Tag: family
group name: katlnhats
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September 19, 2006 02:07 PM EDT --
I have a metal box full of recipes typed on 4 x 6 inch index cards. Some were shared by friends and family members and others are just things I collected over the years. And in some cases I recorded . . .
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October 04, 2006 08:43 PM EDT --
I used to watch this commercial. The mom stands at the door. Her hair is in a ponytail and she's got on capris and a jacket. Just as her children are going out the door, they knock over a lamp. She . . .
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September 08, 2006 03:00 PM EDT --
Cooking comes naturally to some people while others dread the task, take short cuts or avoid the kitchen whenever possible. Some folks say that cooking is a dying art and point to the abundance of . . .
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September 22, 2006 04:10 PM EDT --
THE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS
For years I would drive myself nuts with Christmas lists and ideas for everyone in our quite large family. We had all started exchanging gifts from early days before each of the . . .
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November 18, 2006 04:05 PM EST --
You know how in most of our families we develop some silly traditions through the years...........well, one of ours started back in 1953 when we were still living in Cuba.
We had a friend of my mother's . . .
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September 07, 2006 07:28 PM EDT --
When I got married in 1965 I had a very traditional/old fashioned idea of what my role should be. In addition to daily cleaning, I changed sheets every day, ironed everything including linens and . . .
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February 06, 2007 11:53 AM EST --
I am not a certified genealogist (yet), but there might be some of you who are pursuing this line of work and would like to do it as a profession. If so, you might want to look into getting certified. . . .
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August 05, 2006 03:27 PM EDT --
This is the story of my little illegal immigrant....
We left Cuba on March 16, 1960. It is a day I will never forget. As much for what led up to it as for the traumatic day itself. I have been working . . .
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September 13, 2006 02:06 PM EDT --
This morning I made my usual biweekly trip to area grocery stores to fill my empty cupboards and take advantage of advertised sales. I was a little concerned about what I might spend because I was . . .
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September 13, 2006 05:16 PM EDT --
During the early years of my childhood I had a friend named Mina who lived three doors down. Mina's mother bought cigarettes by the carton, kept the cigarettes in her daughter's dresser, . . .
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September 17, 2006 11:48 AM EDT --
Although I support efforts to keep kids safe, I'm increasing frustrated by many of the child safety contraptions which are sold to keep children in the house, out of the cabinets or away from other . . .
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August 17, 2008 06:27 PM EDT --
Today, my husband and I celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary. :)
Six years ago:
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September 08, 2006 12:29 AM EDT --
Hi,
Other than our computers, what do you like to do?
I like to cook and bake and I love to read and will read a book till it's finished just to find out what happened and how it ended without peeking . . .
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November 06, 2009 12:56 PM EST --
Since Destiny is in that funny things toddler's say phase I've been documenting these phrases and comments she's made and plan to scrapbook them, make her a small book or something similar when I finally . . .
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September 20, 2006 11:09 AM EDT --
While I was watching the real estate channel this morning, I was reminded of an incident that occurred when my son was a little boy.
It was early afternoon and the family was out for a typical . . .
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September 10, 2006 08:11 PM EDT --
When my daughter was about three years old, she asked me if we could go to the store to buy a baby. Because the question took me a little by surprise, I didn't have an immediate answer. . . .
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September 12, 2006 05:39 AM EDT --
Sent to me by a dear friend and passed along to you, I did not write it but I feel it's well worth sharing...
Marilyn
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I envy Kevin. My brother Kevin thinks . . .
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September 18, 2006 10:45 PM EDT --
As a child I was taught that, when you went to someone's house, you ate what was served and said it was good. Nothing short of a food allergy would excuse you from eating what was offered. It . . .
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September 15, 2006 09:25 AM EDT --
My dad was one of nine children in a low income family. His childhood experiences are the subject of many family stories and he often described his memories in poetry. A Penny Candy is one . . .
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September 08, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
Lunch time again – What should we have today. There's always that last piece of meat loaf and the odds and ends of vegetables. And how about the last of that open can of tomato . . .
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