Category Archives: Family

Request overturns Resolution

Fifteen days.  That’s how long it lasted. My New Year Resolution had to open a crack. Ya see, my Yarn Group was cancelled due to inclement weather. Thursday afternoon, I usually go overboard with yarn stuff. And I really wanted … Continue reading

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Some Good Reading

My incoming Google Reader offers this article today a blind man’s knowledge expands while using Braille. When we moved here in the Spring of 1983, our next door neighbors were an older retired couple who were delighted to have a … Continue reading

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Cats and Sons are a good mix

The weather was extremely cold a few days ago, but with extra people in the house, the cats, Oscar and Mahalia, wanted to go outside a little more often. Whenever one would actually go out past the threshold, I took … Continue reading

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And So, That was Christmas

One of the most laid-back holidays ever. Well, at least as far as gifts and food and family matters. The night before, we agreed for the time to have French toast as Noon.  Anybody getting up before then would have … Continue reading

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Takin’ It Easy Christmas Eve

In spite of predictions for terrible weather, Husband was able to travel an hour each way on I-74 to fetch son Lucas and bring him home for Christmas.  His cat Scratchy remains behind and will be looked after by someone … Continue reading

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Not much, how ‘bout you?

There is a new porcelain crown installed on the second from back tooth on the upper left side of my mouth.  Once the numbing wore off, my cheek and eye twitch decided to strut their stuff yet another time before … Continue reading

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Sunday not so super

In my planner book for Saturday 20 Dec, I had written Address newsletter envelopes.  Lots of other stuff happened, moving that tedious task very far down the list. Last year I was able to use the year before’s envelopes because … Continue reading

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New Shoes for Treadmill walking

The other day while I was on the treadmill, I got a pain in the back of my left thigh, so bad that if I had not been alone in the house I would have thought somebody shot a BB … Continue reading

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Same Ol’ Saturday Stuff

I’m not sure if anything going on is blog-worthy. Yup, just the ordinary happenings of a couple empty nest folks. We went out for breakfast and the waitress said she ‘almost’ put in our order before coming over to ask.  … Continue reading

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First Snow this season II

the Temperature lady on the phone says it is 30oF, there’s almost 4” of snow on the ground, flakes are still falling. Outside my window 30 November 2008 I have decided to forego church service due to inclement weather. Plus, … Continue reading

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