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Meaningless Drivel Monday: Parents and wake-up calls
When I was a child I thought my parents would always be there. It never occurred to me that I would someday grow up and they would grow older. My parents were young when they married–only 16 and 17–and then they were parents of two children before they were 20, and four by the time…
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Whatever Wednesday: At the booth
Today was booth day. I visit my and my sister’s booth at the antique mall at least once a week to see if anything has sold, to replenish or add items, and to tweak displays. Today I was pleasantly surprised to find that two of my sister’s chenille bedspreads had sold, as well as…
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Teacher Tuesday: Good news for Texas students
This week Governor Rick Perry signed into law House Bill 5, which reduces the number of tests students have to pass to graduate from high school from 15 to 5. It also allows students to choose whether or not they want to go the “4 x 4” route, taking four English courses, four science, four…
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Meaningless Drivel Monday: Slowly getting there. . .
My little Scamp is getting closer to road-worthiness. I finally put the bed completely together and only need to buy another bed pillow to have it ready for hubby and me to sleep there. I bought a set of twin sheets right after I bought the Scamp a couple of years ago. I didn’t…
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Wedded Life Wednesday: What we do. . .
Last weekend hubby suggested we go to the drive-in movie. In our little neck of the East Texas woods we are fortunate to have a real live working drive-in theater, very much like those of yore, except there are no speaker poles. Moviegoers listen to the movie over their car stereos instead. I…
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