Tag: family
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One of the Best Gifts…
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. My children. 🙂
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At My Age
What were your parents doing at your age? When my parents were in their early 50s, they were doing pretty much the same things I’m doing- working, being active in their activities that they’d put on hold while raising kids, getting involved with hobbies. But something that they were doing that I am not is…
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Family Traditions and the Fest of the Seven Fishes
Every year, about a month before Christmas, I get a text or email, usually from my cousin (bless her for thinking ahead!) that says we have to start getting ready for Christmas Eve dinner. My mom hosts. She is Italian, and she loves to have the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve. So…
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Don’t Bark at the Amish Horses (They Don’t Care)
My dog, when he was alive, loved to bark at the Amish buggies and horses, that would trot up and down our road multiple times every day. He was a herder. He loved to chase things that were on the move, no matter what they were. It was more than “loved to”- he was born…
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Where I’ve Felt Loved
Sitting here watching the snow come down in big chunks outside and thinking about where I’ve felt loved… I always felt loved with my Uncle, no matter where we were at. Uncle Rodney was always glad to see you and it showed. He had a cool muscle car and an ever-present, slightly-guilty grin on his…
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Can You Be a Cat and Dog Person?
Do you think you can be both? It’s like saying you love the beach and the mountains, which also describes me to a tee. My favorite animals are cats and dogs. I love cats because of their personalities. They are soft. The ones that I’ve had over the years love sitting on you or next…
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When God and Influenza Type A Have Other Plans
I guess it’s self-explanatory. Like so many others- including literally half of those I shared Christmas Eve dinner with- I ended up with the flu. The good news is that now I have an extra vacation! The bad news is that I can’t go anywhere, I’m using up PTO, and I don’t feel like doing…
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A Kid at Heart
What does that mean? I feel like we all know someone who is a kid at heart. They are the people who always seem to have a twinkle in their eye. Who seem like they’re having fun, even when they are sitting around not doing much of anything. They’re the ones who can make a…
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