Tag: family
group name: slicesoflife
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June 26, 2008 01:42 AM EDT --
It was not until my mid 30's that I discovered I could cook. There were a few dishes that I would prepare, recipes that had come to me from my father, but I'd had enough disastrous experiences . . . more
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April 21, 2006 06:54 PM EDT --
I Wonder
Another sleepless night has fallen upon my restless soul. I listen to the rumbling of distant thunder amidst the silence I sit in. I wait for my mesmeric Anna to come home at her 2am curfew . . . more
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August 22, 2007 09:51 PM EDT --
Amidst all the challenges that we have faced these past few months there has come a beautiful gift. A few weeks ago my son called and asked if I was sitting down. He then gave me the news that I have a . . . more
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May 15, 2007 07:48 PM EDT --
At the first distant cry of the impending storm my stomach begins to tighten, and my breath to shorten in a slight panic. How long do I have? Do I have time to get more batteries and water? . . . more
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July 27, 2006 03:56 PM EDT --
You don't show the world the real you. . . . more
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February 07, 2007 01:21 PM EST --
I would like to recommend two excellent articles. I just read both of these this morning and feel that they speak to many women. Please take the time to read these two articles and several . . . more
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February 12, 2007 03:16 AM EST --
The door slammed open; a door-stop bent and still vibrating, open. "It's gone, it's gone!" screamed Trevor with dilated eyes, outstretched, shaking hands and anxious . . . more
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January 02, 2007 11:05 PM EST --
Today we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. I got married in Las Vegas on January 2, 1982. We chose the Candlelight Wedding Chapel and a non-denominational minister. When our turn . . . more
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June 02, 2006 09:35 PM EDT --
It was Christmas 1977 and after midnight mass a young towhead girl runs excitedly towards the living room. She knows Santa has brought her wonderful gifts. What she didn't know was that . . . more
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August 08, 2006 11:42 AM EDT --
When I met my siblings in 1982, I learned that I had three brothers and two sisters. It was a wonderful reunion for them, but rather different for me, since I didn't remember any of them. I was the . . . more
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September 06, 2006 02:46 PM EDT --
My favorite skirt ripped last night as my son, 11, helped me take the clothes off the twisted rope hanging across my backyard. It caught on the rough tin edge of the garden shed as I swung it from line . . . more
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May 25, 2006 07:25 AM EDT --
Good Morning, Gather!
Good morning, Gather! It's now five am in North Alabama. Well, I'm sure in all of Alabama for that matter unless someone changed the rules on me during the last week. That . . . more
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May 10, 2007 05:47 PM EDT --
My mother had epilepsy as I grew up, she was diagnosed with grand mal seizures when she was a teenager although later in her life she found out that she had petit mal seizures when she was a child but . . . more
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June 13, 2006 12:26 AM EDT --
When I was growing up, my father and I didn't see eye to eye. Maybe it was because of my distrust for men. Maybe it was because, even at a tender age, I didn't want to be controlled by anyone and . . . more
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September 29, 2006 12:20 PM EDT --
You're standing there. Waiting. Standing in your son's room; just listening to his breathing. The brown curtains are pulled tight across the window, blocking the bright late . . . more
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October 01, 2006 07:52 PM EDT --
earlier this week, the *cutest* little kitty showed up at our house. after feeding and watering him (he was so hungry) and watching him for a few days to make sure he didn't have a home, we took . . . more
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December 02, 2006 03:04 AM EST --
"Leaves are fallin' all around, it's time I was on my way." I'm singing along to this song, Ramble On by Led Zeppelin- from the album that Trish borrowed from her friend, . . . more
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July 10, 2006 10:45 PM EDT --
time flies. i cannot believe lillie's 4 now. we celebrated her birthday last week, while we were at the cottage. what a glorious day for her! it was perfect - swimming, playing, digging in the . . . more
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April 23, 2006 12:11 AM EDT --
My husband is in the Army and had to work today, but he came home just in time to go fishing with me.
It was warm but very windy so we didn't stay very long. We didn't catch anything . . . more
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June 19, 2006 10:37 PM EDT --
For months Sean declined invitations from friends. He chose the places he went very carefully. He spent almost nothing. He loved spending time with his friends, but he couldn't do . . . more
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