Monthly Archives: April 2016

Sammy and the snake

“Let’s go to the creek,” Grandpa said. And the nine, eight, six five and four year-old children pulled on their shoes and left with their grandfather to take a short walk to the shallow, rock lined flow of water. The … Continue reading

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definitely not incognito at the airport

Riding a wheelchair, wearing a fuscia colored muu-muu with The Leg sticking straight out from the hip definitely ruined my plans to arrive at the airport incognito that evening after the bone surgeon released me from the hospital. Five days … Continue reading

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falling into an erector set

I fell into an erector set or so my husband says.. The first couple days after my fall I confused the correct term for the fixator on my leg with a fascinator on the royal lady’s head. Maybe because the … Continue reading

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Cookie Wars and More

The task: Supervise three children ages, four, six and nine, for one weekend. The challenge: Keep them from annoying each other. The solution: Cookie wars (a spin-off of cupcake wars), puzzle races, lots of time at the park to spend … Continue reading

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