by Kathy on December 31, 2018 · 0 comments
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7 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. Ever since I did this writing exercise those two years, […]
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by Kathy on November 11, 2018 · 0 comments
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Saturday, 1-27-96 9:50 AM London 3:50 AM E-Town Well, it’s been a few days since I have written in here… I believe Thurs. & Fri. have gone unaccounted for, and since I must keep up w/ my records, for myself, of this adventure… I will recap! Thurs. morning was a field trip to the “Banqueting […]
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by Kathy on November 8, 2018 · 0 comments
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Thursday, 1-25-96 12:16 AM London 6:16 PM E-Town (1-24-96) Well, easily amused I am & that was the theme for my roomie and I this evening… We were sorta bored, slap happy, & planning her b-day celebration for Friday night, when the subject of our “Welsh friends” arose… We started laughing about what would happen […]
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by Kathy on November 1, 2018 · 0 comments
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Sunday, 1-21-96 11:36 PM London 6:36 PM H.H.I. 5:36 PM E-Town Called Gramma Dee & Grampa Jack today to wish Grampa a “Happy 80th Birthday!” It was a very special conversation with both of them! They seemed very happy to hear from me & I was so happy to hear their voices and their upbeat […]
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by Kathy on October 2, 2018 · 0 comments
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You’re fifteen for a moment, caught in between ten and twenty… You probably don’t know this song reference, but we’ll remedy that today. 15. Years. Old. Say what? When did that happen?! I remember this toddler, who loved all things trains, said “Choo-Choo!” often, and would drop everything when he heard the sound of “ding-dings” going down, […]
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by Kathy on September 17, 2018 · 0 comments
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Dear Abigail Grace, What to say to you… It’s September 17th again! Your 9th Birthday! How exciting is that?! You’ve been asking for days what time you could wake up this morning, since you wanted to get the celebration going as early as possible… In part because you wanted to be sure there would be […]
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