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Saturday Nine: Don’t Talk to Strangers
Don’t Talk to Strangers 1. Tell us about a night that you spent with someone who was a stranger, yet by the end of the night you were very close. In May 1985, I went on the official second date with BigBob. It was actually a double-date to ce...
Friday Fill-Ins: Volume 10
1. Good times: It’s “Furlough Friday” so #1Son and I picked Mattie-Boo up from school at noon and the three of us had lunch at our friend’s cafe. This afternoon we are going to build a fire, put the ornaments on the Christma...
I Have a Confession
“In the end, your family tree is a diagram of a thousand choices, all made in your favor.” Robert Brault I am so enjoying watching the colors of the leaves on my trees change. Parenting is hardly an exact science. In fact, it is rea...
Sunday Stealing: The Double Stealing Meme
This week’s meme is a combination of two memes stolen from Pikohan, who responded to the initial series of five questions, and Stacie’s Madness. Stacie titled the 11 incomplete phrases the “Lovely Meme.” The Double Stealing M...
Sunday Stealing: The “I’ve come to realize . . . ” Meme
This week’s meme comes from Ukok’s Place. The “I’ve come to realize . . . ” Meme 1. I’ve come to realize that my chest-size . . . is proportional to the rest of my body. 2. I’ve come to realize that my job . . . i...
I get that sinking feeling . . .
. . .all over again when I think about it. It was the summer of 1997. We were getting ready to leave for a relaxing vacation at our favorite destination, Pismo Beach. I was in the house finishing the laundry and packing suitcases. BigBob went to t...

