Tag: family
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Final Summer Fling
Summer isn’t over until we make a visit to the Lake House. If you thought I disappeared, I sorta did… I spent my Labor Day weekend relaxing among family (along with the infamous amounts of E. coli in the Lake of the Ozarks) at my Aunt & Uncle’s Lake House getaway. Unfortunately, Ryan wasn’t included…
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“Miss Mindy”
During my senior year of High School I worked at a daycare, my first official job (if babysitting is considered unofficial). I just worked after school hours, first with the school-agers, sometimes with the pre-schoolers, and later in the nursery. Three totally different atmospheres under the same roof. I learned many things in my 7…
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Remembering Septembers past
As the season of fall brings in cooler weather, it also drags in old memories along with it. For me, the way fall interacts with my senses triggers memories of autumns past. Usually it’s the most recent year, but sometimes it will go even further back. Unfortunately, this time around it’s memories I don’t want…
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Homework? Blogging? Homework? Blogging.
Did you hear? Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar did it again …literally. They’re soon to have 19 kids and counting! If you keep up with their family, you know that their first grandchild is due in October. Their new baby is due in March. I can’t imagine having a baby younger than your own grandchild.…
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Only the good die young
It’s almost impossible for the 1st of the month to go unnoticed… especially when it’s the date of your Dad’s passing. Each new month will begin with thoughts of him. One month ago today was his Homecoming…the day of his healing. Since his passing, my feelings are completely different than before. I am so very…