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keeping sarge busy
Sarge is home. His sister baked cookies for him. Uncle GL drove from North Carolina just to play dominoes. I’m making sure Sarge has a good night’s sleep. And Banjo Man had some chain saw work he’d been saving for just … Continue reading
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prayers for newtown
As Banjo Man said last night, “This is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard.” And then he asked, “How do parents recover from this?” And I said, “They don’t. They just learn to keep breathing.” As a parent and grandparent, … Continue reading
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another christmas story
My big tough Army guy will be home in four days. He hasn’t been home for Christmas in many, many, many years. See these cards? Sarge, when he was in elementary school, collected them. He was very, very serious about … Continue reading
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a story from christmas past: the day the tags died
Once upon a time we adopted three orphaned children. That is the opening sentence of a great many of my stories. Anyway, back to this particular story… These three children, age 10 (girl), age 8 (boy) and age 6 (girl) … Continue reading
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sound of silence
Sorry to have been so quiet lately… I have a sore throat. No, really, I do. I went to a new dentist yesterday and I’ve had a sore throat ever since. Coincidence? Probably. The new dental building was state-of-the-art and … Continue reading
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another year older
When I turned 33, my friends gave me a party. After we finished drinking all of the champagne, they tied balloons around my neck and drove me home. This year I am going to behave myself.
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it you wait long enough…
This is one of a pair of glass star-shaped candlestick holders I discovered on my mantel this morning. I guess I should have stuck a tapered candle in it before taking the picture. These are actually really pretty in real … Continue reading
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dim the lights
I have no photo of our Thank-God-It’s-Artificial tree with its lights on to share with you. I haven’t put the lights on the tree yet. It is not a job I enjoy doing. In fact, it is a job that fills … Continue reading
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the thank-god-it’s-artificial christmas tree
All of you tree purists out there are moaning, “I could never have an artificial tree!!” Do not judge me so hastily, I beg you. I have gone to the mountain <insert sound of gospel music> and hiked through knee-high … Continue reading
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