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Top Ten Things I MIss Now that the Kids Are Grown
Last week's top ten list highlighted the positives of living in an empty nest. In the interest of full disclosure, this top ten shares what I miss now that the kids are grown and gone. 10. Getting the kids out of the house was always a good excuse for going to the...
I’m a West Wing Groupie
A couple weeks ago I admitted that, thanks to Netflix, Hiram and I are addicted to the TV series, Lost. Today in the interest of full disclosure, I am making a clean breast of things by confessing my love of West Wing, the political drama that ran from 1999 to 2006....
To Mrs. Stratton from Kairong Lui
Hey all you Camp Dorothy fans, here's an update on Mom's 84th birthday celebration. It was a great success even though supper at the Outback meant the birthday girl abandoned Wheel of Fortune for the high life with her son, middle daughter, and their spouses. Pat and...
Greek Salad Pitas with Olive-Garlic Tapende
The hunt for recipes that allow us to use our weekly bag full of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) vegetables and fruits continues. Our allotment of cucumbers is one I find difficult to use - often I leave them in my brother and sister-in-law's fridge during...
Top Ten Postitives of Living in an Empty Nest
Several of our friends are sending their oldest fledglings to college. When their stomachs aren't flip-flopping with concern as their little chicks spread their wings, they're worrying about how they'll handle the empty nest once all their kids are gone. To ease their...
What Do You Give a Woman Who’s 84?
Mom turns 84 today. This year, we didn't think she had the stamina to make the trip to the Labor Day Reunion being held in northwest Iowa. So in honor of her birthday, the post written for the occasion last year has been reposted below. If you read to the very bottom,...