Monthly Archives: August 2008

Endless summer ends

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Dawn King

Remember when you were a kid, and the summer stretched ahead of you endlessly? How it seemed like the long lazy days would go on indefinitely? That’s how I felt this summer, with no school and no work. Graduating in … Continue reading →

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Taking it easy

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Dawn King

Yesterday I ran a miserable, hot, humid, slow 10 mile race. Today, after a second night of not much sleep (pre-race jitters on Friday night, sheltie, thunderstorms and painful knees and toes Saturday night) I am pretty much wiped out. … Continue reading →

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Another hot and humid Crim race completed. Just.

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Dawn King

I’ve been “running” (and I put running in quotes for a good reason) the Crim 10 mile race in Flint for about 20 years. Each August, the last Saturday before the Labor Day weekend I and 10,000 of my closest … Continue reading →

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New windows on the world

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Dawn King

The past two days have been busy. We had several new windows installed which caused the disruption of the entire house. It was worth it however, as the new windows are beautiful, more energy efficient, and they have blinds between … Continue reading →

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Employment woes

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Dawn King

I have begun to wonder if I can be called a librarian at all. Am I the only person who knows what she wants to be when she grows up but can’t find a place to be it? Of course … Continue reading →

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Success!

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Dawn King

Katie and I camped in the backyard all night last night! She only yipped a couple of times. Could be because she had spent the entire evening barking at every possible imaginary thing for several hours. Maybe she wore herself … Continue reading →

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Camping and a sheltie…the true story of midnight adventure.

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Dawn King

The truth is that Katie did rather well at camping last night. For awhile. I gathered up my stuff around 10:00; flashlight, cell phone, house keys, bottle of water, leash with sheltie attached..the usual stuff. It was difficult to juggle … Continue reading →

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Camping out tonight

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Dawn King

I got the tent set up again. Big pain, setting up this tent. I even spent some time in it this early evening with the dog and a book, seeing how she is. She likes the little window down near … Continue reading →

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A gift at the end

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Dawn King

Sunday was the memorial service for my uncle. All my siblings arrived from out of state, and we dressed in our funeral best and headed for Ann Arbor once again. It was a gray day, with intermittent rain, appropriate for … Continue reading →

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A new beginning

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Dawn King

Over this past weekend my husband and I traveled to Southern Illinois to attend the wedding of the son of a friend of ours. It felt good, after the weeks of waiting for loss, to be witness to a new … Continue reading →

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