Anna Skamarakas

So, Brighid isn’t sure what she wants to be when she grows up.  She keeps leaning towards a career in medicine, although I don’t know how that will play out in the long run.  During her time wavering over what she wants to be, she visited her guidance counselor, who told her of a mini-medical school program for high school students.  She told Brighid she could apply, but mentioned that the priority was given to seniors first, then juniors, and finally sophomores - which is what Brighid is. 

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without Brighid   I knew the day would come when school would be too difficult to leave for more than a quick sick day, but I’m so sad.  I have to get my butt in gear and get another trip planned for when she can be with us, because I hate that she is getting left behind.

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Okay, so she’s not a baby, but it was Eilis’ first fajita.  We took her to drama this morning, and ran errands while she was in there.  When she was finished, we went over to the mall and it got to be about lunch time.  Jim suggested Don Pablo’s for lunch, and Eilis quickly agreed. 

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I know you’ve seen them - all the commercials where the people who have lost weight stand behind their fat pants or in one leg of their fat pants to let you see how much weight they’ve lost.  Well, here’s the real skinny, people.  I’m sharing with you the picture you never see - the one that really ought to be shown, because it’s what will sell diet programs.

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Okay, not literally taste it, because, frankly, most of what I taste is awful lately, and this is so darn good!

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A quiet end to the year 2006.  We are blessed to be together as a family as the new year begins.  It seems that through all things, we manage to stay together and get stronger.

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Okay, so here we are, January 1st, 2007, and it’s time to do the holiday wrap up.  It’s been a busy and eventful holiday, so I’ll try and not bore you to tears with everything that happened in all of it’s glorified detail.

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