Category Archives: ‘Til Death Do Us Part

Meant to last a lifetime

Posted on December 8, 2009 by onesanevoice

I recently bought some single-ply toilet paper.  It was an accident.  We are a two-ply family.  I got overly excited in the paper aisle at Target and bought the million-roll pack of the wrong kind.  Put a big red SALE … Continue reading →

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Hop hop hopping along

Posted on November 14, 2009 by onesanevoice

We have something brand new in our basement.  Crickets.  No, they’re not pets.  They just showed up.  And we’re not talking the cute little Jiminy variety; these are giant rogue-type specimens.  As if I’d been thinking this is what’s missing … Continue reading →

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Duh, she said

Posted on July 17, 2009 by onesanevoice

Pieces of things, either broken or unfinished, really nag at me, which explains my need to be the fixer and completer.  Former President Bush, of the W variety, didn’t leave much behind that was good, but the practice of adding … Continue reading →

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Family Deja Vu

Posted on July 13, 2009 by onesanevoice

Daughter turned 28 this past week, and when Husband and I asked how she planned to celebrate, she returned to a request she’s made many times before:  Can we all do something together as a family? Both my kids are … Continue reading →

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Selective Memory

Posted on May 16, 2009 by onesanevoice

This week was Husband’s birthday, happening as it does every year eleven days after mine.  I always knock myself out shopping for a great gift for him because one, he always gets me something terrific, and two, he’s really elusive … Continue reading →

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Steady As She Goes

Posted on January 3, 2009 by onesanevoice

In recent years, our New Year’s Day has been more eventful than our New Year’s Eve.  This is possibly because Husband and I are both more likely to be awake during the Day than the Eve.  This year, after a … Continue reading →

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Verbal Assault

Posted on December 26, 2008 by onesanevoice

Our family was invited to the wedding of Husband’s sister, who was set to remarry a lovely guy in another state.  Son was unavailable for the festivities, but Daughter pounced on the idea of a family gathering on her holiday … Continue reading →

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Hand me the wrench

Posted on November 16, 2008 by onesanevoice

One evening a week ago, I flipped on the light to go upstairs to our bedroom and nothing happened.  I looked all the way to the top of the steps and saw that the bulb in the ceiling light was … Continue reading →

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Into the Night

Posted on October 31, 2008 by onesanevoice

Husband and I just returned from Florida where we spent the last several days.  It wasn’t a vacation, though.  Husband’s mom passed away.  I wrote about my adorable mother-in-law in this entry right here and about how she always wanted her belongings … Continue reading →

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Office Spaced

Posted on July 11, 2008 by onesanevoice

Usually when I begin an entry I have a fairly good idea where I’m going with it but this time I’ll just start writing and see where we end up.  I’m sitting in the kitchen instead of the new office … Continue reading →

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