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Tuesday

I awoke to the morning / that my daughter / my baby / turns nineteen. / Watching her grow / and become a young woman / fills me with happiness / and makes my heart sing. / She is / wise / generous / talented / conscientiousness / diligent / beloved / the best of friends / a wonderful daughter and sister / funny / beautiful / if I could ask for one thing more / it would be / that time slow down a bit please. /♥ ♥ ♥  /

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Monday

I love watches. / For my eighth birthday / my uncle gave me my first watch / it was a "Kelton" / a non-waterproof disposable watch. / My grandmother brought me / a Mickey Mouse alarm clock / back from Japan / which woke me up throughout my childhood. / I love watches. / I evidently place great importance on time / and to how make the best of it. / Which is probably why I got so angry this morning / when I arrived at work at 8:20 am for a scheduled meeting with the college accountant / who didn't bother to show up / or call / till 9:30. /

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Sunday

I spent the morning deciphering our cell phone bill. / I'd contacted the company a week ago about billing errors. / As they hadn't responded / I took a deep breath / dialed / navigated their impossible answering service / pressed this and that number / my ID number / account number... / and finally got a live agent. / I just managed to elucidate my grievance / and the line went dead!!! / I called again ... / got a different agent / who promised to have the first agent call me back. / A few hours later / the first agent called / her response was unsatisfactory / so I asked to speak to a supervisor. / I was put on hold / and then told / that the supervisor would get back to me within 24 hours… /

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Saturday

I have very particular taste in / movies / books / music / dance / and in art exhibits. / For over a month I've been meaning to go and see the "Decode Digital Design Sensations" exhibit at the Design Museum Holon / and for one reason or another it never worked out. / Today it finally happened. / Tali and I had an exhilarating experience / which continued in an intensely satisfying conversation about life in general. /

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Friday

Today I took my son / who'd been experiencing minor learning difficulties for some time / to be professionally diagnosed. / In the institute's waiting room / there was a magazine with an article about Oscar Pistorius / describing his efforts and ambitions to become an Olympic runner in spite of his handicap. / And I thought about my son / undergoing a six hour test / and the long distance run he had ahead. /

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Thursday

This morning my daughter's new wardrobe arrived / and she joyfully organized her things in it. / One more item she can cross off her list of things to get done before she's enlisted. / As for me / maybe I'll get a little peace / till her next project J  /

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Wednesday

Once again / at the end of the day / I'm standing in line at the pharmacy. / My daughter's follow up ENT appointment was moved forward / and the invasive test she underwent reassured us: / her vocal cords are fine. / Rainy outside / rainy inside / just one of those days. /