Ever since I realized that we have one less week between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, I’ve been moping around feeling ripped off. We can’t be expected to cram every holiday celebration and tradition into two lousy weeks! There is far too much to do, see, eat, sing, drink and buy before December 25! In…
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Holiday Decor of Yore
I can’t remember that my reading glasses are perched on my head, where I parked my car at the commissary, or where I left my cup of coffee, but I have many vivid recollections of my childhood. Especially of the holidays, when I stored detailed memories of the sights, sounds, and aromas of the season,…
A Military Spouse’s Thanksgiving Prayer
Now I lay me down to pray, that I’ll survive Thanksgiving Day. That the special dinner I agreed to host, won’t make me a laughing stock on post. That I will keep hold of my sanity, and have no outbursts of profanity. That our turkey will completely thaw, so that stuffing her won’t require a…
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The Parallels Between Dogs and Men
From a plastic chair beside a burbling aquarium tank occupied by one lonely sucker fish, I relayed our dog’s recent behavior to the veterinarian. “Moby’s been acting … well, funny. He’s walking stiffly, favoring his left side, whining a lot, and he won’t get up for anything except meals, of course. He is a lab,…