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THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE DIAPER PAIL.
A local author's life with two little ones and a book just out from Random House called, you guessed it, THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE DIAPER PAIL.
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Late as usual. From Loca to just plain Lazy. Yoga Loca. Oh, to be four-and-a-half. 38. Only as far as your headlights. 6:43 a.m. For Reese, on her 13th birthday. Daddy's boy. April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 Check out my personal blog at www.geralynbrodermurray.blogspot.com. 
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Maybe it all comes down to non-dairy creamer.
After thirty years, apparently Mocha Mix makes the difference.
At least that’s what I gathered at Noah’s Bagels today. I couldn’t help overhearing a fifty-something woman and her seventy-something mom talking about what the daughter’s husband had done to prepare for his mother-in-law’s upcoming visit. “He was so sweet, Mom. He says to me, ‘Don’t forget, your mom likes Mocha Mix in her cereal every morning. We need to get Mocha Mix for her.’ And I told him it’s not necessary, she’s only going to be here for three days and then we’ll have to dump the rest of the Mocha Mix down the sink, since we don’t drink it. Next thing you know, he’s back from the store with the Mocha Mix. He tells me he thinks we can splurge $2.50 on Mocha Mix for you. What a doll, huh?” As I sat at my little wooden table next to them, feeling the glow of her happiness beside me, I began thinking about how we start these married lives of ours. With the dresses and the cakes and the honeymoons. The mushroom tarlets versus the shrimp canapés. I think of all the pageantry and parties and anniversaries and houses and jewelry and flowers that punctuate a life together. And then I think about Mocha Mix. And how so often, when we really think about it, the things that make us the most happy in our marriages, in our lives, can be had for about three bucks. Sometimes even less. 2 comments from 2 users
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posted by
hmoeckli
on Apr 30, 2008 at 04:32 PM
This is completely true. True love is demonstrated when your spouse takes one look at you, realizes how hard your day was, hands you a beer/glass of wine/preferred non-alcoholic drink of choice and takes the baby for a walk. The simplest things are the best.
posted by
ThatTripletMom
on May 1, 2008 at 07:36 PM
Very well said.Thanks for the smile!
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