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  • Widowhood by snowbird
    03/29/13

    Suggestions for preparation of widowhood:

    1. Learn to drive if you haven't already.

    2. Learn to pump gas, check your tires and fluids in your car.

    3.Learn to use basic tools and do home repairs.

    4.Learn to balance a bank statement.

    5.Know where your records…

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  • Cherish Your Friends – No Matter How Far Away by Jeanne Winters
    07/15/12

    I just finished a whirlwind trip to visit friends and family in three metro areas in neighboring states halfway across the country.

    It was a test in sleep-deprivation and scheduling – trying to fit in a maximum number of visits, while shuttering the guilt pangs of knowing we couldn't…

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  • Say What? by LSSwiller
    07/02/12

    Allow me to replay a recent scene between me and my beloved: While upstairs working, my cell phone, which is downstairs, begins to ring. My partner, Aging Gal, who is also downstairs lying on the couch cocooned under a blanket in what is arguably the coldest house in the free world, refuses to move…

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  • The Journey Through Life by Jennifer
    06/28/12

    How do you enjoy the small things? How do you focus on raising your kids, what to make for dinner,  what should your child’s science project be? When you are losing sleep your husband will lose his job? When you can’t find a job? When the kids want to go for pizza but you spend the…

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  • Does being married make you feel pretty everyday? by Rachael Harris
    06/22/12

              Cold and rainy, wet and windy outside, I sat in my car with the motor running and the heater on. The overcast day looked more like evening, though it was only early afternoon. Nothing really motivating one to be outdoors. A hot cup of coffee did sound good! But…

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