Today I witnessed another miracle … the birth of grandchild #15. Little Ande Cecile … what a fat little chub she is even though she only weighs 6 lbs 4 ounces … because she is also only 17 1/2 inches long. It just puts me in awe that one day they aren’t here and the [...]
Since I officially became a “blogger” I have found some fun places to hang out … almost like hopping in the buggy and going for a quick visit. One of my favorite new friends is Alice of Wintersong. She made me laugh in Living in a Religious Theme Park … aka Salt Lake City, and [...]
I heard a good phrase today: “Holding a grudge is like swallowing poison and then waiting for the other person to die.” Isn’t that just the truth? It is dangerous stuff carrying that venom inside of ourselves. It spills and splashes and eats away at our character and happiness every time we see or hear about [...]
When I was 19 my heart was won over by Mr. Sweep Me Off My Feet, Tall, Dark & Handsome. If his looks had any deficits (which they didn’t), his personality made up for them. His beautiful blue eyes and dashing smile made my heart go pitter-pat. Okay … so later I found out love is a little blind. [...]
I hate the newspaper email bunch of “know it all’s” who write derogatory emails in response to things they know nothing about. There is a German term “schadenfreude” that refers to when people exult over someone else’s problems and difficulties. I don’t speak German … but I think it describes these email bullies rather well. It is what [...]
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Okay, so I found something else that would get me out of a sick bed … a 75% off sale. On sales like this one it is preferable to focus on how much you save rather than on how much you spend. I saved $600. So, I don’t want to be greedy … but I figure I should [...]
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Yesterday I stayed in bed all day with cold symptoms. This morning when I was waking up I could tell I wasn’t any better and determined I would get plenty of rest, drink lots of fluids, and take cold medicine all day. But that all changed when my daughter’s crisis became a higher priority for [...]
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I am the mother of two pregnant daughters … There is a lot to say about the miracle of birth and the joys of motherhood but there is not enough to say about the Pregnant Woman’s Hormonal Tidal Wave. It is the mother of all Hormonal Tidal Waves and it comes with absolutely no warning. It crashes [...]
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Four out of the six of us under our roof have the nasty common cold … each one seemingly worse than the other three, thereby alleviating any sympathy or service rendered or received. The only two who aren’t sick are too young to be trusted or to make chicken soup. It has caused me to come up [...]
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Today was the day for listening to Grofe:Grand Canyon & Mississippi Suites, as Kostelanetz Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic. I turned the volume full blast so I can close my eyes, see the sunrise, ride the donkeys, visualize the Grand Canyon trails, experience the glorious sunset as it splashes across the sky above the colorful canyons … [...]
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