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Once a Tornado, Always a Tornado.

Posted on October 30, 2015 by wvrealtoramy

My little town is covered in Keyser Pride today. So many businesses covered themselves in black and gold today to show support for our high school and it’s football team. It’s such a simple thing and so very small, but … Continue reading →

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A Shout Out to my Motherless Mommys

Posted on September 9, 2015 by wvrealtoramy

Maybe that should say Sisters without Moms or a broader Parentless Peeps. I don’t know, I only know it feels like it’s all the motherless moms that I need to reach. Not the fatherless, although I suppose I could write about … Continue reading →

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A Warning to the Bad Fans

Posted on June 9, 2015 by wvrealtoramy

Three children. All boys. All playing sports at some point. All three with differing levels of talent in different sports but all three fairly athletic. All three are also under the looming protection of their mother. But not in the … Continue reading →

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Broken. Hearted.

Posted on April 3, 2015 by wvrealtoramy

This kid broke my heart today. Well, not that one, that little one right there caught a really good game that day and his team won, even though you can’t tell by the look on his face. My guess is … Continue reading →

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Acting Accordingly

Posted on January 20, 2015 by wvrealtoramy

I like this quote. I like it enough to have printed it out and framed it onto my office wall. I read it probably twice a day. It sounds like something that comes from a person who has lived a … Continue reading →

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Future Daughter in Laws, You are a terrifying reality.

Posted on December 9, 2014 by wvrealtoramy

It was just like I remembered. Sweaty palms, re-checking the outfit (don’t want to try too hard, don’t want to be too casual), wondering if it would go well, worrying she wouldn’t like me, conflicted on whether to hug or … Continue reading →

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I Do Know How to Fix an Ankle

Posted on September 2, 2014 by wvrealtoramy

My people seem to be under attack lately. Who knows why the perfect storm of nothing’s even close to perfect comes along now and then and just seems to keep pouring and pouring but it does and, usually, dries up … Continue reading →

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Sometimes weird can’t be avoided.

Posted on August 25, 2014 by wvrealtoramy

You never know what’s going to make you weird. I distinctly recall demanding not to be forever changed by my early 20s divorce. I swore I wouldn’t allow anyone to look back and suggest that’s where it all went wrong … Continue reading →

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The Porcelain Anniversary?

Posted on May 7, 2014 by wvrealtoramy

This summer is my 18th Wedding Anniversary. According to Hallmark, I’m exactly between crystal and china on the anniversary gift scale. In terms of what that means I should be gifting my husband, I’m a little lost. If you Google “What is between … Continue reading →

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Remembering the 2010 Olympics

Posted on February 12, 2014 by wvrealtoramy

This originally ran four years ago but after reading it over, it holds up. It’s almost over…the Canadian Winter Olympics…and there are some clear messages that resound from the mountaintops of Vancouver: Ain’t No Party Like a Canadian Party: That’s right, … Continue reading →

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