Monthly Archives: June 1999

In the beginning we had everything figured out: We would buy a carpenter’s nightmare, live in it as we fixed it up, sell and buy a better house. We stayed 10 y ears — did the dining room twice, the … Continue reading →

Many people go to the dentist and doctor’s offices for medical reasons. I go to read the magazines I am too cheap to buy. With a twice yearly visit to the dentist’s office, a yearly physical, a stop or two … Continue reading →

Folks get so excited about babies. Before my first son was born, the church women planned a get together to eat food prepared by a missionary from Lebanon. I knew I wouldn’t be going. My oldest stepson had a Cub … Continue reading →

I was just getting comfortable with being a grandmother when I learned I would be a great-grandmother for a week. Our granddaughter’s health teacher assigned her students to carry a 5 pound sack of flour around for a week, interacting … Continue reading →