Monthly Archives: December 2010
Planning Ahead
Have you ever done something like that? I have. Years ago I was on a business trip to Europe and bought an attractive tea-towel calendar (for the following year) for my mother-in-law. Unfortunately it was in the Fall so … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning
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Holiday Weather and iPhones
We had great weather for Kaitlin and Torben’s visit both last year and this one. Last year they came at Thanksgiving and it was sunny and warm while they were here. But as soon as they left it … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Bah Humbug! Merry Christmas!
The above cartoon reminds me of my husband’s Christmas stocking, illustrated on the left. One of his childhood traditions was for the family to listen to a record of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Christmas morning. When he was younger … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Living Fully
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Honesty–Always the Best Policy?
Abbie Nelson, one of my favorite bloggers, is a stay-at-home mom with four children…ranging in age from toddler to first grader. If that weren’t enough, three of the children have special needs. Abbie is completely unpretentious and her posts are … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Santa Claus
The above cartoon made me wonder if our multitude of modern gadgets have ruined the magic of Santa Claus. This video reassured me: What about you? Did you believe in Santa when you were little? Did you … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning
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Off the Sucker List
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Ursula recently commented that her son had been going door-to-door trying to collect money for Oxfam. I automatically assumed he was volunteering his time because he believed in the organization. Duh! (Hits head with palm of … Continue reading
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Hope Springs Eternal
Is there anything you’re hoping for? Are you as optimistic as these children? Were you ever that optimistic in the past? How did it turn out? Thanks to bikehikebabe, Looney and Cathy for commenting on last week’s post.
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Condolences
avinashkunnath. Creative Commons license. As I’ve mentioned before, Kaitlin and Torben are avid University of Michigan fans. They get season tickets to the football games and drive to Ann Arbor every weekend there’s a home game. Unfortunately Michigan didn’t do … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Cooking Adventures
As I mentioned in the comments to last week’s post, we had a bit of a culinary adventure with our supposedly 10-12 pound, precooked Thanksgiving turkey. They didn’t warn us it would be frozen and would need to be defrosted. … Continue reading
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