Monthly Archives: July 2010

free oil change

Posted on July 30, 2010 by jottingjoan

I snagged the coupon for a free smoothie at a fast food restaurant in a recent El Dorado News-Times. I like sales and advertised specials, but I especially enjoy a free item or service and will go out of my … Continue reading →

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Chef Mert experiments

Posted on July 26, 2010 by jottingjoan

Great rejoicing welcomed the letter providing a tuition scholarship to my son’s preferred graduate school. Quickly followed by anxiety as he looked for an affordable room to rent and considered the reality of planning, purchasing and preparing all of his … Continue reading →

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Samuel Davis Hershberger arrives

Posted on July 16, 2010 by jottingjoan

Babies refuse to cooperate with the best laid plans of parents and physicians for their birthday party. For the first baby my St. Louis daughter-in-love planned everything natural from birth to food. Then the stress of finishing school and working … Continue reading →

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Reading and memorizing in the summer

Posted on July 12, 2010 by jottingjoan

“But I don’t like to read,” my granddaughter whined when I handed her a Nancy Drew mystery book. “Read three chapters of it anyway,” I said. It was after all not the first book I had suggested. She reluctantly sat … Continue reading →

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First we work

Posted on July 2, 2010 by jottingjoan

“Slave mart calling. We need two boys,” the neighbor kid chanted as he leaned over the wall to watch my guys shovel dirt on yet another day of summer vacation. I resembled that statement. The guys had to pitch in … Continue reading →

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