Yesterday, October 9, on Hunter’s actual turning-four-years-old birthday, I was once again explaining how his mommy had been my baby and I remembered her turning four and how now he was her baby.  The concept is still mystifying to him in some ways, but he pondered, “So that’s why you love us both so much?”  Yes, [...]

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It is COLD out today!  It is also overcast and funny-looking and  I fear the rumors of a spittering and sputtering of snowflakes arriving this weekend may, indeed, be true. 
I just went out and walked among the gardens, which are slowly but surely finishing up their work year.  There are gazillions of tomatoes left and just [...]

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I use a Hoover.  My grandpa was a longtime Hoover vacuum salesman and Hoover shop owner (they had lots of home appliances, actually).  So, it pretty much doesn’t matter what bells and whistles and pretty colors I see in the vacuum cleaner aisle.  If there is a Hoover in that aisle, I will naturally assume [...]

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“Oh, how sweet the light of day
And how wonderful to live in the sunshine!
Even if you live a long time, don’t take a single day for granted.
Take delight in each light-filled hour,
Remembering that there will also be many dark days
And that most of what comes your way is smoke.
Live footloose and fancy free-
You won’t be [...]

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People born in 1959:
Jason Alexander
Tom Arnold
Marie Osmond
Simon Cowell
John McEnroe
Richie Sambora
Weird Al Yankovich
Val Kilmer
Lorri Morgan
Judd Nelson
Sherri Cramer
Lorri Teufal
Kevin Spacey
Clint Howard
and me

October the 8th birthdays
Matt Damon
Sigourney Weaver
R.L. Stine
Jesse Jackson
Chevy Chase
Crocodile Dundee (Paul Hogan)
Stephanie Zimbalist
and me

pictured: me at maybe 14 or 15 months old with my young, beautiful parents and brother Joe on the way…

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I read this online article.  Color me wary.
 

Clean Your House In 19 Minutes

By Real Simple  With a plan of attack, you can maintain a sparkling house in just 19 minutes a day
Kitchen, 4 1/2 minutes daily
Always start with the sink. A sparkling sink becomes your kitchen’s benchmark for hygiene and tidiness, inspiring you to load [...]

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Northern Hills, to reflect some mighty big changes over the past year or so, rolled out a new “branding package” this week.  It is very different than it was.  And these are very much “my kind of colors” (oranges, pumkins, spices, shimmery copper), but the new site will take some getting used to, even though [...]

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October is pumpkins and spice, rustling leaves, brilliant carrots and abundant gourds and squash.  It is wool socks, leather shoes and a new pair of dark blue Levi’s.  October is tricks and treats, turtlenecks, Sunday suppers and chimnea fires.  It’s roasted seeds and amber and gold with browns and greens.  It’s spicy, cool mornings and indigo-dark [...]

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Tic-Tac-Toe
http://stuff.pyzam.com/toys/tictacscare.swf
Thanks, Tredessa!

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While I was in Missouri, Stormie-the-baby was in a serious, car-totaling accident.  Yes-her beloved Toyota Camry (which was getting about 38 miles per gallon in the city!!) got majorly crunched when she t-boned some crazy driver who decided to shoot out of a parking lot on a whim. 
Because there was very little reaction time, she really [...]

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