Category: My Family
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Zero Year
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This new year of 2020 is filled with numbers ending in zero for me and my family. Several significant personal events are coming up this year. Twenty years ago I survived the awful calamity of the infamous “Y2K Bug.” This year on February 18, Grandma Pike turns ninety years old.…
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Flu!
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Our entire household has been smitten with the Influenza B virus. from the 3 month old to the 89 year old and everyone in between. I am feeling puny and not even punny. So, my posts will be puny as well. I’ll do my best, though.
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It Was A Good Day
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It was a good day for me, yesterday. Full of friends and family And fun. The first thing in the morning…well, let me back up and tell you that I am a big Coca-Cola fan and a collector of Coca-Cola related paraphernalia…The first thing when I got up, my son-in-law…
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OOGA BOOGA
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Here is a guest post from my grandson. And he means every word of it: Ooga booga ooga ooga booga booga. Ooga ooga booga ooga booga ooga booga booga ooga
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Even Steven
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Many of you already know about my OCD and a couple have made comment about it. I wrote this story originally on 1/2/09. I am entering it here with a few minor corrections, but no major edits like I did with the story, Dave Gets What He Deserves. <><><><><> 1/2/09…
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Present, Gift Cards or Cash?
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As many of you may know, I am a fan of Miss Manners’ column and I read her column almost every day. I usually like how she answers people, gently where it needs it but snarky where snark is called for. Really, some situations in life ought to be self-explanatory…
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Mom's Poster
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As I was strolling along through the archives, in a blogging folder from 2005, I found a file titled, “Mom’s Poster.” Neither one of us remembers the exact circumstances that caused it, but the message is pretty clear. I think it was posted on the refrigerator at the time. Tab…
