The Lemon Stand

Lemons abound lately at Casa de Lemon Stand and so I have decided to play hooky from being an adult.  I have created the following schedule for tomorrow: 1. Watch cartoons while I eat Fruit ...

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Me to daughter: "Mouse gave me kisses on the cheek this morning. I thought that was so sweet until I realized she's probably testing me for 'doneness'. Kinda took the enjoyment out of the mome...

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My need for humor today exceeds my ability to produce it.  So I, of course, think back on conversations with my husband. I believe I have mentioned a time or two that we live in the middle of ...

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Originally posted in 2009 In our house we have developed several family traditions regarding Christmas.  The Christmas List - This tradition was started in my husband's family.  There were ...

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I woke up early one morning and went downstairs to cook our youngest daughter some breakfast before she headed off to college for the day.  She wanted oatmeal, so I went to open the lazy susan t...

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    For all those who have contacted me to let me know my comments were not working and I couldn't figure out what broke while I was away from the helm. I have finally taken the plunge int...

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> I've been blogging on and off since about 2006 and I always seem to > come back to it as I find writing meditative therapy most of the > time. I've also always c...

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     I don't think I know very many people who have not considered the last few weeks as a Mount Everest of stress. I think I can safely say I am not alone in feeling like I'm in a small leak...

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   I couldn't resist updating this post with the wild turkeys in our front yard (and a different font. Thank you for the education dear daughter. Hope Art School includes other stuff) and s...

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      Since I happened to be thinking about chocolate and books this morning as has often happened over the years and because since restarting my blog has been such a joy to me, I wanted to ...

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   I love autumn in New England. Truly, I do. Autumn here is beautifully full of crisp air.  It is the time for pumpkins to carve, the turning of the leaves from a deep velvet green to a bea...

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We've all had frustrating days.  Days when the procurement of medicinal chocolate has been unsuccessful. (Women will get this and if a man has any brain cells that fire and know at least a litt...

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Life has a way of prioritizing what's important in life and for quite a while now I have been writing my stories in notebooks to save for a rainy day.  More and more, according to friends and ...

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Early this morning... Me to daughter, Erin: "I need you to get up. We need to be on time this morning because I have a dental appointment right after I drop you off at school." Erin: *grumbling...

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> Today's news: >  >  Missing: Odd sense of humor > Last seen: Somewhere south of normal and north of crazy Contact: Lemon Stand. I really miss it and just want it to come h...

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Twitter is truly frustrating for those of us who love to use the most verbiage for our buck. 140 letters? What if I want to quote famous quotes such as this one from Terry Pratchett (proof that t...

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I love lemons that make me laugh and as I was on twitter (@lemon_stand) tonight, I ran across two awesome lemon quotes:    "When life gives you lemons, simply let them wash over you in a ge...

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   The Powerball lottery was up to about 1.5 Billion US Dollars. I didn't win. This was not a surprise as I knew I'd have a much better chance of getting my kids to pick up after themselves, te...

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  QOTD: "IT SO SIMPLE TO BE WISE. JUST THINK OF SOMETHING STUPID TO SAY AND THEN DON'T SAY IT." ~ Sam Levenson

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   Tonight I'm grateful for my children as they have always brought me way more joy than pain. I'm grateful for my husband who taught me and our children how to laugh, when to laugh ...

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Mr Alarm Clock I am contemplating the premeditated murder of our old alarm clock. The same alarm clock my husband has already resurrected once before . At least I have the obituary written...

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It IS January, isn't it? I'm still in New England, right? It's 57° out here in the middle of nowhere (we live in a neighborhood where most of the neighbors could be considered edible... You can...

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https://twitter.com/ritgraymatter logo    Lost: My brain has gone missing sometime this morning. I remember having it when I woke up but it has since gone a wandering.    It's medium s...

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   As so many people before me, I have fallen in love with the work of Sayuri Sasaki Hemann , a textile artist. It started with pictures of her seascape of stitched and embroidered felted barna...

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Since I am determined to make a dent in the cleaning to-do list, I'm dragging out energy fortification... The Party Pack for a cleaning party of one so I don't have to share. (One must always lo...

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