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This post first appeared on Mona Andrei’s personal blog, Moxie-Dude – Life updates gone wrong. Or right. I’m undecided. Last night (or possibly last week, by the time I post this) was my youngest daughter’s convocation ceremony. Robes, tasseled hats, wide, youthful grins, and a sense of accomplishment. These, along with a flock of beaming …

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Ah, the mighty ant! Filled with such high hopes as a single one or entire colony moves and shakes through their tiny world. Nature is filled with the marvels of how they can lift 10-50 times their body weight. Last December, I watched my daughter do her own “moving and shaking” across the stage at Florida …

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Treva Brandon has mixed emotions about graduation day, for good reason. Read more from Treva on her blog. If you’re someone like me who tried to have kids and couldn’t, there are times in life that can be sad reminders. For most child-free women, it’s probably Mother’s Day: an emotionally tough day indeed for those …

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As the last of the firsts and the first of the lasts approach, Lynn Cobb remembers it all – through her dining room table. Read more from Lynn on her blog, Midlife Random Ramblings . Our dining table is a disaster. We bought it twenty years ago, when our family expanded from four to six. It has …

Read More about The First of the Lasts: Preparing for an Empty Nest