Tag Archives: family

Family Vacation

At about eighteen or so, family vacations pause.  You go off to college and there is only time for friends and your boyfriend/girlfriend.  I have not been on a family vacation with MY family in over a decade.  This statistic … Continue reading

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Cranberry Sauce etc.

Let’s visit Thanksgiving. The eating and football holiday. The holiday where in your adult life you do not sit and reflect on thing to be thankful for because nobody is making you write an essay thinking of it any longer. … Continue reading

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Funny Voicemail Recordings

Here’s an old video I came across while monkeying around with my MySpace page. It’s my families idea of a good time, making voice mail recordings. When I had a lot more time on my hands I called and recorded … Continue reading

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I’m Having One of Those Moments

Today started out like any other Saturday. I slept until nearly 9am. Then I went into the living room to find a creative mess left by my son. He treasures his Saturday mornings free from the overbearing voice of his … Continue reading

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Ears

At birth I took my sweet time entering the sterile world of the delivery room and my ears paid the price. The pressure on my soft cartilage cause them to stick out straight like handles on a large trophy for … Continue reading

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Dad

When I was no more than five I asked my dad where he got the machete hanging on our basement wall. He then described to me the pirate adventures he had when he was a boy. The machete was his … Continue reading

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Uncle Henry

Over Christmas I hung out with my parents quite a bit. My dad was talking about how his cousin had done a lineage study on their family and how he found out that we may not be as Irish as … Continue reading

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Christmas 2007 in the house

So, it is here. Yes, the day is still 2 days away, but in reality Christmas has arrived. The family is in town and we are now in the mode of having family meals three times a day. I will … Continue reading

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Cousins

On my mother’s side there are eleven grandkids. My sister is the oldest, she’s 31. My youngest cousin Bryn is ten, only four years older than my son. Because we are spread all over the country and the older of … Continue reading

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I miss you.

A little over fourteen years ago my grandma passed away. She left behind my Grandpa Lyle who I had never seen sad before she died. I have never been able to understand or accept her death, until today. I received … Continue reading

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