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    18….its just a Numba!

    By admin | Published: June 7, 2014

    I think I have mentioned before that our girls have turned 18. That happened in January and it’s April…I’m already over it!  I think if I hear just one more time “I AM 18!” I’m going to have a conniption. I mean I’m not so old that I have forgotten how cool that feels. Actually […]

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    Pettycoat junction!!!

    By admin | Published: April 23, 2014

            I’m sitting here tonight upset.  I’m not even fully sure why I’m  upset.  But I think it has to do with pettiness.  I’m pretty sure it’s pettiness.  It’s either that or being less than truthful…sort of two faced if you will.  It’s either those things or it’s irresponsibility.  I’m not sure.  […]

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    Parts is Parts

    By admin | Published: April 15, 2014

      Family vacations   You’ve seen no doubt the movie where Clark Griswold gathers his family together and they take off on their summer vacation, set to go to Wally World. They drive all the way across the country to get there, visit family along the way and most everything that can go wrong does. […]

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    Connecting the Dots

    By admin | Published: April 9, 2014

      This morning as I was backing out of the garage taking our little one to daycare, my husband waves and then tells me to look out because Jane (made up name) is behind me. One of our daughters has a medical appointment this morning and her Mother has come to take her to it. […]

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    R E S P E C T….

    By admin | Published: March 14, 2014

            R E S P E C T   As Aretha says…find out what it means to me!  A few days ago one of our girls asked to borrow the sweater she got me for Christmas. She’s trying to branch out, wear things more dressy to school which for this daughter is […]

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    What to do?

    By admin | Published: March 4, 2014

        What to do…..what to do…   I remember when I was in High School…trying to figure out what I wanted to be….what I wanted to do with my life. First let me say that in my birth family I never remember there being any discussion about whether or not I was going to […]

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    Petty ain’t Pretty

    By admin | Published: February 25, 2014

          I’m sitting here tonight upset.  I’m not even fully sure why. But I think it has to do with pettiness.  I’m pretty sure it’s pettiness.  It’s either that or being less than truthful…sort of two faced if you will.  It’s either those things or it’s irresponsibility.  I’m not sure.  You be the […]

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    Never say never…..

    By admin | Published: February 22, 2014

          And that was the last time…. I no longer shop with my daughters when they are both on a mission to acquire something. I did so many times in years past and the last time I did, I just plain put my foot down, said no more and I’ve stuck to it….that’s […]

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    It ain’t a duck yet

    By admin | Published: November 13, 2013

          If it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck but it won’t swim, it ain’t a duck yet.   I had another brief discussion this morning with one of our daughters about acting as you want to be treated.  I have told all three of the older kids at […]

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    Keeping up with somebody’s Daddy

    By admin | Published: October 16, 2013

        Before school even started this year, the girls were talking about getting senior pictures done.  Gone are the days of just worrying about your hair and outfit on picture day.  Used to be…Day happened, girls came home, sort of forgot about it and later they would bring home an order form, 2-3 poses, […]

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