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Life is Known to be Fatal

November 3, 2008

Like most people, I’ve lost people I love to various forms of death. Only one of them has been expected–we knew my Grandma Isiphine was not long for this world when the Alzheimer’s took her. What was unexpected about my Grandpa George’s death was that he died before Isiphine. He was old and frail, we [...]

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Every Family Needs Its Extrovert

June 24, 2008

Last week was…different. Chilihead, Jr. went to acting camp and was gone every day, all day. That left two introverts at home (Max and me). Do you know what happens when you leave two introverts at home who are used to having an extrovert in the mix? Nothing. As in, we did nothing all week. [...]

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Best Date Ever: The Drive-In

June 23, 2008

When I was three, one of the things I remember is going to the drive-in movie with my parents. I saw Paper Moon with Ryan O’Neal and his daughter Tatum. I ate popcorn and sat in the front seat of our red Volkswagen station wagon, Ruby Begonia. When I was older, and we had moved [...]

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Things I Realized in Iowa

April 9, 2008

The men on Uncle Dan’s side of the family favor facial hair. I love listening to my dad play the guitar and sing. I love listening to my family sing together. I hide from people by pretending to work on my computer when I don’t know what to say. There is a gaping hole in [...]

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My Husband Went Without Us

January 24, 2008

Chilihead: Hello? Husband: Hey! I just finished some almonds. Caaaaandieeeed almonds. Should I get you some? Chilihead: What? Yes. Get me some candied almonds and bring them home with you tomorrow. Whatever. Thank you for calling to rub that in, my afternoon is complete. Husband: Guess what KIND of candied almonds they are? Chilihead: The [...]

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Family Cooking

January 10, 2008

Ya’ll know I love my new kitchen. The old one was outdated. It wasn’t bad, but the new one is just so much better. The main way it’s better is that I don’t ever cook alone any more. This kitchen has room enough for each of the kids and me (and even Husband) to prep [...]

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It’s a Girl!

October 24, 2007

Thank you to Kelly at Pass The Torch. She has honored me with a Perfect Post Award for October. In the eighteen months between my pregnancies, I doted on Max. I took the companionship of the womb and learned to adapt it to every day life. I stayed at home with Max and he was [...]

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Concentration

October 4, 2007
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Piggy Bank

September 17, 2007

Husband’s grandmother was an interesting lady. She was a bit austere, but also loving in her way. Every few months I’d open the mailbox and find a letter from her with a clipping from a magazine she thought I should read. My favorite one was an entry form for a contest at Reader’s Digest. She [...]

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It’s Starting…

September 16, 2007

I started cleaning the house today in preparation for decoration. Halloween decoration, that is. And the kids are in the living room playing with vampire costumes and axes, discussing the finer points of a witch’s brew, while listening to the Haunting Sounds of Halloween. Life is, indeed, good.

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