Tag: grandmothers
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July 17, 2007 04:19 AM EDT --
Last night, as I stood at the keyhole, I peered in to see if the stairs to the basement were lit. They were not. Having been hit with a power outage, we were in total darkness. As I carried my lantern, . . . more
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January 09, 2008 02:16 PM EST --
EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!!! ( EVEN though we were scared because of the extra fluid and all the complications they told us were possible ) All your prayers really did work.
I . . . more
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September 12, 2007 01:59 AM EDT --
My mother could make the best spaghetti and fried chicken.
My grandmother could make everything taste good, but christmas and Thanksgiving was the best food and time at her house.
So what was your favorite . . . more
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September 14, 2007 09:24 AM EDT --
We all know the saying, "Do you know where your children are?" We know to take an interest in a teenager's activities, and to try to know who their friends are. But how often . . . more
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May 09, 2007 10:38 PM EDT --
My mother was born . . . more
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August 18, 2007 06:14 PM EDT --
Okay, somebody asked what other books I have on my desk (I think it was Madame Donna C) and although it was really on my bookshelf not on my desk, here’s another title that might be of interest. . . . more
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October 04, 2006 03:53 PM EDT --
I remember my grandmother's homemade bread. She was a pioneer, a farm woman, her hands and arms sinewy, stronger than mine are now. She sliced the bread paper-thin, toasted it to crisp . . . more
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June 07, 2008 12:00 PM EDT --
I have a MAJOR sweety tooth! For the past week I have been desperately craving Moist Deluxe Yellow food cake with milk chocolate icing - double layer!! Mmmmm my mouth is watering just thinking . . . more
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March 16, 2008 09:26 PM EDT --
I had the privilege of attending my daughter-in-law's baby shower.
She is great with child, and full of glowing beauty (as are most women who are expecting). It was a fun afternoon. There was . . . more
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February 27, 2007 12:49 AM EST --
This child is not distraught because it is 39 degrees outside and she has no clothes. Nor is she concerned . . . more
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April 20, 2007 06:23 AM EDT --
My older sister turns fifty next month. Being the sensible, reserved one of the family she would have preferred the event to remain unmarked by anything so ghastly as a ‘party'. . . . more
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February 12, 2006 11:59 PM EST --
old-fashioned tea roses growing alongside the house, scenting the way in
the creaking parquet floor, announcing our arrival, then a warm welcome
the row of old blue bottles in the kitchen's picture . . . more
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October 21, 2006 11:12 PM EDT --
When I was little I spent a lot of time with my maternal grandmother. She lived about 15 minutes away and she served as my baby sitter because my parents couldn't afford to pay one. When I was too . . . more
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March 22, 2007 03:35 PM EDT --
Last weekend, my girls spent the night with my grandmother. They came home on Saturday with three garbage bags full of "stuff".
New jeans and shirts, summer sandals and shorts, swim . . . more
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April 25, 2007 11:08 AM EDT --
Not too many people have the opportunity to know their grandparents; let alone their great-grandparents. Fortunately, I've been blessed to know both, as well as a great-great grandmother. . . . more
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June 24, 2007 11:54 AM EDT --
My Bubbe, grandmother, saved my soul when I was growing up. My family of origin was somewhat dysfunctional, shall we say, but Bubbe was a source of unconditional love. I was the oldest grandchild, and . . . more
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June 29, 2007 10:34 AM EDT --
This is a old picture of Miss Emma. It is not her birthday.
Today is a week she has been in the rehab hospital. They will only keep her there for 28 days and then they send her home. Her progress is . . . more
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May 24, 2008 10:00 PM EDT --
One summer during a twelve hour period I managed to accumulate thirteen ticks in my clothing and shoulder-length hair. I was visiting my grandparents on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire and . . . more
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April 24, 2006 09:08 AM EDT --
Wow! Who could have told me? How could I have known? The joy of being a grandmother is the absolute best!
Remember when the children were little and oh, so time consuming? Changing diapers, getting up . . . more
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February 08, 2007 10:46 PM EST --
A lot of used cars salesmen would sell their own grandmothers. It really pisses me off. Before I finally landed my dream car ( a used 1969 Bug) I had accumulated seven grandmothers, all with the standard . . . more
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