Monthly Archives: November 2004

The perfect gift

So many days to celebrate, so many gifts to give – and so little time to shop before Christmas, birthdays and my anniversary converge on me. Cash is an easy, welcome gift for the adult children. However, for my husband, … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving then and now

My grandparents may have gone “over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house” in a horse-drawn sleigh for their holiday gathering, but you and I – if we go to grandmother’s house at all – will be traveling … Continue reading

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Cherished family letters from Mom

Too bad life doesn’t work like my husband’s favorite video game of Mahjong. If he realizes 20 moves into the game that he should have taken a particular tile 10 moves back, he hits the back button and replays his … Continue reading

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Buying the free stuff

Tom Sawyer convinced his pals to trade their treasures for a few minutes with the white wash brush in front of Aunt Polly’s nine feet high fence. All it took was a bit of acting and an attitude that it … Continue reading

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No excuses, just go!

Far too many Monday mornings, I would prefer to stay in bed rather than roll out of bed and go to work. Sometimes I think I actually would do that – if I hadn’t spent 30 years ignoring my children’s … Continue reading

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