girl in blue                 PrimoDonna
                                                                               
                                               ...memories of the past,

                                                        thoughts about the present,

                                                              and hopes for the future

May 2008



She's a Natural Woman, I mean, Naturalized Woman

Friday, 30 May 2008 12:00 A GMT-06
Although Amy was born on what is considered American soil in West Germany (on a U.S. military installation), we decided to get her naturalized. She had a birth certificate from the Department of State, but had nothing from the Department of
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Donna

Dressing Up

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 7:00 A GMT-06
Amy and Lee had so much fun playing while wearing different things. Here are a few examples. Below is Amy, at almost three, wearing a hat that her dad wore in Viet Nam and riding the fastest horse in Texas. I don't know what Lee is wearing, but he
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Donna

Fourth Birthday

Monday, 26 May 2008 6:45 A GMT-06
Our son still talks about his fourth birthday party. To be exact, he talks about the cake. I made a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting in a 9-by-13 pan decorated with little cowboy figures. Lee remembers having so much fun playing the figures at
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Donna

Why I Am Blessed - Reason #8

Friday, 23 May 2008 6:45 A GMT-06
When we moved up here, we started looking for a church home. Actually, we visited a few churches even before we made our move. We visited Presbyterian and Methodist churches close to us. You know, sometimes it is hard visiting a new church every
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Donna

A Tasty Snack

Wednesday, 21 May 2008 7:03 A GMT-06
On my journey to write about my life, most of my memories of the past were just mine. I did talk some to my mom and sisters, but not very much. I don't know why, I guess I wanted to write about what I remembered. However, when it came time to tell
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Donna

Lame Joke

Monday, 19 May 2008 7:16 A GMT-06
Last week my husband went to Wal-mart for lettuce and tomatoes. Here's how the conversation went with the cashier. Cashier as she rings up the lettuce: Are you going to make newlywed salad? Husband: What?Cashier: You know, lettuce alone.
Category: The Present Miscellaneous
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Donna

Zoom!

Friday, 16 May 2008 7:07 A GMT-06
For a while, Bill had a motorcycle. He drove it to work. That was nice because we had only one car, and it saved on the cost of gas. But I always worried about him a little. Like nowadays, there was the the usual problems of motorists not having
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Donna

From a Tadpole to a Little Frog

Wednesday, 14 May 2008 6:38 A GMT-06
In October 1978, Lee and I took a mom and tot swim class. The moms got in the swimming pool with the tots learning to swim. Each mom was to make sure her tot did what he was supposed to do. For instance, if the tot didn't put his head under the water
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Donna

Eat Breakfast First!

Monday, 12 May 2008 11:37 A GMT-06
My husband told me recently that he has been having really weird, vivid dreams. Some take place at his old job or someplace that he isn't around anymore. Now, I'm not superstitious, but there is one thing that I am reluctant to do. I don't like to
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Donna

Going to School

Friday, 9 May 2008 6:15 A GMT-06
While we were stationed at Fort Hood, Amy went to nursery school or preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. We paid for her to go to preschool. The lady who lived next door was a bus driver for the school. So Amy rode back and forth with her. I
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Donna

Oh, the Injustice!

Wednesday, 7 May 2008 6:18 P GMT-06
A few years ago, my daughter Amy told me that she had a deprived childhood because of two things. The first one was when we had her hair cut really short. The thing is, her hair was long, and she played hard. She had a lot of tangles and knots, and
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Donna

A Bit of Information

Saturday, 3 May 2008 8:09 A GMT-06
Remember about three years ago when I told you about living at Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico, when I was in grade school? I didn't tell you about a place called Bottomless Lakes State Park. To me it was in the middle of the desert and
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Bridge

Friday, 2 May 2008 7:20 A GMT-06
One day in 1977, I went to a civilian dentist for a check up and cleaning. When the dentist looked in my mouth, he told me to go the Army hospital on Fort Hood and have someone look at the roof of my mouth. I had noticed a small indentation on the
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Donna