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Show and Tell

Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertAugust 19, 2000 I’ve been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second…

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Five Minute Friday — Belong

It’s Friday. And even though I’m on a family vacation with the grandkids, today’s prompt was so appropriate I felt compelled to jot down five minutes worth of words. The Friday task is to write for just five minutes on … Continue reading

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All in the Family

What a weekend! What a wonderful weekend! Under the pretense of a graduation party for my grandson — okay, it actually WAS a graduation party for my grandson — we were able to bring the Siccardi clan together for the … Continue reading

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Is That Creepy?

My daughter, son-in-law and grandson were visiting last week from Ohio {and they’re coming back this weekend along with my sons and their families from Kentucky and Massachusetts}. We spent some time sitting in the gazebo along with my local … Continue reading

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15 To Go

This is shaping up as a wild, fun-filled summer. If all goes as planned, I’ll my kids here together for a happy occasion for the first time in nine years. Sure, we’ve been together, but generally it’s because of sickness … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Hands

Well, it’s Friday, so it must be time to join Lisa Jo and her band of fellow writers at Five Minute Friday (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/06/five-minute-friday-hands/). That’s where we take a prompt word and just run with it … for five minutes with … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Crowd

Well, it’s Friday. Time to join the hundreds over at Lisa Jo’s place for a Friday free for all writing frenzy. You remember, each Friday we congregate at Lisa Jo’s place (http://lisajobaker.com/) to throw in our two cents worth on … Continue reading

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Wednesday Writing XV

Well, it’s Wednesday so it’s time to add to our collaborative community story. We’re following a flashback of our main character, Samantha. The story thus far is on the blog under “Story.” Here’s where we left off. Chad said, “Sure … Continue reading

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Wednesday Writing XIV

Well, it’s Wednesday so it’s time to add to our collaborative community story. We’re following a flashback of our main character, Samantha. The story thus far is on the blog under “Story.” Here’s where we left off. We were very … Continue reading

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