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Apr.07.2013
TMI
Sometimes people say things that let you know that they are real live human beings with stuff just like you. In those instances the three letters TMI are often said jokingly to tell that person that you really didn't want to know all of their business. Like when you ask them where have they been...
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Feb.20.2013
Whenever she speaks I find myself sitting upright, eyes locked onto her; knowing that the words that come from her mouth are indeed given to her. I noticed as others spoke that she would look away, every now and then I thought I saw her lips move silently - she spoke to herself. Her body then...
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Oct.29.2011
My 13 year old went to his first football game with his 16 year old brother a few weeks ago. He had a good time. My 13 year old decided he wanted to have a bowling birthday party and invite all of his friends and his family (his words) to the party. We had one and we all had a ball. My 13 year old...
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Nov.14.2010
My favorite day!  I kinda' never went to sleep Saturday night. Mom taxi was running from 7:30 a.m. with both boys and daughter from Ripon back o Tracy from Tracy to Richmond back to Tracy to Stockton back to Tracy. My head hit the pillow at 3:00 a.m. Yep 3 a.m. The last several hours were for me...
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Oct.20.2010
I realize that today's date is Wednesday however I would be remiss if I let another day go by without mentioning my favorite day - Sunday. I woke up a little tired; however anticipating  the day.  I had two extra children, friends of my children who slept over, and one sister along with my regular...
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Oct.20.2010
Saturday I had the party for my children which as usual ended up not only being a party for them it was one for me and my divasisters, friends and relatives. The age range of the women was from about 35 to 76, white and varying shades of the color brown, socioeconomic levels of women, all united...
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Oct.11.2010
A few months ago my son announced that he was in puberty.  All I said was ok.  A few weeks later he announced that he was in more puberty because his chest was getting bigger. I said ok. He then told me some weeks ago that he now really was in puberty because he had a zit. I said ok.  As I was...
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Aug.17.2010
My feet still hurt! My diva friend and I had one of the most memorable parties that any two 50-year-old diva's could have ever expected. We laughed, we cried, we danced, we whooooohaawd and giggled, and squealed with excitement as people who we had not seen in years and people that came from out-of...
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Aug.01.2010
BP
  Did you know that AM/PM, the convenient store, uses gas from BP?  I did not know this until a friend of mine told me that it was true.  So what I did was to drive into an AM/PM and get some gas.  The gas is always available and inexpensive, at least for those of us who use regular gas. (...
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Jul.19.2010
You can go to any public place, any private place and just any place and you will see groups of people who appeared to have lost all respect for themselves and for you.  I see grown men who want to be boys and boys who want to be grown men.  Girls who want to be women and women who want to be girls...