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Entries from November 28th, 2008

“Bless Your Buttons” (& They Need Them Blessed)

November 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Dee's Family, Health, Tom & Me, View From the 80's

That’s what my mom said to me late Wednesday afternoon when I told her I’d had to make an emergency trip to our family doctor that morning.  I don’t think I’ve heard that in a very long time – have you?  Or have you ever? It’s neat, isn’t it?  Bless your buttons.   Kind of [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 25th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Health, Reflections, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

I said I would be back yesterday, but we have company, again, and have been super busy.  Tom’s daughter and two grandkids are visiting for a couple of days and we had my son Mark and two of his little ones, Zoe & Hannah, over for lunch, so we’ve had much fun! I don’t know [...]

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Been On Vacation – Be Back Tomorrow

November 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Tom & Me

     Those of you who are my regular readers have probably thought I fell off the earth. Nope. Just been on vacation this past week.  Actually, Tom has been on vacation and I’ve tagged along.   We went to visit his older brother Dickie and his wife last weekend, came home Tuesday night, spent [...]

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Road Trip, Road Trip and Yet Another

November 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Reflections, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

If you remember, I told you the other day that I’m planning this elaborate scheme so that my mom and I can make a road trip from her home in Abilene, Texas back down here next spring.  (See here.)  Well, now my younger sister, Laura, has found out about it and wants in on the [...]

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At Last the Truth Laid Out: The Real “Man Rules”

November 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Families, Humor, Tom & Me

A now "used to be" dear friend of ours – a man, of course – sent us the following.  Now, I, like all of you, have seen many lists of men’s ideas about things, contemplating how women think, etc, etc.  But this is the first list I think I’ve seen that just bluntly, concisely – [...]

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He Cannot Comb His Hair

November 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Reflections

He cannot comb his hair. That really touches my heart, for some reason.  It seems so sad. Neither can he draw his wife close to him with his arms around her shoulders.  He could not pick up his children to raise them to his shoulders when they were little or raise them in the air [...]

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The Atheist & The Bear

November 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Humor

I think we all need some humor today.  The past few months have been exceedingly stressful, culminating in yesterday’s voting.  Only God knows what is to come. So, for today – let’s be thankful for all God blesses us with right now this moment.  And think about the atheist and the bear.  God bless you [...]

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