Family Reunions

Isn’t it amazing how relatives like to swarm once a year to eat, play, and reminisce … and little cousins who don’t get to see each other very often divide up into little groups and play their hearts out as if they were every day buddies.      I love to watch the interaction of cousins of [...]

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Our Country ‘Tis of Thee ….

  These are just a few of the patriotic quotes I enjoyed from a site I found online.    I am feeling particularly grateful for great, true patriots.      The first is my own.   “Most of the greatest patriots are the every day people who go to work every day, take care of their families, and [...]

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Sorry … One More Time!

I’m back making a pitch for my son, Ryan.  There are 8 days left in the contest he entered his music in and he has slipped from 1st to 4th.   Fourth place still gets him back to New York but when you in last position of the top four it is a little scary. This [...]

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Good Save!

Over  the years I’ve tried many ways to save money in our family but one of the best things I think I ever did was learn to cut hair.     Mom had always cut our hair  (I can maybe remember 4 or 5 times going to the beauty shop for special occasions) so it just seemed [...]

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A Mother’s Love …

    From the Wikipedia Encyclopedia comes this description of love: Love represents a range of human emotions and experiences related to the senses of affection and sexual attraction.   The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction.  This diversity of meanings, [...]

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