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summer
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summer
Have we met before?
09.06.08 | Permalink | 10 CommentsWhen I was a little girl, I wanted to marry a good Mormon boy from a large Mormon family, and in the summers, we would flit from one large family reunion to another. Instead I got Dick, who, after surviving my dad’s family’s reunion, wanted to know whether family reunions were a common thing in [...]
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blogging, summer
Unscheduled Blogging Break: the Good, the Bad, and the Still Dirty House
08.19.08 | Permalink | 13 CommentsI haven’t posted in nine days, which in blogging terms is closer to seventy-four years. Didn’t plan it, didn’t resurrect posts from my archive (most of which make internet bulimia look good). I don’t really know what happened, beyond your common-or-Dr. Seuss-variety slump.
A few years ago, Angela from New York sent us the children’s book [...] -
marriage, summer
For Nana and Grampa in Florida — Thanks for the dorky husband. Also, you’ll be glad to know your grandkids can swim
07.14.08 | Permalink | 8 CommentsFor a few months after my sister’s husband left her, Dick and I were really nice to each other. I cooked his favorite meals (or at least I cooked: not sure if they were actually favorites). He started putting Spot to bed along with her sisters.
Of course he does this completely wrong, letting Spot play [...]
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