Category: The Samantha Years
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The Holiday in Pictures…by Samantha
Mama was about to post her relief that the tree was put away, ribbons were picked up and stockings packed for another season. But no Mama! You can’t close up the season without posting my Christams extravaganza! Tell me again about this Christmas thing…. Santa? Presents? I guess presents are okay… Elmo from Santa is…
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Happy 2010
After a lovely evening with friends, Hubby, Samantha and I got home just in time to welcome the new year. Hubby and I lit a candle and opened the front door to let out 2009 and bring in 2010. “Goodbye 2009,” I said. “It was a pretty good year,” said Hubby. And we blew out…
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Wah
I just got around to reading Time Magazine’s article on the ’00 decade, or what Time Magazine calls; The Decade from Hell. It made me a little upset. These last ten years were hard; no doubt about that. I know people who have lost a home, lost a job, lost a friend or loved one…
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Our Christmas Letter
I am still feeling a bit lazy and lounging in a post-Christmas stupor. So, I’m not posting anything new but in case you missed it, here’s our Christmas poem! Two weeks before Christmas and I sat there feeling crummy,Samantha had a cough and her nose was bit runny.I had shopping to do. I had to…
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Holiday Zombies
I starting noticing them around Thanksgiving…. staring at the items in the aisle like they had never seen them before, standing three carts deep next to the brown sugar and analyzing the difference between canned turkey gravy and dried turkey gravy. The dazed and confused look in their eyes gave them away. Holiday Zombies: a…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 