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The Controversy of Kid-Calendars

May 17, 2012September 15, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 25 Comments

The other day a blogging-friend (Judy, over at Connecting Dots...to God) posed a question which is plaguing a whole generation of parents. The dilemma? Kid-calendars! Many kids today have such busy schedules that a person might be forgiven for mistaking a glimpse of their calendars for schedules of heads of state. Even parents who remember … Continue reading The Controversy of Kid-Calendars

hoMAge

May 15, 2012September 15, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 25 Comments

Mother's Day cards just don't cover it. There's not a one on the market that's sufficient to express my thoughts about the awesome Lady who made me. She's fully that (a Lady, that is) when she has a mind to be, having grown up in days when her Girl Scout uniform included white gloves and a girdle... … Continue reading hoMAge

National Procrastination Day

April 15, 2012April 16, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 15 Comments

For those of us who start our taxes ON April 15, the rare year when April 15 falls on a Sunday is something to celebrate...A whole extra day to procrastinate! And this year we get another whole day, thanks to Washington D.C.'s Emancipation holiday tomorrow.  Add in the fact that it's Leap Year--which bumped the … Continue reading National Procrastination Day

The Curious Significance of STUFF

April 11, 2012May 24, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 32 Comments

Yesterday I was stowing some papers in our fire-proof safe, and I paused for a moment to contemplate the odd assortment of items tucked into it.  In theory, an inventory of this little fire-proof box should answer the question people sometimes ask: "If your house were on fire (and the PEOPLE were all safe) what … Continue reading The Curious Significance of STUFF

“I Can See Clearly Now…”

April 7, 2012April 16, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 22 Comments

"I can see clearly now, the rain is gone; I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind--it's gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day!"  ~Bob Marley, I Can See Clearly Just before my kids' birthdays last month, my Ex dropped them off with a note that Elena … Continue reading “I Can See Clearly Now…”

The Dying(?) Art of Knowing Your Neighbors

March 21, 2012June 18, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 49 Comments

A fellow blogger has recently been bemoaning the hassles of moving, and I couldn't be more in sympathy!  It doesn't help that I've had to move five times in the last four years, but I never liked moving to begin with.  When my first husband and I bought a house, I swore I was going … Continue reading The Dying(?) Art of Knowing Your Neighbors

Cheatin’ on a Cheater

March 12, 2012April 16, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 31 Comments

  Interesting dilemma this afternoon...  One of the "article" assignments that came my way among my batch of usual freelancing odds'n'ends was an assignment that was clearly a college student's term paper--complete with the professor's grading rubric.  As a one-time college instructor myself, I have Zero compassion for the literary cheat, and I paused to … Continue reading Cheatin’ on a Cheater

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