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  • Reflections on Turning 40: Shaking Off the Dust of the Last Decade

    • August 5, 2017
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    As I write this, I am midway through my final day as a thirty-something. Tomorrow, I turn 40 and part of me wants to complain about getting old. But I…

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    Until Every Little Piece of You is Gone

    • July 28, 2017
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    Note: Amazon links on this site are affiliate links.   After my dad died unexpectedly, I distinctly remember sitting with my mom between visitations as she shoved his clothes into…

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    The Privilege of Parenting an 18-Year Old

    • July 10, 2017
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    We’ve been a bit off-topic here lately. However, with my daughter’s graduation from high school this spring, my mind has been elsewhere. More specifically, it’s been thinking about how unexpectedly…

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    Here’s to Being Average and Getting the Job Done

    • June 6, 2017
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    My daughter graduated from high school a few weeks ago. She’s my oldest, and it’s the first time we’ve been through all the pomp and circumstance. The day before graduation,…

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    What I’ve Learned in Four Years as a Widow

    • May 31, 2017
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    Here we are. We come to this place every year. An anniversary. There are plenty of anniversaries to be had – job anniversaries, wedding anniversaries, home-buying anniversaries – but this…

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    Surround Yourself with Good People (And Where to Find Them)

    • May 13, 2017
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    I had yesterday planned with precision. There would be a Senior Mass and luncheon for my oldest daughter. Muffins with Mom with my youngest son. Then some quick shopping, packing…

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    Is your life an adventure or a tragedy? You get to decide.

    • April 17, 2017
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    I hope you all had a blessed Easter. We had a beautiful day here. It was a little wet in the morning, but eventually it warmed up and a pleasant…

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Maryalene LaPonsie

In a former life, I was a legislative staffer. Now, I am a personal finance writer, mother of five and keeper of memories for my late husband.




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  • When we arrived at the library, this was nothing but a pile of pieces. Nearly an hour later, and this is what we had. Now that we've done the easy part, we thought we'd leave the endless, identical looking green pieces for someone else. Have fun!
  • Depending on your age and perspective, this is either one of the best days of the year or one of the worst. First snowfall of the season.
  • Thought we would walk to the local nature center for their pancake breakfast. Had a bit of a mom fail when I realized I forgot my wallet. But that's ok. It's the journey, not the destination that matters.
  • School field trip to the orchard means we get to decorate the kitchen with apples and pumpkins.
  • Church festival fun means balloon animals for everyone.
  • It's just a matter of time before the clouds and snow arrive so we're soaking up the sun while we can.
  • It's their lucky day. I try not to buy ice cream too often, but Meijer had a ton of toppings and cones on the clearance cart so who am I to deny fate?
  • Morning ambition: make this paperwork disappear from my desk by afternoon.

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