Category Archives: Family

Activities involving family/extended family.

Poke, Prod, Test! I Was A Human Pin Cushion.

Memories: Mom Made Me Into Superman!  It was 1955, and Superman was a hot item with a black-and-white weekly show on TV. It was October, and Halloween was around the corner. We all talked about what we wanted to be … Continue reading

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What Hit Me??

I got up early Sunday and felt like I had the chills, so I went back to bed and covered up.  The feeling did not get a lot better, and I took my morning pills a little late, and then … Continue reading

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Getting Ready For Taxes; YUCH!

Mary slept in until 8:30 am, and it worked; the cold was gone. A slight cough remains, but she is 95% recovered! Scout went outside but returned immediately, saying it was too wet for him! We finished decorating for St. … Continue reading

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It’s Wonderful To Have A Son and Grandsons!

I headed to the backyard and began moving 100-pound bags of amendments for the soil.  After about an hour, Joe and the boys showed up with twenty-four bags of composted steer manure!   It was time for the rototiller! Jor brought … Continue reading

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Thursday, The Tooth of March Has Arriven!

Scout is an excellent doggie!  He loves EVERYONE but we were still surprised when we got home. We walked the garden and discussed how many tomatoes to buy tomorrow at Tomatomania at Roger’s Gardens.   We plan to take the van, … Continue reading

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The Rain Keeps Coming!

It was raining all day, so we did minimal activities.  We went to get our hair taken care of; me a cut and Mary a hairdo.   I took 20 minutes, and Mary took three hours.  That was fine because we … Continue reading

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Saturday Was A Relatively Slow Day!

We are unsure what “messing around” means, but we did it this morning. We walked the garden, and Mary talked to her transplanted babies (the non-producing strawberries). I transplanted about fifteen plants from the old dirt into the new, hoping … Continue reading

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Going Going Gone!

We were up early as we have a busy day.  We worked around the house and then headed to a new doctor in Laguna Hills.  He was very nice and suggested a second opinion on an upcoming procedure I have … Continue reading

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It’s Tuesday Already?

Today was abnormal; we just worked around the house getting ready for Chuck and Lisa tomorrow.  Those odd jobs we put on the “someday list” were accomplished today.  We worked hard, but another to show for it. It was a … Continue reading

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All Engines Activated; Off We Go!

We were lazy this morning, not getting up until almost 7:00 AM.  I guess we know it is going to be a busy day!  Mary wrapped and stamped a package for our friend Virgil so we could take it to … Continue reading

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