Category Archives: Holidays

Countdown to Cake

Another countdown from the atrocity that has become Black Friday to Cyber Monday weekend, plus extended hours and days to buy things for yourself and family members to open on Christmas to show them how much you care about the … Continue reading

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Free Pie

Caleb had Thanksgiving Day off so he volunteered to make banana bread and candied yams for the guys who didn’t. He also made some loaves for us and a regular loaf so we could have a sandwich for dinner. The … Continue reading

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When School Binds Your Eyes

Balboa Park Golf Course Spring break has come and gone, and summer is almost over. I finished the spring semester, all 20.5 units, with my first C on my college record. Caleb and I gave our 45-day notice to vacate … Continue reading

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Twelve Days of Christmas

    First: Jumping for Cobbler I gifted Caleb one tin of mini Altoids and read on the couch with Sparky in my lap enjoying the sun coming through the window while Caleb prepped the pears. At work, I had … Continue reading

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Twelve Days of December

First: I woke up to Sparky and his four cold feet. He danced in the hall and asked, “walk me?” We walked three times down the same ol street. I went to the gym where I did not swim, but … Continue reading

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