Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Just A Number
I really hadn't realized how tired I was of numbering my sons until C_C_T asked if he could use the name "Ribcage" for the eldest. I ran that by Son and he loved it. He got a very big grin on his face and a twinkle in his eyes. It was then that I realized that I had been numbering my sons for so...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Ribcage It Is!
I was cleaning the celery stalks for chopping, snacking, cooking or apple/celery/nut salad, which I love and I had cut off the root end and lay it aside nearby, going on about my business when Ribcage came into the kitchen. "What's that?" he asked picking it up and studying it. "it's the celery root...
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Monday, May 29, 2017
I'd Rather Be Named Ribcage
Many times during the hour and a half PBS National Memorial Day Concert at the Washington Monument Mall at the White House, I heard sniffles from Son #1 even as tears came to my eyes. We watched together the beautiful and touching songs, instrumentals, memorial stories, dedications, introductions...
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
I Don't Cook Much Anymore
I slow cooked a beef brisket for Memorial Day celebration eatings, and then I looked around for the Gates BBQ sauce (made in KC) for dousing the sandwiches. But, I couldn't find any--not even a partial. Someone had cleaned it out and forgot to tell me that we needed more. Not about to make a trip...
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Saturday, May 27, 2017
I Thought Old Age Was Ten Years Older Than I Am Now
I should have thought of it yesterday when it was new and vulnerable--my tail bone injury (medical term--coccyx). I should have thought immediately of ice pack, or specially formed pillow for sitting. I have both, and nursing knowledge, but all I could think of was sitting down, which was painful,...
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