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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Adapting to Change…Dance
Dance…an interesting topic. When I was a child and all the way through the years, dancing was forbidden by my parents and by my church. It would lead to sexual promiscuity, don’t you know?! When we had dancing at school, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Megan
Happy Birthday, Megan! Seventeen…I can hardly believe it! But when I look at your picture I can believe it! You’re beautiful! I don’t have a good picture of just you…I had to cut you out of a group picture from … Continue reading
Adapting to Change: The Age of Technology
Oh boy…this age of technology is way beyond me! Yes, I have a cell phone and a Kindle. Our televisions are flat screens…well, one is still the old style. We’ll be replacing it soon. We have three television sets as compared to … Continue reading
Posted in Adapting, Cell Phone, Dad, Family, Home, Me, Memories, Technology, Telephone, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged Adapting, Family, Home, Me, Memories, Technology, Television
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Adapting to Change – Movies
As a girl growing up in the 40’s and 50’s I wasn’t allowed to go to the movies! It was taboo! When I asked why, I was told the money, I would have paid, would go to pay the salary of the … Continue reading
Adapting to Change – Dress
I think I could write a book on the changes of dress over the past seventy years! As a child in the 40’s I only wore dresses. We didn’t have very much money so my mother made my dresses, many … Continue reading
Adapting to Changes – Telephone
As I watch my grandchildren respond to life today I can’t help but go back in my mind to when I was their ages. I was born in the late 30’s, was a child during the 40’s, a teenager during the … Continue reading
Posted in Adapting, Cell Phone, Challenge, Childhood, Family, Grandchildren, Life, Lorraine, Me, Memories, Technology, Telephone
Tagged Adapting, Cell Phone, Challenge, Family, Home, Me, Memories, Technology, Telephone
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Company’s Here
Our oldest daughter, Pam, and son-in-law, Gene are here from Chicago. First thing this morning they took us to Lanny’s for breakfast! Then we went to the mall. These men were playing bag pipes and drums. They were very good. … Continue reading
Posted in Armon, Bag pipes, Cutting Trees, Family, Gene, Jerry, Pam, Rob, Trees
Tagged Armon, Bagpipes, Cutting trees, Family, Gene, Grandchildren, Home, Jerry, Rob
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Skiing
No school today so I took two of my grandkids skiing. They love to ski. Their dad, my youngest son, Rob, is on ski patrol, so they get to ski often and are becoming very good skiers. I wish I … Continue reading
Posted in Armon, Family, Grandchildren, Haleigh, Me, Rob, Skiing
Tagged Armon, Family, Fun, Grandchildren, Haleigh, Me, Skiing
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Gotcha Day
Yesterday was Gotcha Day! Three years ago yesterday our son and daughter-in-law, Rob and Jessica, and our grandchildren, Tyler and Haleigh, flew to Florida to get their, soon to be, adopted children, Elmise and Armon. They were among the first … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Celebrate, Childhood, Family, Gotcha Day, Grandchildren
Tagged Adoption, Children, Family, Fun, Gotcha Day, Grandchildren, World
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Dogs: My Best Friends Part IV
Bernie is our watch dog today. He’s strictly an outside dog. He’s a St Bernard, but not a pure bred. I love him and I’ve posted about him before but since I’ve been writing about all of our dogs I thought I’d … Continue reading