Author Archives: Carissa

09
Sep, 2006

little miss happy meets the neighbors

so we’ve lived in this house for what, about three years now? and yesterday i finally met my neighbor. i occasionally see him around town on his bicycle (with a big poof of wavy graying hair and a mustache, he’s … Continue reading →

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06
Sep, 2006

quote

i ran across this quote that i e-mailed to myself awhile back. i thought maybe some of you readers might also appreciate it. “…I know I can control my tongue, my temper, and my appetites, but that’s it. I have … Continue reading →

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06
Sep, 2006

mr. happy stuff calls a bike ride

last night i was feeling very sluggish. i knew (from experience during the year i trained for the aids ride) that going on a bike ride would probably make me feel more alive and definitely more virtuous and healthy, but … Continue reading →

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01
Sep, 2006

surprise!

for the past few months i’ve been feeling sort of grumpy about the ten pounds i’ve gained since last fall. my clothes haven’t been fitting as well and i’ve just been a little down in the dumps about how i … Continue reading →

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31
Aug, 2006

ah, leftovers

lately, it seems that every day, when i heat up my lunch at work, someone wanders in and says, ‘oh! that smells good!’ and i usually look at it and think, ‘yeah, it does smell good!’ people seem especially impressed … Continue reading →

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30
Aug, 2006

craft party

today at work, i went to a craft work party. see, we have to create pieces for over 400 crafts for each week of storytime and the people who are in charge of putting all of this together were feeling … Continue reading →

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29
Aug, 2006

ten friendly monsters

so i’m putting together a “kit” for a storytime about monsters this quarter at work and i was having trouble coming up with any flannel board stories about monsters (there was one for “where the wild things are” and that … Continue reading →

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28
Aug, 2006

the healing power of bed and books

i am feeling much better now that i’ve had a few days of rest. (thanks for asking!–and yes, i think that chocolate pudding and bananas are still in order, brad!) i even got through about 3 books! i laid around … Continue reading →

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26
Aug, 2006

bicycle slalom

today i’m feeling sick, so my happy thing is remembering my bike ride from a few days back and flying down a curvy hill. i remember thinking, “i may never get to slalom back and forth on a snowy hill … Continue reading →

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23
Aug, 2006

cheap avocados

yesterday, when i went to the local asian/latino grocery store, i discovered (for the second time this summer) that they had bagged some of the avocados that were on the cusp of way-too-ripe and priced them to sell. i bought … Continue reading →

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