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Success Theater
This new term came to me in a Word Spy email, the urban dictionary that is keeping this older chick hip... well, actually my mouth is keeping me hipper, by eating all the stuff đ Â But I digress as I speak of my propensity to ingest (laugh now) My husband and I...
Happy New Year
Happy New Year Maybe
The Greatest Gift
Santa Baby, Thanks for putting Larry and I on your list, checking it twice. We know our names are there because we have a snow globe with you checking our list before mounting your ride around the world to deliver gifts. Our names are prominently displayed, spelled...
Nothing Says Loving Like Something from the Oven and Pillsbury Says It Best.
Here I am sandwiched between a mother and daughter who are my friends. They invited me to participate  in the annual Christmas cookie bake among their children and grandchildren. It was a glorious, messy ritual in a kitchen warmed with the oven and love. Heart, Hands,...
Harmony
I like to pick my own part.
Snow Globes
I have a collection of snow globes. There are about 25-30, I think. Some have music, some have movement, some have glitter and glamour. All sparkle with imitation, self-contained snow, gently adrift inside. They are loved and lovely treasures. Their display in our...
Three Wise Women
9 oz. dried cranberries; 12 oz. strawberry yogurt raisins; 12 oz. dried apricots; 16 oz. almonds; 16 oz. walnuts  Look at the list of ingredients. You donât have to memorize them; this isnât one of those baby shower games where you have to recall the items on a tray...
Panda Somersault
December 1955:Â Time for the annual Christmas Show at the small country school in northern Indiana. Throughout the month my mother labored to make a panda bear costume for me to wear for my very small part in the pageant. It could not have been easy for her to...
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