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When Home is the Hangout
By Sue Anganes Fourteen years ago my oldest child, Cassie, became a teenager. Cassie’s friendships were expanding and her horizons were widening, and I knew she wanted to be off on her own, having fun...
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The Soup Is On!
By: Sue Anganes With the days getting shorter and the weather getting colder, I enjoy cooking tasty soups. One of my favorites is cheap and very easy to make. I learned to make it from my Greek...
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Letting Boys Be Boys
By: Sue Anganes A couple of years ago, my daughter and son-in-law, Cassie and Mark, needed a new roof for their ranch style home. Since everyone in our family is hands-on (and also cheap), we decided...
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Elias’ Birthday
By: Sue Anganes One year ago in November, my grandson Elias was born. Now he’s walking and stealing onions from my vegetable bin! I am so thankful to be a next door neighbor to my grandchildren and to...
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Blessings & Sorrows
By: Sue Anganes My husband and I went with our youngest two boys, Ray and Ted, and one of our adult sons, Charlie, to the Higgins Armory Museum for their annual Gingerbread Castle Competition. We went...
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Music Lessons
By: Sue Anganes Over the past twenty-one years, I have had my children involved in music lessons. Each kid has studied voice, violin, cello, or piano, and my son, Andrew, studied two instruments. Two...
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Expectations
By: Sue Anganes I went to bed last night expecting four to six inches of snow, but when I awoke, all we had gotten was a dusting. I didn’t expect that. I was anticipating shoveling, boots, and...
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Teddy’s Big Week
By: Sue Anganes My son, Teddy, turned twelve this month. He had been anxiously waiting for this momentous birthday, and there was no way he was going to let it pass by without having something...
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All-Time Favorite Toys
By: Sue Anganes What are some of your all time favorite toys? We recently dug out from our closet a Lite-Brite set for my granddaughter, Amelia, to play with. She spent hours plugging the little...
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Our Weekend Getaway
By: Sue Anganes Every year since our twentieth anniversary, my husband Alan and I have gone away together for a weekend to celebrate. This twenty-ninth year we planned our getaway, but we took five of...
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Lyme Disease
By: Sue Anganes For most of us who have been cooped up all winter, spring is a welcome time to start spending a lot of time outdoors. Unfortunately, Lyme disease is prevalent in our New England area....
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Summer Is Around The Corner
By: Sue Anganes With the school year finally winding down and summer just around the corner, I can now let out a sigh of relief. This seemed like a particularly long school year, probably because of...
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Seeking an Answer
By: Sue Anganes To say that the past few months of summer have been fun, relaxing, and rejuvenating would be a lie. None of the activities that I had blogged about back in May were checked off of my...
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I Survived Last Winter
By: Sue Anganes This was a long winter, and I can’t wait for the warm spring weather to emerge. I went back through some photos to remember how I survived the cooped up days at home. For those who...
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And the Winner Is…
By: Sue Anganes Last week, when the weather turned mild, I went next door to my daughter Cassie’s house to visit for a while and watch my grandchildren Amelia and Elias play outside. Yes, before you...
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A Visit to the Emergency Department
By: Sue Anganes Last Wednesday morning I woke up my thirteen year old son Teddy. He really wasn’t feeling well and he had a fever so I let him stay in bed. I had to leave with his older brother Ray for...
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Attention Merrimack Valley Women: Here’s Your Chance to Become a Blogger
We’re excited to announce that we are holding a contest to recruit six new bloggers for the Merrimack Valley Moms Blog! All mothers in the Merrimack Valley area of Massachusetts are invited to enter...
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Box of Broken Crayons
By: Sue Anganes I have taught the four through six-year-old children at our Wednesday night youth group at my church for the past few years. Usually I have the same kids each. Occasionally we have...
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Become a Merrimack Valley Mom Blogger!
We have decided to extend our contest to recruit six new bloggers for the Merrimack Valley Moms Blog! All mothers in the Merrimack Valley area of Massachusetts are invited to enter. Selected moms will...
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The Fourth of July
By: Sue Anganes When does summer start? For me it’s the Fourth of July! There hasn’t been a year yet that I’ve missed the Chelmsford Fourth of July Parade. When I was young and growing up in...
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