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Deb's Blog: April 2011
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Friday, April 29, 2011. Listen to Your Mother in Madison, Barrymore Theatre 5/8 3pm. Listen to Your Mother. The Barrymore Theatre - Madison 5/8 3pm. The Episode in Which I am BRAVE. The important and only vital question is, how much greater, finer, am I than I was yesterday? Have I fulfilled my possibilities, made the most of my potentialities? 8212; Edward Weston. When I did have to read aloud, my face would flush, my voice would quaver, and I would stumble over words…words that I knew, but my anx...
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Deb's Blog: 911 to CT: A Timeline of Tragedy from Toddler to Teen
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Monday, December 17, 2012. 911 to CT: A Timeline of Tragedy from Toddler to Teen. 8220;The planes flew into the buildings, Mommy! 8221; she said excitedly. The date was September 11, 2001. Those were the first words my 2 year old baby girl said to me when I picked her up from daycare that horrific and tragic day. My heart nearly seizes up at the realization. The onus of having the initial discussion had been stripped from me. Her teachers had already discussed it with her class, and she didn’t ...I expec...
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Deb's Blog: Julia Who?
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013. I've recently taken up the Live Like Julia project issued by my friend, author Karen Karbo. In conjunction with the release of her latest Kick Ass Women book, Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life. Karen challenged bloggers to Live Like Julia for one week and then write about it. For the #LiveLikeJulia challenge, I've chosen Rule #8 - Cooking Never Means Never Saying You're Sorry, but before I get into living like Julia, I have to set the backdrop of my history with food.
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Deb's Blog: Cooking Means Never Saying You're Sorry - Live Like Julia Rule #8
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Saturday, September 21, 2013. Cooking Means Never Saying You're Sorry - Live Like Julia Rule #8. This is a continuation of the #LiveLikeJulia challenge. From author Karen Karbo. Karen's latest in the Kick Ass Women series, Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life. Will be released on October 1st. (Get it; you'll thank me later.). I’m sorry. Missed your period? No matter how minute nor how large, whether we're responsible or not, we'll apologize anyway. I’m an Aries. Need I say more? Well, okay. Wh...
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Deb's Blog: Cooking Always Means "I Love You"
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Sunday, September 22, 2013. Cooking Always Means "I Love You". This is a follow-up to yesterday's #LiveLikeJulia blog post,. Cooking Means Never Saying You're Sorry. I love to bake. It's my stress reliever, an extension of my creative side, and yes, a delicious way to show love for my family and friends. It's sort of a running joke at our house. In fact, my daughter famously said in her Listen to Your Mother video. Entitled "A Weird Mom Just Like Mine,". And, if my mom likes. I'm with Julia on this one.
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Deb's Blog: November 2009
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Dear Daughter: A letter of thanks-giving at Thanksgiving. At Thanksgiving dinner, it is a tradition to go around the family table, and each person expresses what they are thankful for. Often times the answers sound something like this: "I am thankful for my family, house, job, health, etc." Those are all terrific answers and certainly, "things" for which to be grateful. I am grateful that you have taught me not to be so serious. You have given me joy and laughter. You ...I am ...
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Deb's Blog: May 2012
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Monday, May 14, 2012. The Morning After.Listen to Your Mother - Madison. Best Mom's. Day. Ever. I am still floating on a cloud of euphoria and pride from yesterday's Listen to Your Mother show. I thought nothing could top last year's experience of being. The cast of Listen to Your Mother. I was so wrong. Even more amazing was being. This year. What a relief to sit and just enjoy the stories of motherhood without the constant worry of "will I throw up in public? She Slayed. It. The words that touched me d...
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Deb's Blog: Once Upon a Time, I Held the World's Greatest Job
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Once Upon a Time, I Held the World's Greatest Job. Yep, for three weeks back in the winter of 1995, I held THE greatest job ever. Even better I received 3 college credits AND I was paid for it! For three hours a day, for five days a week ,for three blessed weeks, I listened to Elvis Presley. Can you believe it? The Popular Music course's subject changes from semester to semester, with the previous semester focusing on The Beatles. I was thrilled to find out the winter se...
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Deb's Blog: Pie Takes you Back in Time
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Thursday, July 4, 2013. Pie Takes you Back in Time. 8220;You look at a cake almost like a piece of architecture, but pies give you an emotional response. If you put a pie on a table, it always seem to take you back to a time in your life. Peach pie puts you squarely in summer, pumpkin at Thanksgiving. I think that is where the emotional response comes from.”- Ken Haedrich author of "Pie". Oh, pies do takes me places. They take me back to times in my life. But alas, there's always been a pie hole in my he...