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It’s a Bambi Update!
Bambi loves sleeping on this big red chair. Photo edited with Waterlogue app. A story as compelling as Bambi’s needs to be told again, this time without the distraction of American Girl nursemaids and...
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My dad wrote a letter 50 years ago and it’s still funny today
After my father passed away this past June, my brother and I helped my mother clean out his office. He was a notorious pack rat, and his messy office was a bone of contention between him and my mother...
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Someone just followed me on Twitter and it means absolutely nothing!
Great news – I just got a new Twitter follower! This means I now have a whopping 396 people following. my. every. word! NOT. I know so many people who swear by Twitter. I have one friend who has...
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And you thought YOUR English teacher was tough!
I told you my father was a pack-rat, and apparently, so was his college roommate Fred Irving. Like my father, he was a journalism major at Eastern Illinois University. Writers of every ilk LOVE WORDS,...
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Kinsey’s iPhone Photos – life from the perspective of a special needs adult
If “the eyes are the window of the soul”, then surely the photos on your phone reflect your values, your humor, and the things that are important to you. I went through Kinsey’s iPhone pictures and...
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A Young Family Update (plus commentary) in Bullet Points
When Kinsey rapped lightly on the door at 5:21 am this morning I knew something had to be wrong. The only time you get woken up at o’dark hundred is when someone is either sick or dying. In this case,...
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Till Death Do Us Part – A 65 Year Love Story
Disclosure: November is National Family Caregivers Month, so I’m pleased to be working with Midlife Boulevard to bring you this important public service information. My parent’s celebrate 60 years of...
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Kinsey has been a citizen of Brookwood in Georgetown (aka BiG) for nearly three years. It is a fantastic vocational program for adults with cognitive delays. At BiG, every citizen, no matter how...
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Today is Shelter Pets Day – Go Meet Your New Best Friend!
I remember the day vividly. My friend Gillian and I were on our way to Candlestick Park to watch the San Francisco 49ers play against the Seattle Seahawks, when my husband Kent called me. Without...
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Now THIS is how to write a thank you note!
According to Hallmark, the hardest part of writing a thank you note is simply getting started. Boy, do I know this all too well. I just spent an entire day crafting the “perfect” thank you letter (25...
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