Category Archives: Family

Post about Post

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Stephanie

It’s post holiday clean up, post accident that totaled my car, post nephew’s wedding in Georgia. And it’s only the middle of January. While 2 of those things were wonderfully anticipated events, all of them left a degree of post … Continue reading →

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I Resolve

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Stephanie

 re·solve riˈzälv,-ˈzôlv/ verb  1. 
settle or find a solution to (a problem, dispute, or contentious matter) 2. 
decide firmly on a course of action.   It’s that time of year for casting off the old and looking forward to the … Continue reading →

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The Stocking Rebellion

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Stephanie

You may have heard about the Boxer Rebellion that took place in China in the late 1800’s. Well, there is a Stocking Rebellion going on at our house this Christmas season.  Heaven help us if the T-shirts and briefs get … Continue reading →

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Cookie Monsters

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Stephanie

One of the things that I have not enjoyed cooking over the years are cookies.  I have always seen it as an unfulfilling task, because it doesn’t yield a good time expenditure vs lasting pleasure ratio. I’m all about the … Continue reading →

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Missing You….

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Stephanie

Deep Breath. It’s almost that time of year. The one that you have been dreading for weeks…. maybe months. It’s the first holidays without a loved one around the table and tree. The funeral is over, the thank you’s have … Continue reading →

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The Lists

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Stephanie

Well I did it. This week I pulled out a spiral notebook and started The List. Or more correctly—The Lists. (plural) Tis the season of lists for every woman, isn’t it. I gave up on the cute little decorative scratch … Continue reading →

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Our Good Neighbors

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Stephanie

It’s that time of year when I head out to my gardens to clean off the dead plants and get them ready for winter.  After a couple of heavy frosts, they have finally bit the dust. I have several flower … Continue reading →

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Stinkbugs 2.0

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Stephanie

Stinkbugs 2.0 Also known as the “kinder, gentler annihilation” has been deferred due to change in weather patterns that have temporarily interrupted the stinkbug population. We had a 30 degree drop in the temps from what we had over the … Continue reading →

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My Mother Myself

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Stephanie

We have just returned from visiting our son in Arizona. This was the first time that we have been houseguests in his home. And I’ll tell you- it was straight up weird. Not because of him. He was welcoming and … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Guilt

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Stephanie

Pretend I’m Catholic and you’re a priest. We have just stepped inside that box with a curtain (sorry, I don’t know the official name for it—I’m not Catholic.) I say: Forgive me I have sinned. You say: What hast thou … Continue reading →

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