PrimoDonna
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July 2005
Don't Ask Me How I Know
Sunday, 31 July 2005 5:26 P GMT-06
Don't use Spenda (for cooking and baking) in Fresh Apple Cake. Don't ask me how I know!
Category: The Present
My Grandma
Friday, 29 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
Here is another of my lists! I'll probably write separate entries on some of the things, but these will give you an overview of my many memories of my dad's mother and things that happened on her place in rural Texas.
Category: The Past
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Why I am Blessed - Reason #2
Thursday, 28 July 2005 8:25 A GMT-06
My co-workers were talking about health problems they had had in the past, health problems that their parents have, and health in general. It made me realize that I hadn't had any major health problems and don't have any now. I don't take any med
Category: Why I am Blessed
Things That I Remember About my Papo and Mamo and Their House in Louisiana
Wednesday, 27 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
Papo and Mamo are my mother’s parents. They always lived in Louisiana—first in the country, then in town. The only house that I remember them living in was a wooden house painted white with a small porch on the front.
Category: The Past
Why I am Blessed - Reason #1
Tuesday, 26 July 2005 5:46 A GMT-06
I've started a new category that was inspired by an e-mail that I received from my daughter this morning. Her e-mail bought tears to my eyes. I thought to myself, "How nice of her to say that! I am so lucky to have her in my life."
Category: The Present Why I am Blessed
Counting
Monday, 25 July 2005 9:41 A GMT-06
Driving to work this morning, I realized that I have been counting a lot lately. I have 149 workdays until I retire from my job, if you look to the right of my Web page, you see how many actual days there are left until I retire. I have one mor
Category: My Thoughts
Three Months in Louisiana
Monday, 25 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
My mom, my two sisters, and I stayed with my Aunt Bert, Uncle Luke, and four cousins while waiting for my dad to find a house for us in England. We also had to get shots and passports because we were going overseas.
Category: The Past
The Drive-in Theater
Sunday, 24 July 2005 8:05 A GMT-06
I was reading in the newspaper this morning that "drive-in theaters [are] making a comeback across Texas." A guy just opened one in Garrett (south of Dallas), and there are plans to open drive-ins in Shriner (between Houston and San Anton
Category: The Past
Our House on Fort Lee and Moving Again
Friday, 22 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
Townhouse-style family housing of military installations must have been popular for awhile. Our house on Fort Lee was similar to the one on Otis. There were several units in one building.
Category: The Past
Candy and Gum
Wednesday, 20 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
Here is a list of candy and gum that I remember from my childhood. I guess most are still around, but some are hard to find.
Category: The Past
Switching Places
Monday, 18 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
D and I were in the same class when we were in the sixth grade in Dupont School, Virginia. One day we decided to sit at each other's desk to see if our teacher, Mrs. McCullen, would notice.
Category: The Past
She Has Style
Saturday, 16 July 2005 3:44 P GMT-06
My husband and I are visiting with ProcheinAmy and family this weekend. As I was getting ready my two granddaughters (Oldest and Youngest) came into the bathroom with me. The three of us put blush on. I washed their faces, brushed their hair
Category: Grandkids are Grand! Karnival of Kidz
Hopewell, Virginia
Friday, 15 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
Again, we lived on the economy when we first moved to Virginia. My dad was stationed at Fort Lee even though he was in the Air Force. We lived in the town of Hopewell. Here are some of the things that I remember about Hopewell.- D and I finishe
Category: The Past
Otis Air Force Base
Wednesday, 13 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
Sometime during the summer on 1957, we moved onto the base. The building that we lived in was like a townhouse. Six two-story units build together. Each unit had a basement. The washer and dryer were in one corner of the basement. In anothe
Category: The Past
Memories About Snow in Massachusetts
Monday, 11 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
There are a two memories concerning snow that stand out for me during our time in Bourne. We made snow ice cream. I don't remember how we made it, but it seems like we used milk. I do remember that it was good.
Category: The Past
My Mom
Friday, 8 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
I’ve been thinking about my mother lately. Dorothy was born in 1924 in a tiny Louisiana town. She graduated from high school and went to beauty school in Shreveport.
Category: My Thoughts
From New Mexico to Massachusetts
Wednesday, 6 July 2005 12:00 A GMT-06
In early 1957, my dad was transferred to Otis Air Force Base in Massachusetts. We lived there for about one year. You can imagine how different the landscape was after New Mexico! There were many, many trees and everything was so green in the
Category: The Past
A Blog Blessing
Monday, 4 July 2005 7:36 A GMT-06
When I started my blog at the end of April, my goal was to tell my children and grandchildren about my life. My daughter told me that she is learning new things about me. Even my husband is founding out things. In the back of my mind I also wan
Category: Blogging
Who I Am, Part 2 of 5
Friday, 1 July 2005 5:16 A GMT-06
I am an ordinary person living an ordinary life. I consider my husband, children, grandchildren, and the rest of my family to be extraordinary. Not only am I lucky that they are my family, I’m honored that they are. To find out more about me,
Category: The Present