Category Archives: Family

Pretties through windows

Posted on Thursday, 15 February 2007 by Mrs. DoF

These are applied to the east window in our bedroom. They replaced some cute little critters carrying garden harvest. Now I’ll get to look at Valentine hearts every morning. Husband brought four chocolate covered cherries home for me. The high … Continue reading →

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the Weather and Love Notes

Posted on Friday, 2 February 2007 by Mrs. DoF

Baby, it’s cold outside.    Currently at 7:54 PM 10 °F RealFeel ®:-8 °F Clear Humidity: 58% Dew Point: -2 °F Pressure: 30.04 in Visibility: 10 Miles So we are staying inside where we pay for the maintenance on the … Continue reading →

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Away from my Desk

Posted on Wednesday, 24 January 2007 by Mrs. DoF

My schedule was kept clear today, just in case I would need to help Husband with chauffeur duty. Ya see, about a month ago, he began a new job category without so much as having to change his desk or … Continue reading →

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they were Free to a Good Home

Posted on Monday, 22 January 2007 by Mrs. DoF

Back in the days when I was doing home daycare, we brought together a family of stuffed Dalmatian puppies.  There was Pongo and Perdita, and 8 little spotted puppies.  We were trying for the whole set, but small children’s interests … Continue reading →

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About One Third of the Way done

Posted on Wednesday, 17 January 2007 by Mrs. DoF

This morning I got myself all settled in at the breakfast nook table.  There was a full pot of Red Rose brand tea, a new box of 100 blank envelopes, two ink pens, and my box of Rolodex cards. My … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day 2006

Posted on Monday, 25 December 2006 by Mrs. DoF

Our Nativity Scene is 20 years old hand-carved from olive wood in the Holy Land There’s nothing quite like having sons home from college to mellow out Christmas morning.  They stayed up late into the night, talking like brothers, watching … Continue reading →

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Weather and music, today they overlap

Posted on Thursday, 30 November 2006 by Mrs. DoF

Wednesday evening, Chris participated in a Guitar Potpourri with other students at ISU.  The weather was cold and rainy and I didn’t expect hardly anybody else to be there, even as a free recital.  Husband and I walked down to … Continue reading →

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Not his favorite type of tunes

Posted on Monday, 27 November 2006 by Mrs. DoF

As I mentioned before, for a couple weeks now, our local radio stations have been playing songs of the holiday season. Then at Truths and Half Truths, Nilbo talks about rehearsals for the Christmas program at his daughter’s church.  He … Continue reading →

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Low-key Eats for Just Us

Posted on Wednesday, 22 November 2006 by Mrs. DoF

I’m making a list and checking it against what I have in the pantry. The menu for our T-day is a fresh, never frozen, free-range turkey, raised on an Amish farm gravy StoveTop stuffing from a mix washed, peeled, cooked, … Continue reading →

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Away he went

Posted on Wednesday, 8 November 2006 by Mrs. DoF

My mister went away for job training in Chicago for awhile. This morning he kissed me good-bye in the parking lot and went into his office like it was any other day.  He said I didn’t have to wait to … Continue reading →

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