Christmas Eve and (Almost) Five Years Old Edna Well, let’s see now… When little Edna was (almost) five years old she was such a true believer in Santa Clause that it was inconceivable that there could be any doubt he existed. By then, of course, she could remember what had happened the year before [...]
Disclaimer to the Hancey’s and Henke children: The memories are true and you will remember them all, but think of them as bits and snatches that have been floating around for almost 25 years. I grabbed them one at a time and formed them into one big ball for the this story. Please, please please, [...]
I spent an afternoon catching up on my blog reading again and couldn’t help but marvel at all the talent floating about cyber-land. Personally, I think blogs have been as life changing as the invention of inside toilets! It has been a means of liberation to many of us who love to write and create [...]
“Okay, kids, we have ONE donut in this box and it’s up to you to decide how we’re going to divide it between four hungry kids. No one believed us. “You wouldn’t buy just one donut, Grandma,” Luke said with assurance, “I don’t believe you!” “Do you believe me, Anna?” I asked? “What about you, [...]
Oh my fat cells! If you really want a delicious meal of fish and chips and you are in Astoria you have to stop at this little place. You would never believe such a small eatery could put out such delicious food! The menu is limited … You go there for what they specialize in [...]
I don’t believe in Friday the 13th … that it’s unlucky, I mean. I think it’s just a coincidence that BYU lost their game, that I have a nasty case of the stomach flu, that this weekend is Phyllis and Dennis Hancey’s big Chinese dinner of the year, and that we’re out of Saltines. (This [...]
Like most young girls, my first income was from babysitting other people’s children. A good wage for babysitting back then was 25 cents an hour. That is a dollar for four hours! Sometimes, it was less if the parents couldn’t scrounge together enough change. Babysitting included but was not limited to: tending from one [...]
These are my ten suggestions to save time and money … what are yours? If you list some on your blog please link to mine! 1. If you like the smell of the Bed & Bath type liquid/gel hand soaps but don’t like the price try diluting them either 1/3 soap to 2/3 water or [...]
With a combined ninety-one years of marriage to celebrate during our camping trip, my brother Bill and his wife Vivian and Lynn and I felt obligated to commemorate it in a big way. What better way than a nice piece of the famed Bumble Berry Pie from Zion’s National Park? We soon discovered that it [...]
There was a successful partnership with the Auburn, Washington McDonald’s and Lea Hill Elementary tonight as funds were raised to fill in the gaps not covered by funds they receive from the school district. It reminded me of the old, “how many college kids can you get in a phone booth”, as family after family [...]
