Katie put her kids in the van this morning, picked me up, and we went for a three hour drive. We stopped for lunch at a Burger King (with a playground to let the kids blow off some steam!), then continued on to our destination. And what was that, you ask? Why, the hatchery where Katie had [...]
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Today was a shopping day – with Lolly and two granddaughters this morning, then with Katie and the baby this evening. It’s fun to go with them, and I even made a purchase. I bought a new bathroom scale, and now I’m wondering if I ever want to use it. It’s going to tell me [...]
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Unlike normal years when I am working up till Christmas Eve to get ready, I am pleased to admit I have almost finished my Christmas shopping, have baked five batches of cookies and two batches of fudge, have visited ALL the sisters on my visiting teaching route, and have given gifts to all my co-workers. The [...]
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I have this friend who is a car salesmanwoman. She is a very good one too, and I can see why. I stopped by this morning to talk to her about buying a new car, and she tried to seal the deal this afternoon. Um, I’m just beginning to look, you know. We’re still friends, [...]
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This week is going to be so busy with shopping, two dinners, and decorating for Christmas, that I don’t know how I’m going to fit it all in. So I ran away yesterday. I went to Doug’s for the afternoon and evening, and kidnapped H~ to go shopping for her birthday (13! How can she [...]
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Does anyone else feel like they need to spend money to help keep the economy afloat? I’m usually pretty frugal, but I have been having a great time spending money recently. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy doing Christmas shopping every year. But this year, well — I am in a whole new league. I’m [...]
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It’s 2:00 a.m. on the Friday Saturday after Thanksgiving, and here I am blogging instead of sleeping. That would be because I have this croupy cough that acts up every time I try to lie down and my ribs hurt from coughing for two days. i vacillate from one to the other – try to [...]
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Christmas shopping for one husband, four children, their spouses, and fourteen grandchildren can take a bit of time. I am usually so late starting I wonder if i will get anything for anyone, but this year I am so far ahead of the game I may get it all done and still be sane on December [...]
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I am spending a couple days with grandkids, babysitting and strentghening ties. I am also trying to do some Christmas shopping while I am here, since they live so close to such a great mall area. Me: “What do you and your kids want for Christmas?” Everyone I’m related to: “I’ll think about it and [...]
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S~, Z~ and I drove to Elaine’s Friday night. Z~ stayed to play with some cousins yesterday while Elaine and I took A~, L~ and S~ and went out for a day of shopping and fun. Ft. Wayne coliseum hosts a massive Vera Bradley sale occasionally, and we decided it was worth the drive and were gone for about eleven [...]
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