28th, 2007

Time warp

I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF AT PRE-SCHOOL AND PICKED THEM UP IN KINDERGARTEN.

February 28th, 2007

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