It just irritates me like crazy to admit this, but I love where I live. I've lived here for 25 years, so it's about time I came to a conclusion one way or the other. Just didn't want to rush it. The truth is, I've always looked at our time in Oregon as temporary...just passing thru...second best. …
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Family Fashion Sense
Perhaps I've been a little hard on Doug in past posts... especially about his white jeans and sunburn dilemma on a cruise from a few years back. But honestly, he gives me so much great material to work with. I can't help myself. That said, as a family we have a history of fashion oddities beyond the white …
Mayhem…. he’s a friend of mine
Things have been quiet at my house. I mentioned a few weeks back a yard sale was in the works ... but there was some question if it would happen. It hasn't. It isn't....not even a remote possibility. While I was out-of-town last month, Doug hurt his knee. We wait for a surgery date. Each evening as …
JUMP
My daughter-in-law posted this picture of my 4-year old grandson jumping into the pool during first ever swim lessons. I love it just for what it is. It also holds a memory. I was 12 when I learned to swim. My aunt, with whom I spent time each summer, was determined I would also learn to dive. …
You’ve Got To Be Tough To Get Old
First thing I do every morning is take my thyroid medication because the instructions say to take on an empty stomach, 30 minutes before a meal and continue on the same schedule forever till you die (instructions don't really say that last part). If I don't do it this way I forget. In the past …
How Boys Play and a Couple Cookies
I know how boys play.... it's almost always messy and rarely quiet. Living room cushions and blankets become forts. Their appreciated but sweaty hugs smell of wet grass and mud.... as do their bedrooms....on a good day. We won't talk about the other days. One son could sit in the middle of a room ...no toy or book …
How I Broke My Snow Hatin’ Daddy’s Nose
During my overly imaginative childhood, I had dreams. I planned to sing and dance my way to stardom. If that didn't work I'd be a world-famous accordionist. This was most likely influenced by watching too many Lawrence Welk shows ...required viewing in my parents' home. My folks thought the accordion was the safest "dream of the week" so Dad rented one and made sure I got to my weekly lesson. Mom made …
Counting Them Home
Calendars and clocks were no use to me...at least not until the very end. And even then there is no civilian who can compete with the Army's time table. The days of sons deployed .... these were counted in missed Christmases and birthdays... in breaking news stories I didn't want to watch but couldn't help …
Glad the World didn’t end Today…..
........otherwise I'd have missed my birthday ....and more time with my little peeps.....
No Place for Quitters ….. 5th of series
Before our move to Alaska, my life was pretty safe. I'd never really met an on purpose mean person. I was about to. The tow truck operator .... I do remember his name but will keep it to myself. From now on I'll refer to him as "the man" and his place of business as "the shop". I forgave …
Heart's Home 