My weekly issue of People magazine arrived in the mail today, so I, as usual, casually perused it. Then, when I saw the article, “Remembering Patrick,” I slowed down and read carefully. I’m a child of the 70′s/80′s, thus it should come as no surprise that Patrick Swayze danced his way into my heart in [...]
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On Tuesday, my pups returned home, courtesy of the drop-off service my boarding facility provides (for a small fee, of course)… They sure were glad to be home, as evidenced from the following pictures… Poor Molly. She’s not feeling too well and hasn’t eaten much since she got home. She doesn’t do well, emotionally, when [...]
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It’s hard to believe that this is the last Hodgepodge for 2011! Thanks, Joyce, for a great year. I’m looking forward to what you have in store for us in 2012! 1. Share something you loved about your Christmas Day. I loved watching the childlike joy that emanated from each person’s face, regardless of age, [...]
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My, my, my, but time does seem to fly when you’re not having to make lesson plans and actually feel like your head is screwed on tightly! I last blogged about my celebration with my mom. Well, that afternoon, Coupon Queen admitted herself to the hospital. She’d been having dizzy spells, and she thought her [...]
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Like most families, we celebrate Christmas…several times over. Our second celebration took place in Small Town, Alabama, where the Mr.’s grandmother, Mama Dot, lives. She’s a sprightly 96 year old who seemed to take great pleasure from our visit. The Mr. had picked out this pair of earrings for her… Chicky helped her put them [...]
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Tonight, my family celebrated Christmas. Yes, I know it’s early, but it became our tradition to do so years ago after we moved to South Florida. I wanted to have time with just the four of us…time to open our gifts to one another since we always spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day at the [...]
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I’m feeling a little ADD with Christmas break right around the corner. Hence, I bring to a few rambling thoughts and pictures. That’s my main idea and supporting details umbrella. The visual idea came from my friend, Barb. I took the main idea my classes had pulled out from a reading passage, taped it to [...]
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It didn’t take us long to come up with a family activity after Chicky got home on Saturday. There was some discussion about which movie we were going to see and wound up deciding on Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Now, y’all know how I am about movies. I don’t like cussing, and I [...]
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What does a mama do while she waits for her Chickie to get home from college? Hmmm…it sure didn’t take me long to find something to keep me occupied… It was even more fun when my friend, Barb, came with me. We had a wonderful time…ate lunch before heading to the nail salon. She chose [...]
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My friend, Kim, decided to have a baby. Well, actually, God decided to bless her with her fourth child. As soon as I found out, I purchased yarn and got to work. The work was slow. The pattern was, initially, tedious. My teaching responsibilities often interrupted my progress. And then something happened. I finally “saw” [...]
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