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Monday, May 15, 2017

Mystery Gift

Sunday, Mother’s Day, after I got home from breakfast with my boys, I decided it is time to get the chairs set up on my shady front porch. Two reside there in all seasons, but the other two shelter in the garage over the winter. I got out my spray cleaner and wiped down the porch chairs, then... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 14, 2017

Auntie on Mother’s Day

When I was in grade school, 8 or 9 years old, we made things in art class for our moms for Mother’s Day. I remember bright construction paper, scissors and crayons, maybe some paints and brushes. We’d make cards with hearts and flowers: do some lettering on the inside, and proudly take our offerings... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 13, 2017

Congrats to the Grad

When I opened my mailbox Friday afternoon amongst the usual ads, flyers and crap mail was a square-ish envelope from my granddaughter, addressed to Grandma Pat. How sweet, I thought, a mother’s day card. Wrong! Turns out, it was a graduation announcement. Her son Dawson will be my second... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 12, 2017

Can You Hear Me Now???

Six writers gathered around the conference table had begun tucking their notebooks into tote bags at the end of the session. Sandy asked if anyone else was interested in lunch. Ebbie said she had already made lunch plans, but Linda and Victoria were up for it. Brenda said she had packing to do for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Time to Start the Christmas Crap

That’s what she said to the clerk at Walmart as she piled red, green and white skeins of acrylic yarn on the checkout counter. “Yeah, that’s what my mom says, too,” the clerk responded. Her name tag read Megan. “Seems like it comes around earlier every year.” “And yet, I’m still shopping and mailing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Better Late Than Never...

Well, I watched the “Late Show” last night with its all-star cast of regulars from Jon Stewart’s old “Daily Show” – Samantha Bee who has her own cable comedy show and several other correspondents who appeared in skits designed to look like on-the-scene reports a la CNN, Fox and MSNBC. I was tickled... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Two-fer

Online Meanness Jimmy Kimmel’s baby nearly died, he wept on-air and people wrote nasty things about his problems, his emotion, his opinion. Sometimes people are so mean and snarky I want to turn off my computer and turn my back on technology. Sometimes they’re so vicious I want to reach through the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 8, 2017

Snack time

I had lunch with Rich and Matt, off my feed as the saying goes, no appetite for Panera’s tasty and cheesy offerings. Since their fabulous baked goods are off limits and I’m tired of salads I opted for the new addition to their menu: a fruit smoothie. Made with Greek yogurt, it’s pretty tasty and at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 7, 2017

Breakfast with the boys

My turn to buy this morning. We went to a chain restaurant called Steak N Shake, which the boys have a sentimental attachment to, since it was the all-time favorite of their grandparents. Gpa Pearl had a dry sense of humor, and worked in a flour mill until the time of his retirement. He had once... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 6, 2017

Dreams and Expectations

When you get older than dirt, which stage in life I have reached, your metabolism slows down so fewer calories will pile on to all your least favorite flab accumulators, and you will waddle when you walk unless you get out and WALK on a regular basis. And if you try to lose a bit of that unwanted... Sign in to see full entry.

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