February 2009

I Remember Family Game Night

My family loved board games and card games. We played Sorry, Uno and Operation. All three of us kids learned to play Cribbage, Russian Rummy, Gin Rummy, Backgammon, Five Card Draw and more before we could ride a bike. We honed our math skills counting “fifteen two, four, pair is eight, pair is twelve.” We [...]

lent is the latin word for slacker new year’s resolution

Yesterday was Mardi Gras. I had a followup with my doctor. he once again confirmed that there is nothing wrong with me to explain my weight gain. It could be the double dose of Effexor. It has been known to have a weight gain side effect. He told me I can “combat that with increased [...]

over my head in school work

I knew this attempt at college was going to be a learning experience. Twelve credits was a bad idea. I was fooled last quarter. My course load was completely online. They way the classes were scheduled beautifully. One course as only four weeks long. Two were one credit each and could be done at anytime [...]

We’re Not First Cousins, So It’s Legal for Us to Be Married in This State

or When Your Family Tree Looks More Like a Web Last night, we had to help Fluffy catch up on a homework project that she forgot to tell me about- that was due last week. It is about your family’s heritage, culture, whatever you want to call it. It made for some interesting conversation. How [...]

Hallmark cards are not a display of affection

Long ago, in the year 2000, Mike and I made a pact. We would never celebrate Valentine’s Day with cards or flowers. This was difficult for my husband to swallow as he grew up in a family that relies on Hallmark for all communication of feelings. We each have faltered in our promise one year [...]

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