Suzanne Says…

The unedited observations of a complex, driven, work-in-progress woman in her 40’s.

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

April 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Parenting

I’d like to say I thought I wouldn’t have to write this post, but I’d be telling you all a whopper. My gut knew, but I knew it would have to go this way for me to be ok with what’s happened. So let me fill you in…
Sunday night, Adopted Son called pleading with [...]

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Pepper Is Home and All Legal Now

April 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Living Life

This afternoon I sprung our dog, Pepper, from doggie jail. She not only does not have rabies, but she is now a legally registered citizen of Tulsa. Yippee. Since she was a stray that PDD coerced me into keeping, before today I had no idea how old she is. Well, thanks to her little trip [...]

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When I Want It More Than They Do

April 6th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Thinking Out Loud

In the continuing saga of Adopted Son, Thursday evening came and he called wanting me to come pick him up. I asked if his mom had shown up yet, and he said she hadn’t, but that she should be there in an hour or so. I told him I wasn’t coming to get him until [...]

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Shakin’ a Bad Case of the Okie-Doke

April 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Venting

What’s the “okie-doke”, you ask?
That disease we sometimes contract that tells us that what others require trumps what we require in any given situation. It’s that drive to keep your end of a bargain, no matter what, even in the face of the other party not keeping theirs, even when it starts costing you and [...]

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Life Imitates Art, or the Other Way Around?

March 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Public Education

Wednesday night, after all the dog and website drama here, Baby Sister came over to hang the curtains she’d made for my room and Second Son’s room, only to find we had the wrong length of rod for mine and Second Son’s she deemed too short (thanks to me trusting the contractor who told me [...]

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Jealous of Our Dog

March 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Living Life

Tuesday, I got to school expecting to be teaching 8th grade and instead was asked to cover 6th grade math/reading classes. Aside from the fact that the 6th graders act like their parents feed them acid for breakfast, it was an ok day. But I came home to an email from a new web client [...]

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