Nov
26
2024
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I simply love local theater.
I love to support it.
I love to see the incredible talent.
I love getting lost in a story for two hours.
I am grateful that such a wonderful local theater is nearby.
I appreciate their choice of shows, which they unveil at the beginning of the year.
It is so nice to plan which shows to attend.
It is so nice to plan the shows to which I can take my grandchildren.
Nov
19
2024
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I was quite young when I stayed over my grandmother’s house.
My aunt was there as well.
I remember she wanted to take me to the movies.
She wanted to take me to see, Fantasia.
It must have been re-released with stereo sound.
My aunt loved music and thought that I would love the classical music as well.
I was taking piano lessons during those years, so the music was wonderful.
However, there was one scene that terrified me.
Nov
12
2024
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It was a gorgeous fall weekend.
The perfect weekend for the annual 5K Fun Run for Life.
It is held every year to support our local crisis pregnancy center.
This was a year for me to be with them in spirit.
My daughter and her two daughters signed up to run.
My oldest daughter joined them.
My son-in-love was the cheering section, along with their two sons.
God provided amazing fall weather: bright sun, blue sky, and a chill in the air.
Nov
5
2024
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I bought the sandals.
Not just one pair, but one in each of the three colors.
The black pair was for me to wear when I went outside to water my plants.
The pink and yellow pair would be so cute with a sundress.
My youngest daughter has the same sandals in two of the colors.
I cannot wear Birkenstock sandals, though, I think they’re so cute.
These sandals looked like Birkenstock sandals.
However, they were not cork, but rubber with a platform sole.
Oct
29
2024
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I’m going to sleepover at Grandma’s house.
We’re going to stay overnight at Grandma’s house.
I like to sleep in the big kid’s room. (formally the big girl room until I had grandsons)
I will bring my suitcase.
These are things I have heard my grandchildren say when they are getting ready to sleep over.
It’s fun for them.
It’s delightful for us.
It is home away from home, as it should be.
Oct
22
2024
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Fall decorations are everywhere.
The beginning of October is fall decorating time at our house.
I go to a local barn and buy cornstalks, pumpkins, and anything else that is needed.
I used to get a bale of hay but have not gotten one of those for years.
This local barn has handmade items as well.
I have purchased two wooden pumpkins, one quite large and a smaller one.
I have a wooden fence that says, Welcome, and has both a crow and a pumpkin on it.
I also have a scarecrow that our youngest daughter named, Patches, when she was little.
Oct
15
2024
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Twice a year, in October and April, I go to a consignment sale.
I have been going to this sale for about thirty years.
I have only missed once.
I look forward to it with great anticipation.
The sale supports a local playschool.
The playschool is a non-profit, parent-cooperative preschool.
It emphasizes learning through child-centered play and the beauty and value of nature.
Though I go to the sale, I do not personally know any families who attend there.
Oct
8
2024
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Growing up, I remember hearing a saying quite a few times.
What the well dressed man will wear.
I never understood why it was just what the well dressed man will wear.
What about the well dressed woman?
I learned much later that it meant both men and women.
But I have come to understand that it also applies to children.
What the well dressed children will wear.
Well dressed does not mean expensive, designer, or high end.
Oct
1
2024
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I look at the black rotary phone that is sitting on the sideboard in my living room.
If we had a landline, I know I could plug this phone in the wall and it would work.
It is just like the phone that was in my house when I was a little girl.
I found this vintage phone in an antique shop.
The circle that is found on the center of the dial has a phone number written on it.
That’s the way it used to be.
I would love to know to whom this phone and number once belonged.
It is a conversation piece for sure.
Sep
24
2024
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Two of our granddaughters are playing soccer this fall.
One is six years old and the other is five years old.
The six-year-old plays on a local field.
We went to see her last weekend.
The five-year-old lives a little less than an hour away.
We went to see her this past weekend.
We got to the field with our chairs.
We saw our son and daughter-in-love on the sidelines.