Tag: love
member name: anna g. vanwinkle
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May 18, 2006 12:04 PM EDT --
I don't know why he responds the way he does.
He knows I'm not after him.
I don't want him.
I don't need him.
If I did need him, I'd call. He'd come. It might take some coaxing, . . .
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March 23, 2007 12:10 PM EDT --
"Mom, what crowd were you in when you were in 7th grade? the popular kids or the invisibles?"
"What do you mean by invisibles?"
"You know the kids no one notices like me." . . .
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February 04, 2008 05:51 PM EST --
Dear Abby,
Today I was shocked to see that my Sister In Law is now hawking gifts my recently deceased mother gave to her on E-Bay. I've been angry before, but this just takes the cake and the plate . . .
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June 11, 2006 03:36 PM EDT --
OK. My dog is a good boy. Hang on, I'm being nudged.
"There, there. Good boy Tucker now go sit down. Well lay if you feel like it - it's close enough. We'll call it . . .
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June 17, 2006 06:18 PM EDT --
We are digging ourselves out this time. We've been on a two year financial plan. The plan is genius and simply called: Live Without It.
Unfortunately for us, our junk makes us feel good and . . .
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March 04, 2006 12:01 AM EST --
Dear God.
Yes, Its me. Yeah, yeah I know - I'm not a team player but I was born with an affliction to being yelled at by sweaty men in pulpits as well as peeling the backs of my . . .
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October 01, 2007 08:18 PM EDT --
From My Email on September 22nd, 2007
Dear Friends and Family,
A lot has happened in a short period of time. My mother went in for bypass surgery on Monday, bounced out of it perfectly . . .
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March 05, 2008 11:27 AM EST --
It's been a long time since I had a good cup of coffee. Sometime before Christmas 2007 I woke up one morning, went to the kitchen, opened the coffee, smelled the coffee, wrinkled my nose and . . .
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September 15, 2007 08:23 PM EDT --
Of Being Lost – Then Found, Senior Moments & Finding God in the Parking Lot of Wal-Mart
I was leaving the Wal-Mart checkout –87.00 lighter, and ended up pushing my cart aimlessly . . .
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May 11, 2006 06:10 PM EDT --
"Get your pens and paper ready; List three things you love about yourself you have 30 seconds."
(This was the lead out question at a conference I attended last week)
While the "100 . . .
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March 14, 2006 11:14 PM EST --
They say that Cat's have much smaller heads than dogs, but what matters is what's between the ears. I don't know. For such sophisticated creatures, I find my pride of housecats very easy to . . .
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May 18, 2006 09:06 AM EDT --
Spanking Vs. Tough Love
I've always found that parent's are equally divided on this topic. Do we spank our children and make our point clearly and quick - or do we take the route . . .
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June 16, 2006 01:52 PM EDT --
My dad is the original Mr. Fix It. He's known world wide for his staunch snobbery of duct tape and those who use duct tape in the process of fixin' anything.
He's from . . .
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December 19, 2006 09:33 PM EST --
It's really been a weird season, and while I could forge on and write something holidayish, the weird is sticking to me more than the ribbons and bows. I'll forge ahead.
I have this relationship . . .
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May 11, 2006 02:26 AM EDT --
It was a dark and rainy night once upon a time. (Hey, it really was - I'm NOT kidding!)
He was cute. Intense. Somebody nominated us to sing karoake together.Summer Love. Grease. Something . . .
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April 13, 2006 11:34 AM EDT --
My mother called yesterday. My niece is getting married.
"Hey, sweetheart. I have something to ask you. I pulled my jewelry out of the safe deposit box. Do you mind if I give Jennie . . .
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May 23, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
"Sweetie, you aren't a dog, stop licking your plate."
"Awe - you're just like my mother."
"My mom doesn't make me take a bath before bed."
"Guess what? . . .
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January 24, 2007 10:17 PM EST --
Jiggley Jack the naughty cat
Funning in my hair,
A clumsy one, he balanced
Behind me on the chair,
His paws went in
He tried to catch
A tussled curly q
And sent himself a flyin’
. . .
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April 24, 2006 10:40 PM EDT --
I have a friend. Her name is Lora. Lora supports my habit. Enables me. Feeds my addiction. She's my contact on the inside. She's connected. She knows which strings to pull and when. She walks . . .
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September 08, 2007 10:23 AM EDT --
(His Keys is an essay from the collection While You Were Away - articles that chronicle life at home during military deployments.)
This morning when I was heading out the door, I . . .
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