You never know...
...when someone's generosity will surprise you.There is a family in our neighborhood that we know well. My kids grew up with some of their younger kids, and Little Girl considers their younger...
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What kind of shopper are you?Early Birdie: you finished back in November, with everything wrapped and labeled and hidden and cards addressed and just waiting for the holiday stamps to go on sale at...
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Aww Monday: Basketful
Fosters in a basket -- six of them!It's another case of the laundry got displaced by the kittens. Before it could be folded and put in the basket to go upstairs, the basket got full.Several of these...
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Rain Doesn't Deter Them
On both nights when our church had its Live Nativity performance, rain threatened (and, in fact, on the second night, sprinkled down a bit during the second performance), but none of us let that stop...
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Happy Christmas to All
How do we prepare for holidays? With cooking and baking. Little Girl and i were busy the other day, and most of the treats didn't even make it until today. That's okay, they were enjoyed.Hojaldras...
View ArticleMourning with those who mourn.
The whole Holiday Season is supposed to be happy. Everyone should be joyful, and the Norman Rockwell pictures haunt us, telling us what we should be doing, what it should look like when we...
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Photo-Finish Friday: What is it about Preacher's Kids?
On Tuesday evening, we went to the beautiful Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at our church.As the choir sang one last number when everyone was filing out of the sanctuary, i looked down from my seat...
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Who, Me?
The wonderful McGuffy Ann, of the blog McGuffy's Reader, has seen fit to nominate me for a blogging award.The award has some rules, the first of which is to link back to the person who nominated you,...
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Visiting
Right before Thanksgiving, my friend DiDreaming came to our house to visit. She invited me to come see her, and we made plans for the weekend between Christmas and New Years.Friday morning, i ran my...
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Aww Monday: Christmas Fun
This Christmas was the first one in years where everyone was home for the holiday.My niece and nephew got the cutest gifts:Labrador puppies! A brother and sister.Brother has a treat.Sister's turn.Lap...
View ArticleVisiting, Part 2
A continued account of my visit to DiDreaming.We finally went to bed late Saturday night (around midnight), and as i had been up since before 5am, you would think i'd have slept well.Not when i'm...
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So, what does a New Year's Eve sound like?
Around here, it sounds loud."Mom, just how attached are you to the styrofoam ice chest on the porch?" #2 Son called from the front door.Not very, i called back. It already has a crack across the top,...
View ArticleYear, Rinse, Repeat
Bigger Girl's take on New Year's Day:I'm going to go out and do something! Defeat a dark wizard! Tame a dragon! Or at least go have lunch with friends!(She then leaves to go have lunch with...
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Feline Friday: Move Over!
Feline Friday was started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.A common refrain around here from the cats:Hey, move over! I want some, too!They act like...
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You can tell they have had a party...
#1 Son, now that he has the converted garage as his room, has set up his game system and stereo in there, and, when he's not at work, seems to hole up in there with friends or siblings as if he were...
View ArticleSilly Sunday: A Cajun Saturday Night
Boudreaux is at the bar on Saturday night, as usual, and a stranger is there getting very drunk and very loudly trying to impress everyone with how strong he is and with his fighting ability."I'm an...
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Aww Monday: Adult Cats Can Be Cute, Too!
The adult cats can be cute, too, and a couple of them want the chance to prove it.First, there's Horizon when he wakes up. Aw, mom, just five more minutes before you make the bed, okay? Then there's...
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Philosophy
"So, Mom, what do you think?" Bigger Girl asked as i came in the door.She had just cut her own hair again, and this time it was a very short cut that looks cute on her. She was also wearing glasses...
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What are you up to?
After hearing yet another clang from outdoors, i yelled out the door, Okay, guys, what's going on now?The smell of wood from the fire in the fire pit told me part of what it was, but i still like an...
View ArticleCould be worse...
...could be raining. Right?First, the Jalopy goes out while #2 Son is in the middle of nowhere on the interstate. We are slowly working out a way to get it fixed, but every step is slow as we trace...
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