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This week has started out better….but better actually is a relative term….and speaking of relatives….Mom and Aunt Frances are determined to move to mom’s house next week.  I’m doing my part in getting the house ready although mom is going to be really angry when she gets there.  She was upset that Aunt Frances wanted… Read more

They are killing me!  I came downstairs this morning after getting ready for work and this is what I found.  They were staring down the hall which I was about to make my way to leave them for a whole 8.5 hours 🙂  Their tactics are not fair!!!!Later…. Read more

I guess I’m enduring the quiet time…the peace of understanding…the relaxation after the 3 fun weeks of travel….it just sucks!  I”m having days like those ones after Christmas.  You get all worked up…you decorate, you buy, you plan, you bake (okay…I don’t really bake), you cook, you look forward to seeing family,  you think about… Read more

Washington DC is probably one of my favorite places to visit.  Each time I go, I try to see something new…something I haven’t seen on previous visits.  I’m seldom disappointed in the choices.  We stayed with our friend, Karen, who is ending her duty at Walter Reed.  We visited by auto the military hospital complex… Read more

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Here’s a couple pictures of the coffee table….made in the Ozarks.  It would look best in a log cabin type setting but I think it looks fine with the current furniture…Phil had to bring it in on a cart because it is so heavy.  Read more

What a great few days of camping and fishing.  It rained all day Monday, but that just adds to the memories…the boys got to McGuyver us a shelter from the rain.  Brett and Christa, Brett’s dad and Phil caught a lot of fish.  Phil was particularly proud of one rainbow that is included in the… Read more

I learned today that I am not to refer to them as old friends but rather as friends I’ve had for a long time :0  Actually about 35 years.  It was great telling stories on each other, catching up on each other’s lives and making plans to get together in the future. Biscuit, the adorable dog… Read more

First, I must let coffeeiv and lovetocraft….. know how much their feedback has helped.  Role reversal is obviously what must happens now…. or is happening now.  The best thing I can do is learn my lessons from this so I don’t put my daughters thru it…or at least so I am aware I am putting… Read more