Lady in a Small Town

Last night, about 45 minutes after MIL left the phone rang.  It was MIL’s brother looking for her.  I told him she left and probably stopped at the store on her way home.  When I hung up my mom called.  MIL’s mother (age 98) had called my parents’ house looking for MIL, because she has [...]

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I am so glad it is finally Friday. This was a very long week. My class has been kind of off the wall. We’ve had fluctuating attendance and disruptions. We are working our way slowly through the book, focusing on the story, retelling, spelling, and grammar. I am skipping several skills about comprehension, certain organizational [...]

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My mother-in-law and I are making a scrapbook for her mom. Gramma P will be 99 on Christmas Eve, so for the first day of her 100th year we will give her a book for her life on Christmas. MIL and I aren’t much alike and I am uncomfortable around her. This project has really [...]

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Today is Lord Strathconn’s 31st birthday. Right now he is being kissed by a dozen or so college-age strangers.

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Quoth Lord S whilst redialing the phone, “I don’t have to dial 9 to make a call at home, do I?”

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I would say I haven’t had anything to blog about, and that’s why I have been quiet, but really I have just been too busy. I turned 31 on May 16. Not a big deal, just something I did. Last year, I blogged 30 things about me in the 30 days leading to my 30th [...]

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Watching SNL and eating leftovers. Easter weekend was pretty good. We went to T’s grandma’s in Schenectady. His mom and one cousin were there. Saturday we dyed eggs and went for a walk. It was pretty cold and windy and when we got back I coughed a lot. We had a great dinner with MIL’s [...]

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