Month: November 2009

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Nov 25, 2009

Some habits need to be broken

“A habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them.” So says Frank A. Clark. Nuts. Just as I’m getting

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Nov 17, 2009

It’s a colorful life

Life, I’ve decided, is a rainbow. Creation itself bears witness to this as we’ve just seen with the advent of autumn. The Good Lord could have colored our world in

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Nov 13, 2009

“Where everybody knows your name”

“Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name, And they’re always glad you came; You want to be where you can see Our troubles are all the same;

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Nov 10, 2009

Mouth-to-mouth would give ’em nightmares

Middle 2: “When Jamison finally moves out, lock the door!” Middle 1: “Do people actually do that (bring their families to their parents to entertain)?” Me: “Not really. That’s why

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Nov 09, 2009

“If You Give a Boy a Dishcloth” found in autobiography section

October is a big birthday month for the Schrocks. In fact, it’s pretty much bumper-to-bumper traffic. Our third son led the charge, turning 11 on the 20th. Niece Audrey turned

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Nov 04, 2009

How many fingers

“Jamison. How many fingers am I holding up?” Sometimes it’s the quiet ones that land the zingers. I love it when that happens.

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Nov 03, 2009

‘Follow your heart’ is bad advice

In the Good Parents handbook, there is a list of phrases that have been used by mothers and fathers since time immemorial. Stop making that face or it will freeze

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