Monthly Archives: March 2005

Sister, sister cousin connection

Everywhere my sisters, cousin and I went during our vacation together, we encountered other women with sister adventure stories. One woman said she and her sisters make funny hats to wear when they pose for pictures during their travels together. … Continue reading

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Dr. Seuss ABC

Six weeks of silly sentences from “Dr. Seuss’s ABC” supplied our children with more than an introduction to the alphabet. Instead of television and Sesame Street, we went down the street to the library and loaded up every week on … Continue reading

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Clean, clutter cycle

Expecting child number five to join overflowing small house, the mother needed to convert her attic into a fourth bedroom – but it was three feet deep in boxes of out-grown clothes – opened and strewn from children searching for … Continue reading

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Keeping the bed warm

There is always room for one more at our house – even if we had to put a single bed and dresser in the laundry room to prove it. While some discuss the perfect family size and spacing, I have … Continue reading

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Rosa Parks revisited

I was just an extra, a moving piece of scenery – in the “Rosa Parks: Quiet Strength” play presented at the South Arkansas Arts Center in February, but I repeatedly heard one after another of the experienced SAAC volunteers comment, … Continue reading

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