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	The Working Mom's Notebook by Lisa H., accountant, mother of two · Wellesley/Commons Getting out the door by 7:15: schedules, freezer meals, and the great after-school puzzle.
	Women in Science: A Reading List by Prof. Carol M. · Wellesley/Library Short biographies of women scientists and a reading list for students and curious adults.
	Stitches & Stories Quilt Guild by Guild officers · Wellesley/Parlor A quilt guild's meeting schedule, the 1999 show winners and a block-of-the-month pattern.
	Balanced Books by Brenda BUSINESS Wellesley/Office Financial planning basics, budgeting workshops and fee-only advice for women and families.
	The Book Club That Actually Reads the Book by Convener Meg Garces · Wellesley/Circle Eight women, one book a month since 1993, and the rules that keep it civil.
	Returning to College at 44 by Diane Marchetti · Wellesley/Hall Going back for a nursing degree at 44: registration, the 19-year-olds and studying at the kitchen table.
	Girl Scout Troop 4127 by Leader Carol Whitfield · Wellesley/Commons A junior troop's fall calendar, badge work and the cookie sale plan (no girls' names).
	Moms' Night Out by Organizer Beth Rodriguez · Wellesley/Circle A monthly moms' night out: the rules (no kid talk after 8), the restaurants and the babysitting swap.
	Women's Self-Defense Basics by Instructor Karen Vance · Wellesley/Hall Awareness, boundaries and a few simple techniques from a self-defense instructor's community class.
	Tea Room on Elm BUSINESS Wellesley/Parlor Afternoon tea, scones and light lunches in a Victorian house, with the fall menu and reservations by e-mail.
	The Change JOURNAL by Nancy Callahan · Wellesley/Library A fifty-one-year-old writes about menopause, the empty nest and getting to know herself again.
	Single Mother by Choice JOURNAL by Ruth Adler · Wellesley/Office An attorney who had a baby on her own at thirty-eight writes about sleep, work and her parents coming around.
	Pastor's Wife, Unscripted JOURNAL by Leah Rutledge · Wellesley/Commons A small-town pastor's wife in Georgia writes about depression, expectations and a counselor no one at church knows about.
	A Woman of a Certain Age by Judith Marlowe · Wellesley/Parlor A fifty-eight-year-old divorcee's witty page about reinvention, book clubs and her new kayak.
	Colleen & Steve: The Wedding Countdown by Colleen Brodeur · Wellesley/Library Colleen and Steve are getting married October 18, 1997! How we met, the proposal, the details and the countdown.
	Renewed by Margaret Satterwhite · Wellesley/Library A Duluth school librarian's breast cancer story, filed on catalog cards, plus a reading shelf of the books that helped her.
	Still Trying by Holly Willson · Wellesley/Library Holly and Greg's four years of trying for a baby: our timeline, his side and her side, and a glossary of all those letters.
	Wren Among the Stars by Allison Milam · Wellesley/Circle For our baby Wren, lost in April 1998, and a star for every little one other parents have asked me to remember.
	Please Do Not Break the Chain by Frances Kimball · Wellesley/Parlor A retired history teacher's short history of the chain letter, from medieval letters from heaven to e-mail, and a tour of my shoebox.
	Alisa & Ramon ~ June 19, 1999 by Alisa Pulliam · Wellesley/Circle Our wedding in Green Bay: our story, the wedding party, the big day, and the best of the proofs and the 24 table cameras.
	Mary Bird's Quilts by Mary Bird · Wellesley/Parlor Sixty-six years of quilting, and my mother's quilts before mine. My granddaughter hung them on the clothesline and took the pictures. Come see.
	Dear Laura, Love Pearl by Laura Sessoms · Wellesley/Commons Pearl Womack and I were friends from the first grade in 1921. After she moved to California we wrote every week for sixty-two years. She died in January.
	Please Sign My Guestbook: Manners for Signers and Keepers by Rosemarie Hedges · Wellesley/Commons I've signed over 3,000 guestbooks since 1997. Here are the manners of signing one and of keeping one, from a retired home ec teacher.
	Erma and Me: Thirty Years on the Refrigerator by Lois Billingsley · Wellesley/Parlor Erma Bombeck lived down the road from me once, and on my refrigerator door for thirty years. A Centerville, Ohio, mother of four says thank you.
	Not What I Expected by Jessica Forrester · Wellesley/Hall I had a healthy baby in January and couldn't stop crying for three months. Postpartum depression is real, it isn't your fault, and it gets better.
	Double Takes: Sacramento Mothers of Twins & More by Valarie Alejandro · Wellesley/Commons Sixty-four Sacramento-area families with twins, triplets and quads. Meetings, our October 9 clothing and equipment sale, new-mom mentors, playgroups and tips.
	Marianne v. The Paper Clip by Marianne Bequette · Wellesley/Office In the matter of one legal secretary against the animated paper clip that keeps asking if I'm writing a letter. Complaint, exhibits and remedy.
	Quilt Blocks in HTML by Therese Karg · Wellesley/Parlor Patchwork made of table cells, no pictures at all. Nine Patch, Log Cabin and more, pieced in HTML by a quilter of sixty years.
	Single at Fifty-Six by Pauline Starr · Wellesley/Office After thirty-two years of marriage I was divorced at fifty-five. What I wish I'd known about money, papers and starting over, from a Charlotte grandmother.
	Poirot or Marple? An Agatha Christie Reading Room by Marilyn Ransdell · Wellesley/Library A retired librarian who has read every Agatha Christie mystery on Poirot versus Marple, where to start, the best twelve, and the television versions.
	Ninety Thousand at the Rose Bowl: Our 1999 World Cup Team by Dorothy McAtee · Wellesley/Commons I played college soccer when nobody came to watch. This summer 90,000 did. A coach's tribute to the World Cup champions, the final, and my under-12s.
	Rest in Peace: The Appliance Memorial Garden by Celia Carswell · Wellesley/Circle In loving memory of the wringer washer, the percolator and our first television set, who served this family faithfully. In lieu of flowers, send batteries.
	The Tuesday Canasta Club, Since 1951 by Rita Jahn · Wellesley/Parlor Four of us have played canasta every Tuesday since 1951. The rules the way we learned them, our scorekeeping, our history, and the coffee cake.
	Living Positive: A Mother's Page by Nancy Zamudio · Wellesley/Circle I learned I was HIV-positive at my first prenatal visit in 1994. My daughter was born negative. This is what living with HIV looks like now.
	What Word Did to Our Newsletter by Laverne McKinney · Wellesley/Office MEMORANDUM. RE: What Word's Save as HTML did to our choir newsletter, why the quotes turned into question marks, and how I fixed it.
	Chakram & Scroll: Shanna's Xena Page by Shanna Lang · Wellesley/Circle Xena and Gabrielle were left on crosses in May. My favorite episodes, Lucy Lawless, the subtext question, and counting down to season five.
	Not Just Cramps by Crystal Landon · Wellesley/Commons Ten years of being told it was just bad cramps. In 1998 a laparoscopy found endometriosis. What it is, what's helping, and what to ask your doctor.
	Alison's Baby-Sitters Club Books!! by Alison, 10 · Wellesley/Circle I love the Baby-Sitters Club so much I write my own BSC books! Book #1 is about a new girl who wants to join the club.
	Fifty-Three Christmas Verses by Edith Curtis · Wellesley/Parlor I have written a verse for our Christmas card every year since 1946. My grandson typed in some favorites, with a note about each year.
	Bingo! Scrabble Club Night by Willie Rasco · Wellesley/Circle Our Scrabble club meets Monday nights at the library. Two-letter words, Q without U, our club ladder, and how to survive your first tournament.
	Karina's Nancy Drew Clue Book by Karina, 13 · Wellesley/Library A page for Nancy Drew fans! The books I've read and rated, how to play Secrets Can Kill without giving it away, and a mystery quiz.
	Stepping In by Susanne Johnson · Wellesley/Parlor I married a man with two kids in 1997. I'm not their mom and I'm not wicked. What I've learned about being a stepmother, two years in.
	The Honest Christmas Letter by Linda Greenfield · Wellesley/Commons What we wrote the relatives last Christmas, and what really happened, side by side. Plus a translator for everybody's holiday letters.
	Theresa's Salt & Pepper Shakers - 1,212 Pairs and Counting by Theresa Green · Wellesley/Hall It started with two little Scottie dogs in 1946. Now 1,212 pairs fill my dining room. Don't ask me to pick a favorite.
	Waiting for Our Daughter: Our Adoption from China by Wesley and Sonya Bruce · Wellesley/Hall We leave for China on October 9! Our adoption story from the first phone call to the referral, the paperwork mountain, the nursery, and our next update will be from Guangzhou!
	Da Bomb, As If, and Other Things My Teenagers Say by Mary Butterfield · Wellesley/Commons I have two teenagers and I don't speak their language. So I wrote it down. A parent's glossary of 1999 slang, A to Z, with usage notes and my own failed attempts.

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