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Perhaps the Grinch was Correct
“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.” ~ Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), American author of children’s books. From ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’.’How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ is one of my all time favorite Christmas books. What is not to...
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Counting My Blessings
“If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, just count your blessings instead of sheep, and you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings…” ~Irving Berlin, from “White Christmas”For the past few weeks, I had been struggling to find the joy in this holiday season. It is the second one without my dad; my uncle (my dad’s brother) is nearly ready to join Dad in...
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Sugar Cookies, Pizzelles and Fudge
Last week, my sister mentioned that her boys would love to come over to meet...
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Gotta Love Sharing
Although I have kept journals for years, I have only been blogging for a few...
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It’s “Merry Christmas, ”...
A recent conversation on Facebook was started when a friend of mine posted...
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Meet Kitty Number 3!
Last week, I adopted a new kitten. She is a domestic short hair, about six...
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Friends, Family & Fate
You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you...
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Two Kittens and Ten Months
July 3, 2009. Today is the ten-month anniversary of the death of my dad,...
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Along Came A Kitten
Jethro became a member of our family back in October 2007. He was a mere 6...
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Meet “The Boys”
I realize that I may be in serious danger of becoming the “crazy cat...