Tag: mom
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Parental Visitation
My dad and mom stopped in for a visit. My dad isn’t doing very well with a lot of medical issues. He’s not in pain which is good. And he’s still got a lot of fight in him. I love them both but every visit I worry this will be the last time I see…
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Electrician
All the lights are back on. It took four or five hours for the electrician to fix most of it. The main breaker was expired, the thermal photo rated it at 180 degrees Fahrenheit, so it had to be replaced. That is a temporary fix. Replacing it with a new one will take a whole…
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Cupboard Latch
I had a dream that I was in our old house. When we lived there it was falling apart. In the dream a cupboard latch had fallen off. Most of the dream I was collecting scraps of garbage that was laying around the house and I was putting it in a pile in front of…
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Meatloaf
My mom makes the best meatloaf. It was a treat growing up so maybe it’s just the nostalgia. It’s got protein and grain. Today I added a little sour cream to increase the dairy. She makes it with milk so it already has some of that. She makes a meatloaf sauce with ketchup, mustard, and…
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Hot Water Heater
One of the brethren from church installed a new hot water heater today. My mom payed for it. I helped just a little bit.
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Family Meals
What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? One of the things I miss more than most about my childhood is that Dad, Mom, my sisters, and I would sit together for a family meal almost every evening. It is a tradition that my wife and I were simply not able to maintain. Between autism…
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Cardboard Boxes
We get boxes of diapers for the two younger boys. Magic decided to perch herself atop them. Sadly my youngest didn’t let her stay long. But I got a good picture before he brushed her down. The real pile of boxes however is being slowly moved from his older brother’s room to the new apartment.…
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Son-day
My oldest son came back to town for an indefinite stay. He’s been having a rough time, so he moved back in with his mom. I suggested that he could be my ride to church this morning. It’s Fast and Testimony Sunday which are always a little more interesting than the usual sacrament meetings. So…
Latter Day Sinner 