Category Archives: Family Life

Dogs letting loose

Pippin and Lucky, a 90-plus-pound Golden Retriever, have get-togethers like this periodically. When they’re together at the beach, they show why boys will be boys. Though normal for them, it can be quite a pain for us. The good news, they’re both tired when they finally get away from each other.

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Sun tea

I think I’ve turned my husband into a Southerner. He has developed a deep love of iced tea, to the point that he became fascinated with the idea of making sun tea. The only glass pitcher we had with a top, however, was my very old Snoopy orange juice pitcher. He made a perfectly marvelous [...]

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Not as bad as pickin’ your nose

There are times when you want to crawl under a rock. Like when your then 5-year-old asks a friend of yours to see something personal that really shouldn’t be shared in public. Now, today wasn’t that bad. But it was uncomfortable. As a parent, I should have learned by now that I’m on kid time, [...]

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Who’s the bedbug now?

With Herb out of town, Pippin wasted no time in taking over his space. Pippin to Herb: You’ve been replaced.

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How do I get rid of this bed bug?

I miss the girls. They began a two-week stay with my parents this weekend about 600 miles away. Yes, Susan and I have some time together. We even went out on a date! Imagine that! I miss the girls. We’ve called at least twice a day. They seem to be having a good time. They [...]

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