My cousin got engaged the weekend we arrived home for the Thanksgiving visit. When Meg and my little sister heard, they went out to the store and bought multiple wedding magazines. At Thanksgiving the girls sat around the table and passed the magazines around. Each person picking out their dream wedding—even though I like to […]

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“What do you think [Santa] would like with that? Some milk?” Calvin “I think “Santa” would rather have a cold beer.” Calvin’s Dad “DEAR!” Calvin’s Mom Here I am sitting in my office typing late on a Friday. Everyone is gone—as is the sun—but this has been a busy week. All the weeks are during […]

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“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” ~ Harry S Truman I have not been home in a year and a half, so it was more than refreshing to see the “Welcome to Blue Springs” sign as we sped along I-70 […]

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“According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 40 percent of all consumer products imported into the United States last year were manufactured in China.”  ~  CNN.com “Shoppers offered few safeguards…” 7/26/07 A few nights ago Ivy was playing with our nativity set. She put the pieces in a circle and pretended they were dancing—she […]

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Angels are due this week… I have said before, the angel tree is one of the best parts of this holy season. By taking an angel we actually join the mission of Santa and give to someone completely random. But unlike Santa, who has an elite force of stalking spies and a strange coal based […]

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