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School on my mind
Today I dropped my beautiful grandson off at his elementary school for the first time ever. My heart swelled as he instructed me where to stop and let him out and as I watched him walk with the other children to the front doors of the school. His backpack secure on his back, wearing new…
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Blacelets, Coineys, and Oscar the Grouch
My two-year-old granddaughter has a language all her own, and it’s a delight to be around her. As her “Coco,” I get to be around her at least two days a week, sometimes more. With her baby sister arriving in a few weeks, I’m sure we’ll be spending even more time together. She is a…
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Saturday Ramblings: Self-image vs. reality
The other day I got ready for work, thinking I looked really cute in my jeans, ruffled lacy tank, and lace zipper jacket. I work one day a week at Festival of Flags, a little gift-wrapping and flag shop in Tyler. Unfortunately we weren’t very busy so no one got to see how cute my…
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