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  • There’s only one acceptable answer to “Will you get a flu shot?”

    The only acceptable answer is "YES!" No doubt about that one. There are children and adults battling cancer who have compromised (or non-existent) immune systems. They call it "neutropenia." Neutrophils rise and fall depending on the body's reaction to chemotherapy. There's no exact science to ... [...]
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    Fetched: October 07, 2009, 2:37am EDT

  • A Somber Ending to September 2009

    September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, and it has ended on a somber note. Three children you almost certainly have never heard of: Madison, Valerie and Luke. Three children who have died in the past 2 days of cancer. Here's another name: Jessica - a ... [...]
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    Fetched: September 30, 2009, 11:39pm EDT

  • September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

    Every school day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer. Last December 1st, my precious granddaughter, Lily, became one of those children. It is a diagnosis that has changed our family forever. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Since Lily was diagnosed last year with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), ... [...]
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    Fetched: September 03, 2009, 2:06pm EDT

  • “I Pledge” video

    My guess is that these "celebrities" are quite sincere in this video, and they likely don't see how amazingly hypocritical they are. It's laughable. It is also sad because this video is being shown in public schools. That, along with Obama's promised September 8th indoctrination speech to ...' [...]
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    Fetched: September 02, 2009, 11:06pm EDT

  • What we can learn from the Ted Kennedy coverage

    I've been disgusted over the past few days as I've watched seemingly nonstop television coverage of everything Ted Kennedy. Did JFK receive this much adoration by the media when he was assassinated back in the sixties? Apparently no excess of praise is too much for the MSM and ... [...]
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    Fetched: August 31, 2009, 2:05am EDT

  • Sixty Things I’ve Learned in Sixty Years

    A few days ago I wrote that my upcoming sixtieth birthday was distressing to me. Sixty is like a line of demarcation. Once you're on the back side of sixty, you know without a doubt you're well into the second half of your life. Okay, you really ... [...]
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    Fetched: August 24, 2009, 11:05pm EDT

  • Coming up to the Sixties

    I went to high school in the 60's - a happy time for me. Now, I am a few days away from my 60th birthday - my own version of the 60's. And it's not a happy feeling. Yes, of course it is better than the ...' [...]
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    Fetched: August 23, 2009, 11:03am EDT

  • Obama - promises, promises - smoke and mirrors

    Enjoy this clip: I had to laugh when I saw this clip. People keep standing up for and supporting this guy who lies so smoothly. Meanwhile, in the few months he's been POTUS, the national debt has been multiplied ridiculously, dependence on government has been increased, and freedoms have ... [...]
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    Fetched: July 18, 2009, 8:02pm EDT

  • Winning the war against raccoons

    For the past four days we have waged war against raccoons. First, some background. We keep our dog food and bird seed on the back porch in metal cans. The two bird seed cans (one for black oil sunflower seeds, and the other for thistle seeds) are on one ... [...]
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    Fetched: July 03, 2009, 2:05pm EDT

  • Making Old-Fashioned Buttermilk biscuits

    Here's my mother's video on how to make old-fashioned homemade biscuits. Wonderful video, isn't it? Southern Style Buttermilk Biscuits ' [...]
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    Fetched: June 29, 2009, 5:04pm EDT

  • We ARE the world

    Please read the post below - copied with permission from Lily's CaringBridge website. Lily is 8 years old, and she has leukemia. You can read more at http://lilysgarden.org. Lily, April 2009 Good Morning! Well we survived our first home administration of chemo yesterday. The hardest part was ... [...]
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    Fetched: June 26, 2009, 11:04am EDT

  • On being a moley wimp

    I went to the dermatologist today to have additional tissue removed from around where a "moderately abnormal" mole was removed a couple months ago. I'm quite the wimp when it comes to doctors and dentists. I just hate going. However, since Lily was diagnosed with leukemia and ...' [...]
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    Fetched: June 22, 2009, 11:08pm EDT

  • David Letterman “apologizes” to Sarah Palin

    In recent years I have traveled to NYC two times. Each time I went through the hoops necessary to be in the audience for a taping of the David Letterman show. It was fun, and I enjoyed it each time. I rarely watch the show - but ... [...]
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    Fetched: June 15, 2009, 11:04pm EDT

  • Disjointed thoughts and wonderings

    I haven't written anything on my blog for many weeks. I remember that for a couple years running I averaged writing 2-3 posts each day. All the topics I used to be so passionate about - politics, education, social issues - are no longer that important to me. ...' [...]
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    Fetched: May 24, 2009, 5:03pm EDT

  • Happy Birthday, Sophie!

    Today is Sunshine's 6th birthday. Early this morning I tied a bouquet of balloons on their mailbox. Larisa said she was awakened by the sound of the alarm beep - indicating someone had opened an outside door. It was Sophie - heading out to get her balloon ... [...]
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    Fetched: April 14, 2009, 11:10pm EDT

  • Happy Birthday to Lily

    Today is Lily's eighth birthday! My goodness, where has the time gone? I remember so well the day she was born. Early this morning, I drove over to her house and tied balloons to the mailbox, along with a card for her to find when she ... [...]
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    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 3:21pm EDT

  • You can’t legislate the poor into freedom . . .

    You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of ... [...]
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    Fetched: March 26, 2009, 8:24pm EDT

  • Happy birthday to my mother

    Today is my mother's birthday. My mother is a blogger - Ruthlace is a wonderful blog in which she writes often of growing up in the 1920's and 1930's. She writes about her experiences during the Great Depression and during World War II, her years as a young ...' [...]
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    Fetched: February 19, 2009, 2:27pm EST

  • Chicken and White Bean Soup

    I just made a large pot of soup - and it turned out delicious! Yea! I just love it when I try something and it turns out so well. I had walked into my pantry earlier to look around to see what I felt like eating. ... [...]
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    Fetched: February 15, 2009, 2:25pm EST

  • The “Stimulus Package” is stupid

    Let's see now. Our wonderful "representatives" (using the term extremely loosely) are about to pass a "stimulus package" that will provide 300 million for golf carts. Then there is $79 billion for schools. That sounds really noble. But schools won't see that money. Kinda ...' [...]
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    Fetched: February 09, 2009, 4:19pm EST

  • Help Lily’s Garden

    Calling all bloggers! We need to reach more people to help spread the word about the need to fund research on childhood cancer. This is very personal to me. Lily is my precious 7-year old granddaughter that I love more than anything in the world. My ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 29, 2009, 4:22am EST

  • No classroom refrigerators

    Absurd stuff! Our school system has issued "belt-tightening" guidelines to save money. One of them is that teachers should "consider" getting rid of any small refrigerators and microwaves they have in their classrooms. Teachers can have perhaps one per grade level for all the teachers on that ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 29, 2009, 2:28am EST

  • Skewed Priorities: Smoking Cessation Research to get $75 million

    Doesn't it warm your heart that part of Obama's economic "stimulus" package includes $75 million for smoking cessation research? I'm still looking to see how much is being given to fund CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH. So while we have thousands of children suffering through painful and grueling treatment for cancer, we are [...]
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    Fetched: January 28, 2009, 11:29am EST

  • The stupidest story . . .

    So today RT and I ate at a small local restaurant after church, and I gave the cashier one of Lily's wristbands and told her that Lily had been diagnosed with leukemia last month. She then proceeded to tell us a story that she felt would "give us hope." The ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 25, 2009, 4:23pm EST

  • Lily’s Garden - Update

    Lily actually went to school for two hours yesterday! We did not think she'd be able to return to school at all this school year. She was thrilled, and she loved it. She starts a more intense phase of chemo in less than two weeks. So ...' [...]
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    Fetched: January 24, 2009, 10:23am EST

  • Obama the hypocrite

    No, we will not see any stories on CNN or in newspapers about Obama's glaring hypocrisy. So much for Obama's "new standard of openness." Oh, just think of the uproar in the press if the above documents had been withheld by Bush, McCain or Palin? All the Obama worshipping ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 24, 2009, 8:22am EST

  • Lily’s Garden - Weeding out Leukemia

    Lily's Garden is my granddaughter's website. We're working to get the word to as many people as possible that childhood cancer research is majorly underfunded, and that has to change. I challenge any politician to go to a children's cancer ward of a hospital. Spend some time ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 17, 2009, 6:22pm EST

  • Ho Hum - So Obama will be inaugurated as POTUS

    Is anyone else totally bored with all the hoopla about Obama becoming POTUS? Not just bored, either, but disgusted with all the money being spent on Obama-adulation. People, including Obama, need to stop and THINK about what they're doing. Obama is a politician, for heaven's sake! ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 17, 2009, 12:23am EST

  • Dear President Elect Obama - find a cure for childhood cancer

    Okay, I NEVER send or forward those "send to ten friends" type emails, and this post is NOT one of them. This is a personal request. Since my 7-year old granddaughter, Lily, was diagnosed with Pre-B ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia) on December 1, 2008, our family has been reading ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 12, 2009, 11:26pm EST

  • Post-nothing really bad has ever happened to me

    It was just a few weeks ago - probably mid to late November that I was driving along and thinking about my family and about how nothing really bad had ever happened to me or my immediate family. My father died in 1986. It was definitely bad and I miss [...]
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    Fetched: January 12, 2009, 1:28pm EST

  • Chemotherapy and clinical trials and risk levels

    We have good news to report on the Lily front, although the good news doesn't change anything, really. When Lily's bone marrow was sent to the national clinical study, they found a chromosomal marker that puts her in the "low risk" category. Previously she was in the "standard ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 07, 2009, 8:21am EST

  • 2008 Weblog Awards

    Hey everybody. It's the 2008 Weblog Awards, and I've managed to be nominated in the "Best Hidden Gem" category. PLEASE go vote for me. I don't expect to win (ha ha!) but I WOULD like to get enough votes not to be completely on the bottom either. ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 06, 2009, 12:14pm EST

  • Bald is beautiful

    On January 1st, I wrote that while Lily was losing her hair quickly, it wasn't immediately noticeable to anyone unless they looked closely. That is no longer true. In just two days she went from having very very thin hair to having big bald patches. Without a ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 05, 2009, 11:26am EST

  • Benefits of being married to a pilot

    RT has his own small airplane, and today we put it to good use. I wanted to go visit my mother in Georgia, but it's a three and a half hour drive. I had bought her a wireless laptop computer for Christmas, but it didn't arrive in time for ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 04, 2009, 8:20pm EST

  • Wipe out Childhood Cancer

    I challenge you to watch this video. It is 5 minutes long. Invest five minutes to watch something that is profoundly important. Then DO something about it by following THIS LINK: [...]
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    Fetched: January 04, 2009, 3:18am EST

  • A resolve for the new year

    Here it is, almost 9:30 P.M. on January 1, 2009, and I have not even THOUGHT of New Year's Resolutions until about ten minutes ago when I saw an online story about them. Wow! Talk about how life changes! Every other year of my life - at ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 02, 2009, 12:16am EST

  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow - What a Wonderful World

    This is my favorite arrangement of two beautiful songs. It's by Israel Kamakawiwo Ole. This just seems appropriate for today, January 1, 2009. This is an arrangement that had to grow on me. Since it is so different from what I was accustomed to, I ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 01, 2009, 4:16pm EST

  • On being bald

    Lily is losing a lot of her hair. Right now she still has enough hair that it isn't immediately noticeable. Larisa says that each morning, there are handfuls of hair on Lily's pillow. Sitting beside her on the sofa yesterday, I saw lots of hair left where ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 01, 2009, 4:16pm EST

  • Happy New Year - Eat the right food today!

    For the past two years I have written about what I make for a New Year's Day meal. I don't plan on cooking the meal this year. Somehow, with all that's going on with Lily, I just don't have the drive to do a bunch of cooking today. ... [...]
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    Fetched: January 01, 2009, 11:14am EST

  • Happy Birthday, Larisa!

    Most of this is a re-post from last December 31st. I've updated a few things, though. Today is Larisa's birthday. It has been a stressful birthday for my precious daughter. It was Lily's second clinic day. Larisa has said repeatedly that the only thing she wants for ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 31, 2008, 10:16pm EST

  • Post-nothing really bad has ever happened to me

    It was just a few weeks ago - probably mid to late November that I was driving along and thinking about my family and about how nothing really bad had ever happened to me or my immediate family. My father died in 1986. It was definitely bad and I miss [...]
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    Fetched: December 28, 2008, 3:17am EST

  • Four Weeks of CaringBridge

    Unbelievably, it has been just under four weeks since my 7-year old granddaughter, Lily, was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. In some ways, it seems like a lifetime ago. In other ways, it seems like only yesterday. I keep wanting to wake up and find that this ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 27, 2008, 11:16pm EST

  • A walk on a warm winter day

    It was an uncharacteristically warm day today in middle Tennessee. After running some errands, I went by Larisa and Steve's house to bring them some photos I'd picked up for them. I parked in the driveway and heard a voice calling me. I looked up the street, ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 27, 2008, 11:16pm EST

  • Some fact about childhood cancer

    *Each school day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer. *On the average 12,500 children and teens will be diagnosed with some form of cancer each year in this country. *One in 330 children will develop cancer by age 20. *Although the 5 year survival rate is steadily increasing, one quarter of children will [...]
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    Fetched: December 24, 2008, 2:18pm EST

  • The Leukemia Roller-Coaster

    Three days ago we visited our daughter's family. Lily was hurting and looked pale. She spent the entire visit nestled up against her mother - not responding to us at all. Two days ago I talked with my daughter on the phone and heard that Lily had just started having ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 22, 2008, 9:18pm EST

  • Home from the hospital

    Lily came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon. Larisa says that within thirty minutes of arriving, she had more color in her cheeks and was walking around the house more than she had walked at the hospital the whole time. Being home makes such a difference. A few days ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 19, 2008, 7:17am EST

  • A morning with Soph, and an evening with Lily

    I stayed home from school today. There was much to do since we expected Lily to come home from the hospital. I woke up with little five-year old Soph pointing to the window and shaking my arm. "It's morning!" Yes, it certainly was. Pancakes ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 18, 2008, 1:20am EST

  • Day 14 - Coming home

    I wrote a post two days ago counting Sunday, December 14th as "Day 14" because Lily's leukemia was diagnosed around midnight on December 1st. However, the doctors started the count when she began treatment. She had her first chemo on Wednesday, December 3rd. So Wednesday, December 10th ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 16, 2008, 10:19pm EST

  • A role in the second grade program

    One of Lily's biggest disappointments in having to be hospitalized and then restricted to home for so long during her initial treatment for leukemia is that she would miss the second grade program this coming Thursday. She had practiced the songs and was looking forward to it with great ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 16, 2008, 10:19pm EST

  • Day 14

    Treatment for childhood leukemia is typically a 900+ day journey. Sometimes it might be less, and sometimes it might be more. Each child responds differently to various medications and procedures. That's two and a half years of chemotherapy. For Lily, that will take her past her ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 14, 2008, 8:16pm EST

  • Two sweet stories

    Yesterday Larisa told me that when one of Lily's little school friends, M, went with her mother to see Santa Claus at the mall, the mother stayed back to let M talk to Santa. She noticed, though, that it was taking a long time and that at the ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 10, 2008, 10:16am EST

  • Things I’ve learned this week

    Our family has learned a lot since Lily was diagnosed with Pre B Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (Pre B ALL) last week. Unfortunately, Lily is the one who has learned the most, and she has learned things that we all hope our children will never have to learn. As Lily's ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 08, 2008, 10:09am EST

  • Life Changes

    It's interesting - and common - how life can change so quickly. One moment you're worrying about all the little inconsequential things in life. The next, life itself hangs in the balance. My precious Lily has leukemia. It seems absurd to even type those words. Not that ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 02, 2008, 11:17pm EST

  • Sometimes hearts are too heavy

    Our precious 7-year old granddaughter, Sweet Stuff, was rushed to the emergency room Saturday night with a severe pain in her back. No fever - just the awful pain. The diagnosis: a kidney infection. She was given antibiotics and pain killers and sent home. Sunday morning ... [...]
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    Fetched: December 02, 2008, 12:21am EST

  • Sushi = comfort food?

    My 7-year old granddaughter, Sweet Stuff, has had a rough couple days. Last night she woke up in severe pain - writhing around on the floor in pain and moaning so loudly that her parents literally ran up the stairs to her room when they heard her. They ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 30, 2008, 9:23pm EST

  • First Sunday of Advent - Devotion

    Lighting the first Advent candle Sunday, November 30, 2008 Today is the first Sunday of Advent. The first candle on the Advent wreath symbolizes prophecy. The prophets of Israel spoke of the coming of Jesus, of how a savior would be born - a king in the line of David. ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 29, 2008, 11:21pm EST

  • Coconut-Lemon Cake

    This is a delicious cake - one of my all-time favorites. I am quite proud that I only ate the equivalent of one slice over the Thanksgiving holidays. I had a "sliver" (i.e. half a slice) immediately after Thanksgiving dinner. Then later that evening had another sliver. ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 28, 2008, 10:20pm EST

  • Sasanqua

    I learned a little horticultural information today. In Lillian's yard, she has a Sasanqua bush - which is a type of camellia, I believe. It is also a plant I've never heard of before. I don't recall even seeing the word "sasanqua" before. Here is ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2008, 10:21pm EST

  • Molly’s Buckeyes (candy)

    My niece, Molly, made buckeye candy that was a hit with the peanut butter lovers in the family. Molly says this recipe is child-friendly. Her 8-year old daughter helped her make these. Except for melting the chocolate, there is no other cooking involved. Molly's Buckeyes Molly's Buckeyes 2 cups creamy ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2008, 6:23pm EST

  • Fluffy Cranberry Congealed Salad

    My niece, Molly, made this delicious salad for today's Thanksgiving dinner. It was very tasty, and I plan on making it myself for our family Christmas get-together next month. Here's the recipe: Fluffy Cranberry Congealed Salad Fluffy Cranberry Congealed Salad 1 6-oz. pkg. strawverry jello 1 3/4 cups boiling water 1 16-oz can ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2008, 4:23pm EST

  • Photographs from Georgia

    I've enjoyed taking some photographs the past couple days while I've been in Georgia. I plan to take many more the next two days as well. A mirrored lake I took this photograph just this afternoon. RT and I were taking a walk on his land. This ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2008, 2:22am EST

  • A visit to small town Georgia

    RT and I are visiting in mother in a small town in middle Georgia. RT owns some land here, and each day we've gone out in the woods and done some hiking. It has been a lot of fun. I have to say, though, that it has ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2008, 12:23am EST

  • Shopping on Black Friday

    Am I the only female in the country who will definitely NOT be out shopping the day after Thanksgiving - known as "Black Friday"? Shopping on Black Friday Someone would have to pay me big bucks to entice me to brave the crowds and the traffic to shop on Friday. ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2008, 11:21pm EST

  • Get ready for the Carnival of Christmas

    My Cotillion sister, Cat, over at Cat House Chat will be hosting a "Carnival of Christmas." If you have a Christmas related post, give Cat a yell. Carnival of Christmas [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2008, 3:17pm EST

  • Last year’s Christmas gifts

    Last Christmas Eve we had our two children, their spouses and our two granddaughters over for a Christmas Eve celebration. RT's mother was here, too. We exchanged gifts and had a wonderful time together. Since RT and I were heading to his mother's house in Georgia soon ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2008, 1:28pm EST

  • Advent Devotion: Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus

    After writing the Advent devotion in the previous post, I saw a Christmas poem my mother had written, and I thought it made a MUCH better devotion. So I used it in the following devotion. However, I didn't get my mother's permission first. (Mother, is it okay???): Advent ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2008, 12:21am EST

  • Advent Devotion: Having a curious Advent

    Advent starts next Sunday. Our church is putting together an Advent devotion book. Each church member will receive a copy, and we will put a copy in each of the soldier boxes we'll pack next week. Each church member was asked to submit a devotion. It ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2008, 12:21am EST

  • Decorating (or staging) a house

    We're going to have RT's office Christmas party at our house in three weeks. We had last year's party here, as well. This year, though, we made a plan to have the house "decorated" for the party. Not decorated for the holidays necessarily - although we'll do ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 23, 2008, 2:19am EST

  • Today You Appeared (a poem)

    Another poem by RT - about me. I think it's pretty cool to be almost 60 years old and still having my man writing poems about me. :-) There may be snow on the roof (figuratively speaking) but there's still fire in the furnace. Today You Appeared Today I waited ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 22, 2008, 10:22pm EST

  • Today Your Appeared (a poem)

    Another poem by RT - about me. I think it's pretty cool to be almost 60 years old and still having my man writing poems about me. :-) There may be snow on the roof (figuratively speaking) but there's still fire in the furnace. Today You Appeared Today I waited ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 22, 2008, 9:21pm EST

  • The 2008 Weblog Awards

    It's that time again! It's time for the 2008 Weblog Awards. Click the link below to see all the categories and to nominate your favorite blogs. Happy Blogging! [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2008, 11:22pm EST

  • “Random Cabin” might call

    This morning I mentioned to RT that he had some comments on the poems of his that I had published here a few days ago - here, here and here. After I read the comments to him, he said, "Random Cabin" might be calling soon. "Random Cabin?" I asked - ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2008, 8:21am EST

  • To “inspire” a child

    Today I went into the cafeteria at school to buy a couple of cartons of skim milk. As I passed a table of third graders, a woman reached out and stopped me. "Are you Mrs. Johnston?" she asked. I stopped and saw that a student I know ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 18, 2008, 9:17pm EST

  • Meat Loaf and sauce - make ahead meals

    Here's a great recipe for delicious meatloaf - and it's enough to make three meals. One to enjoy now, and two to freeze for later. Carol's Meat Loaf Carol's Meatloaf 3 1/2 lbs lean ground beef (I use no more than 4% fat) 1 large onion, finely diced 1/2 cup finely diced peppers (any ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 15, 2008, 7:23pm EST

  • Chicken soup - Making meals ahead

    It cold and rainy here in middle Tennessee. I'm recovering from some type of respiratory ailment, and RT is only a couple weeks away from his battle with a more aggressive respiratory bug. Last weekend I made chili. This weekend is made for a big pot of ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 15, 2008, 7:23pm EST

  • Poem - What’s Deep?

    RT's on a poetry kick lately. Here's another of this morning's poems: What's deep? Deep is not defined by inches or feet. Deep can get deeper and deepest Without a rule to check it out. A well that is deep to the weary digger, but has not hit water, Is not deep at all to ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 15, 2008, 11:25am EST

  • Poem - What’s Funny About That?

    Here's a poem RT wrote this morning. I like it! What's Funny About That? Funny is funny. No explanation needed. When funny happens, Laughter explodes. What's funny is not a question to ask, If it is, it is. Isn't God a bit like funny? What's God is not a question to ask, If God is, God is. God ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 15, 2008, 11:25am EST

  • RT’s poem to me

    This evening RT wrote a poem to me. Here it is: Thank God I Saw You My Beautiful One First, you caught my eye, With your long blonde hair Emerald eyes and shapely legs. You were my first real love And have always remained my only real love. You have made my life complete by giving me ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 14, 2008, 10:24pm EST

  • The Biggest Losers’ Mean Women

    It isn't all that often that a show like "The Biggest Loser" has people who are just plain mean. However, this season's show has two women - Heba and Vicky - who are mean-spirited and without class or scruples - and their respective husbands aren't much better. The ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 11, 2008, 11:26pm EST

  • Carol’s Easy Homemade Chili

    I made this Sunday evening, and we're still eating leftovers. It's great! This is my own recipe, but it's pretty standard. It takes only about 15 minutes to get the dish going with the majority of those fifteen minutes being spent on dicing the onion and pappers. ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 11, 2008, 3:24pm EST

  • Out the front window

    I had just poured my zillioneth glass of orange juice (gotta get that vitamin C, you know) and moseyed over to the front window. Earlier this morning - just at daybreak - I had watched four does eat their way across our front yard -- nosing through the pine ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 11, 2008, 11:30am EST

  • Veterans’ Day 2008

    God bless all our veterans who know first hand the sacrifice and hardship of serving in the armed forces of our great nation. They protect not only our freedoms but the freedoms of others arond the world everyday. God bless the memory of my father: Charles Shaw, United States Marine Corps ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 11, 2008, 9:26am EST

  • Looking out the front door

    Staying home sick today - possibly tomorrow, too. Feeling a little worse than yesterday. So I'm sitting in the recliner, laptop in my lap and a down comforter wrapped around me. Television is generally a waste of time, although I'm watching to see when the Obamas arrive ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 10, 2008, 11:29am EST

  • Scratchy throat and congestion

    I wouldn't say I'm really sick. Just a scratchy throat, congestion and a mild headache. No fever - so I'm assuming it is likely just a reaction to seasonal fall allergies. I'm mentally going over what I have to do at school tomorrow to determine if I ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 09, 2008, 3:22pm EST

  • “If you fixed your hair, you’d look even better.”

    Our daughter, Stinkeroo, was sick last week. She woke up one morning, and her right eye and the right side of her face hurt. She looked in the mirror and saw that her face was swollen - and it hurt! She went to the doctor who said ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 09, 2008, 10:25am EST

  • Roses in November

    I've been outside a lot today. RT and I took a long walk through our property - over the hills and through the wood. Along the side of our driveway I have some rose bushes planted, and despite a couple of mild frosts, they are still beautiful. ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 08, 2008, 3:26pm EST

  • It’s because you love God, right?

    A week or two ago, the two grandgirls had come into my office after school, and Sunshine was sitting on my lap. She looked at me and asked where my necklace was. I replied that since my shirt had a high neck I hadn't worn the cross pendant ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 08, 2008, 12:28pm EST

  • Sunflowers by the bird feeders

    What a gloriously beautiful day! Among the things in nature I've enjoyed the past few weeks are the sunflowers that have sprung up around the bird feeders. The birds apparently scatter plenty of seeds on the ground, many of those seeds go uneaten. This morning I ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 08, 2008, 11:26am EST

  • The Obama Win - a testament to the appeal of conservatism

    One thing about Tuesday's election that isn't get much attention is how Obama did NOT get a landslide victory. He did NOT get a "mandate." He got 53% of the vote - not much more than George W. Bush received in 2004. Considering his considerable advantages in ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 06, 2008, 11:20pm EST

  • McCain - a class act - a patriot to the end

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    Fetched: November 05, 2008, 1:26am EST

  • What do we do now that Obama has won?

    Obama has won the election. Now, we McCain supporters ask ourselves, "What do we do now that a socialist-leaning, abortion-promoting, terrorist-befriending, tax-happy man has been elected president? We simply rise above it. Here's what we do: (1) We do NOT stoop to the juvenile and hate-filled rhetoric that the left ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 04, 2008, 11:26pm EST

  • A President Obama

    It looks like we are about to have a President-elect Obama. It is incredibly amazing to me that our country could elect a man who represents just about everything opposite of what our country was founded on. It is a sad day for freedom and life and equality ... [...]
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    Fetched: November 04, 2008, 10:24pm EST

  • The 2008 Weblog Awards

    It's that time again! It's time for the 2008 Weblog Awards. Click the link below to see all the categories and to nominate your favorite blogs - beginning on Monday, November 3, 2008. Happy Bloggin! [...]
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    Fetched: November 01, 2008, 2:20pm EDT

  • Is LA Times secretly on McCain’s side?

    No, I really don't believe the LA Times is secretly on McCain's side. However, this story about the LA Times refusing to release the tape of Obama palling around with Rashid Khalidi is silly. News organizations release "protected" information all the time. No one sincerely believes their ... [...]
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    Fetched: October 31, 2008, 9:21am EDT

  • What if McCain wins?

    I'm not looking forward to next Wednesday - or whenever the official outcome of the election is determined - regardless of whether John McCain or Barack Obama wins. If McCain wins, we will see a backlash from all the spoiled Democrats who will spend the next four years crucifying ... [...]
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    Fetched: October 31, 2008, 12:23am EDT

  • “Where I part company with conservatives . . . “

    My blogging friend, Norma, at Collecting My Thoughts, has an interesting post up about "Where I part company with conservatives." It's worth the time to read. Here's a taste to whet your appetite: I believe marijuana can be a controlled substance for medical treatment, just like other mind altering ... [...]
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    Fetched: October 27, 2008, 2:24am EDT

  • I love Sarah Palin

    Sarah Palin is my hero. Truly. She is intelligent, articulate, and she lives her beliefs. She knows what America is all about, and I gladly support her and John McCain in this election, and I will support her for POTUS in 2012. Here is a clip ... [...]
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    Fetched: October 26, 2008, 11:23pm EDT

  • Obama’s redistribution of wealth

    This is rather chilling. All you liberals who believe that Barack Obama will honor the Constitution of the United States as POTUS, please respond. How do you explain this away? Hat tip: LGF [...]
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    Fetched: October 26, 2008, 11:23pm EDT

  • What will we do if Obama wins?

    This election is more emotionally charged than any I can remember in my adult life. I have never missed the opportunity to vote in a national election, and I cast my vote in this election just yesterday. I fear for our nation's basic Constitutional foundation if Obama is ... [...]
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    Fetched: October 26, 2008, 12:22am EDT

  • What’s important this election

    I voted today. It took all of about 5 minutes from the time I walked into the voting center until I walked back out. It's rainy and it was before the lunch break crowd got there. Now I have my "I voted!" sticker to wear the rest ... [...]
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    Fetched: October 24, 2008, 12:24pm EDT
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