Tag: gifts
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What Did You Bring Me?
Photo courtesy of Kateryna Hliznitsova on Unsplash When our kids were younger, John would travel quite a bit overseas for work. With six children, we had to find a routine that worked for us without them bemoaning the fact that Dad was gone, and they were stuck with Mom. They were always excited when Dad…
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Gator Gazing
With my little sister in town, we decided to brave Orlando Wetlands for a walk and a little gator gazing. From a distance. It was a cold day, so I knew the alligators would be out sunning themselves because their cold-blooded bodies don’t naturally heat up like ours. This was my sister’s third time in…
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When Real Isn’t Real
Thirty-two people, young and old, were jammed into our family room Christmas morning. This is our immediate family, and the noise level rivaled that of an open-air market place. My husband, who is a gentle jolly sort, had purchased a Santa outfit two years ago. He brought it out and loved on the littles this…
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What Was I Thinking?
Shopping is a word that often brings fear and trembling to my very bones. I’ve never enjoyed it; I’m neither a fashionista nor one who loves to browse. Shopping is a necessary activity when something is required. Like food or gifts. Two of my daughters and I headed to our local Target to purchase some…
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The Christmas Crazies
photo courtesy of freestocks on Unsplash ‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house, All were rushing and scurrying like a panicked little mouse. Christmas lists kept growing, always more gifts to buy, “Keep an eye on the budget,” was the ongoing cry. Decorations were half up, the rest strewn all over, With…
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