Monthly Archives: October 2005

remembering Halloween

Remembering Halloween past Halloween proved a trying evening for my grandmother – who on the brightest of days – insisted her adult grandsons remove the sun glasses that masked their eyes before coming in to visit. As a resident of … Continue reading

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Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do

Sometimes, you just have to do what you have to do – even if you don’t want to do it, as my parents quickly realized. By the sixth anniversary of their teenage marriage they had five children From the vantage … Continue reading

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bring WHAT! to work?!

I am so out of it. I thought having an office job meant working at my desk in a quiet, professional setting with a couple coffee breaks a day to relieve stress. Then the News-Times received an e-mail asking us … Continue reading

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working and playing with the grandchildren

I enjoy visiting grandchildren more when I invite them to join me in my activities. “Come break a couple eggs for tonight’s cake and help set the table.” I urge them. But they also seek to join me in my … Continue reading

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blogs on helping

The exeprience for a Montana family proved rather short and left both with a bitter taste. sort of a let no good deed go unpunished http://www.beliefnet.com/story/174/story_17463_1.html this one had a slightly different angle. More of a feeling of realizing a … Continue reading

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