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SARCASM
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Down Days
The dog ‘s name was Ichabod. He was a good boy as shih tzus go, a little full of himself, but a courtly fellow, and a great companion to our high school aged daughter. One day Icabod fell asleep in a sunny spot on an oak stairstep. During this sleep he flipped over and sent himself rolling…
Small Joys–Houseplants
February is a bittersweet month for us. Sweet, because so many of our beloved friends and family members have birthdays in February, but bitter as well because our first child, Koral Kristine, was also born in February. She lived five short days and died of meningitis, very heart-rending. I don’t think there’s anything worse than…
GOBLIN!
Wild Word Friday! Do you remember when you were a kid and there was something absolutely delicious about being pretend-scared? Not truly afraid, just pretend-scared. When children go out to trick-or-treat, they dress up like monsters and GOBLINs and black cats and ghosts and pretend to be scary, and, when they come to our doors…