Tag: family
group name: oneatatime
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January 30, 2008 12:44 PM EST --
The phone rang, I answered. I knew it was my twelve year old grandaughter when I heard her say " Hi Gran-ma, It's me"
"Hi Sweety" I replied
"Guess what gran-ma, . . . more
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January 29, 2008 09:53 PM EST --
You haven't been a part of my life for years.
I don't know if it was by chance or choice, but I can't remember the last time we talked.
I was eight years old the last time I felt . . . more
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October 08, 2008 12:31 AM EDT --
I am sharing these journal entries as I feel I am able to handle sharing my most personal thoughts and prayers with my friends here at Gather. I am not much of a people person, keeping my personal friends . . . more
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October 06, 2008 08:09 AM EDT --
We did it. We held a yard sale. We assembled our prized possesions on tables, pieces of plywood balanced on plastic trashcans, and tarps on the front lawn. It looked like a cross between redneck city . . . more
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August 15, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
It occurred nearly every Sunday after church. The family...and that term was very loosely defined...gathered around the dining room table at my grandmother's apartment for Sunday dinner.
The . . . more
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July 21, 2008 03:22 PM EDT --
The cancer has long ago been declared terminal. Every attempt at saving the victim has been to no avail. With each successive surgery, the condition has worsened. The last procedure, . . . more
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February 09, 2008 12:45 AM EST --
As a lot of my connections know, my granddaughter joined the Air Force and left for basic training Jan. 6th. My son and I were making plans to be in San Antonio for her graduation next month. . . . more
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August 10, 2008 07:56 PM EDT --
Please welcome my Grand daughter to Gather. Her name
if Pamela O. She's my first grandchild, and we've always been
close. Some of you have connected to her, from reading her . . . more
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February 13, 2008 12:55 PM EST --
I may have posted this a few months back....probably not in this exact format, but am reposting it today for Kathryn Esplin-Oleski's Wednesday Writing Essential.
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February 13, 2008 08:35 PM EST --
I wrote this piece several years back when my in-laws first became ill. They have both since passed away, within four months of each other.
When did life as they knew it slip away? . . . more
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February 08, 2008 11:57 PM EST --
She's not supposed to have too much sugar, but every now and then Nana sneaks her just a little taste! This particular evening Mom gave the okay...for a couple of bites. Lilly's personality changed . . . more
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February 09, 2008 11:41 PM EST --
I once knew a woman whose attitude toward waiters, waitresses, and store clerks was astonishing. Convinced that these people were of a lowlier social stature than she, it made no difference whatsoever . . . more
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March 03, 2008 09:13 AM EST --
Dear Honey Bumpkins,
These are a few short words of wisdom from your mother, before you start your new life as a husband. First of all, you must realize, you aren't marrying your mother. . . . more
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May 27, 2008 11:11 PM EDT --
Last weekend my son got home from Afganistan. I'm so proud of him but I'm relieved to have him home. The end of next month my daughter & her family will be home for a few . . . more
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February 05, 2008 10:52 AM EST --
I initially posted this in April 2007. At flit's request for our best article posted here at Gather, I decided this was probably mine.
Our family participated in this . . . more
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February 11, 2008 10:46 AM EST --
As women, we sometimes find it hard to understand how the opposite sex-so meticulous in their grooming of ridiculous things-like the grass surrounding the lamp post, can be so oblivious to their . . . more
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January 31, 2008 06:23 PM EST --
Have you had a conversation with your spouse, significant other, etc., about your wishes if you would (God forbid) be declared brain dead? Do you have the Organ Donor designation on your drivers . . . more
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March 23, 2008 03:29 AM EDT --
I just wanted to wish you and your family a Happy Easter. Have a wonderful Hoilday. Dont eat so much you cant move, and enjoy the time you have with your loved ones. Stay safe and if you drive . . . more
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March 29, 2008 08:30 PM EDT --
This has been a very stressful couple of weeks with too many close calls for my family. It started almost two weeks ago when I got a call from my Mom that my dad was in the hospital. He couldn't feel . . . more
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February 17, 2008 06:47 PM EST --
My youngest son left in January for a 4 to 6 month deployment in Afganistan. He doesn't like it very much because it's very cold and the poverty he sees bothers him. He sent these . . . more
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