Month: February 2008
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Too much to be contented
Go to any store in any mall, shopping center or Internet site. An array of options awaits you for anything you might desire: Clothes, shoes, electronic equipment, books, vehicles or toys for every age. So many alternatives – we should be able to find the perfect item and be happy. But, many are not happy.…
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Monopoly
We spent thousands of dollars playing with my Dad – entertainment binges that lasted days as we went round and round the Monopoly board gathering up properties, collecting rent and bankrupting each other. While playing, we learned to do quick mental arithmetic, a bit about business and taxes and how to develop a strategy. Mom…
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Just visiting folks
Born six and a half years after our youngest son married, our newest granddaughter was looonnng overdue. We had to go and see the long awaited child. The day before her birth, her dad said, “Well, a big snow storm is coming this weekend, so that means the baby and the snowstorm will arrive together.”…
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bouncing baby boys enjoy balls
Our littlest grandson gravitated to every round shape he found around the house last weekend. First, he discovered the stone covered globe in the sturdy gyroscope type holder. He grinned and spun that sphere round and round. Grandpa handed him the school sized globe from the desk. He looked at it, grabbed the arch holding…