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Category: Remember when…
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Do you still dress up for Halloween? On our first Halloween together, Tom and I dressed as Frankenstein (Tom, of course) and a little girl from the village (me) for a co-worker's party. His was a recycled costume from a previous Halloween, but he went all out…he even had platform shoes to make him tower above…
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It's Halloween weekend, and you won't find a single witch, ghost, goblin, or scarecrow on the premises…there's not even a pumpkin on my porch, much less a jack-o-lantern. No, I'm not against Halloween. I love it! It's always been one of my favorite holidays! (And I do not believe that means I'm a bad Christian.) I hated when…
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Today's my Daddy's 84th birthday. He complains about this or that, like not being able to think of the word he needs that's on the tip of his tongue, or not having the energy he used to have… but these are things I'm already dealing with! He's got scars from top to bottom, thanks to…
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Twenty-nine years ago today, I fell in love with Tom. I didn't realize I was falling in love. I thought I was just having fun. I was 22 years old and 5 years deep into a dead-end relationship with someone else. A relationship that I knew was dead-end but still couldn't break loose from –…
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I skipped my work-out. Shorted the dogs on their walk. I had to start work early yesterday to make up for a planned midday break – a lunch date with a junior high friendship memory, brought back to life, thanks to Facebook. Some people would question the use of the word "friend" in this case.…
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I passed her several times in the grocery store, the young mother, as we both weaved our way up and down the aisles. She was dressed nice – she must have gotten off work, grabbed the kids from daycare and had to hit the store before heading home. She was tired – I could tell…
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It's only Tuesday, but it feels like this week is lasting forever! Just when I thought I had everything all organized in my head, a schedule figured out, a game plan in place on how to tackle my to-do lists AND my book AND get some sleep (AND have some fun!), life reminded me that…
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I've been packing a lot into my life lately, both by choice and necessity. I've been skimping on sleep at a time when I need to be getting more, stressing over finances, kids and property/neighbor issues. But there are times when skimping on sleep is exactly the right thing to do – especially if it's…
Long Hollow 