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Cheryl & Ryan: The Bouquet
"Okay," I said "Your colors are blue and brown, so what kind of flowers would you like? Can you give me an idea?"Yes" she said "I want Ivory roses, feathers and birds.""Feathers?""Yes.""And...
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In Honor of My Dad
Dear Pops, I can't believe that it's been two years since we lost you. And yes, sometimes, we have literally been lost without you. You can't believe all the things that have happened since we last saw...
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Obama--My President
I can't remember when I have been more excited, more hopeful, more confident in our future as Americans as I have been since the world realized that for the next four years, Barack Obama will be the...
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My Daughter Turns the Big Three Oh
She was the most beautiful baby. It seemed to her Dad and I that she saw right through us. Also, her soul was somehow not as hidden like in most people--it was perceived and it was old. Old and wise....
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Blogging is Good for a Woman's Health
Raising children with technology is a bane and a blessing. TV, and later Nintendo, were the interlopers in our life as I was raising my children. You have TV, Nintendo, X-box, home PC's and Macs, and...
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Sing, Damn You, Sing!
Getting physically older is not fun, nor particularly graceful. As I get ready in the morning I moisturize my dry old skin, perk up my eyes with eye-liner & mascara, cover my age spots with...
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Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the...
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My children are very good to me. When their Dad travels, and I am left at home, they are very conscientious about making sure that I am okay . . .and not spend any time alone. Jared invited me over and...
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How to Screw up a Child
I took four of my five grandchildren to McDonald's for lunch yesterday. They all wanted to eat and play in the play area.I sat at the table close to the play area so I could watch my grandkids playing...
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My Mother's Day Revelation
It's just a day, for heaven's sake. So why do I always have such a sense of dread? My children are wonderful on that day--and I make it hard for them too. Maybe it's because of my crummy attitude. So...
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It's a new year--think I'll make some magic!
Yesterday, I reminisced about my mom, and then I smiled about my grandson. Two years to the day, one said goodbye and the other said hello. Life can be like that you know, and how often have we heard...
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The Visit
Audrey, Lily and Turner were being watched by Terry and me. Their mom Jenni, was doing one of her favorite things to do every year: Filming a Short for The Annual LDS 24-hour Film Festival. Jenni was...
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For those who know: Obama who? You will always, first and foremost, be more important to me.
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Something to Post About
"When your spouse does something right, tell the world. When they do something wrong, tell them in private."This morning Terry brought me breakfast in bed for MLK day. It was very cute because I...
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The Spirit Told Me
Saturday night I was able to spend an evening with my sister Karol, at a play at the Hale Centre Theatre. It was a play that I really looked forward to: The Importance of Being Earnest. It was, and...
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Pay Your Bills
My Dad would get out the "bill box" every Sunday night or so. He would carefully go through all the bills, and more importantly, pay them. He always counseled us to pay our bills, and live on what was...
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To Terry
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose or topaz,or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.I love you as certain things are to be loved,in secret, between the shadow and the soul.I love you as...
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A Journal Writer's Dilemna
Sometimes you will say or write different things if you know that no one is listening or reading your thoughts. Then there is the question, well how much exactly do I share? Do you tell the whole...
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Road Trip!!!
Jacey, Jennifer, Butterfly, my sister Karol (and maybe Sade) and I are going down to St. George on Saturday, because I have to wrap up the finishing touches on our Harrington Family Reunion in June in...
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"Letter Day Saint"
Here we are, and what a motley crew I might add! What is about a four-hour trip, was actually seven. That's because we had to stop so Karol could walk around and wake her legs up, Audrey had to use the...
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Jared Turns 33
M'ijo--it has been quite a while since I wrote you a letter. Not being a good example, am I? So today, as I contemplate your Birthday, I think that I will take just a moment and write you a...
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A Perfect Day
I love days like this. It's snowing that "pretend snow" outside. You know what kind of snow I mean--where it looks like snow, feels cold like snow, and is even snowing sideways, fiercely, to try to...
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Is it True?
What's the worst that can happen?Can you deal with it?Is it the end of the world?These are my three questions I ask myself when confronted with a situation that I fear. For several years the answers to...
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Break a Leg, Jonathan
In Hollywood, when an actor or musician is about to perform in a show, they say say "break a leg." It is an idiom which means "good luck." It came about because of theatre superstitions about wishing...
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OXOX
Went to climb in my bed last night after all the grandkids left. Ava stayed behind to have fun with Nana and Papa.There was a piece of note paper (from a notepad that I keep on my nightstand) right...
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