You Are What You Wear was a popular television show a few years back. Laurel and Holly watched the show every week. In short, a "fashion challenged" woman received a complete head-to-toe makeover - new hair style, make-up, clothes, everything - each week. This hapless woman then unveiled her new self to all the important people in her life at the end of the hour and they oohed … [Read more...] about You Are What You Wear – Fashion Counts
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Old Man Gene is My Neighbor
Old Man Gene is my neighbor and lives across the street from us. He lives with his daughter, Melissa, son-in-law, Brian, and their two kids, Benjamin and Maxwell. His given name is Eugene Pomeroy but the name doesn’t fit him at all. When I think of a Eugene I think of a scrawny, nerdy, bespectacled person. That’s not Gene. Instead he’s thin-haired, kind of heavy-set with a … [Read more...] about Old Man Gene is My Neighbor
Mary Sue Kramer, My Neighbor
Mary Sue Kramer is my next door neighbor. She moved in about a week before we did. She has blond hair, an hour glass figure, a loving, handsome husband, and two children – one boy and one girl. Mary Sue has that deadly combination of having both brains and beauty. She welcomed us with a tray of homemade cookies the day after we moved in. And they weren’t just chocolate chip or … [Read more...] about Mary Sue Kramer, My Neighbor
10 Life Lessons I Learned as a Football Mom
Howdy! Maybelle Crabtree here. I am a Football Mom. Or at least I was. Matthew played youth football here in town for six years. It's what our family did from August to early December. Everything, and I do mean everything, in our household revolved around the football schedule. Football was good for Matthew; it kept him on track. It was a release for his boundless energy. … [Read more...] about 10 Life Lessons I Learned as a Football Mom
I Love You All the Same But Different
“You love the girls more than me!” “Admit it! Holly’s your favorite cause she’s the baby!” “You never help me with my homework.” “Matthew’s the favorite because he’s the oldest and only boy.” “You never let me do that!” Unless you have only one child, you have heard it in one form or another. You have a “favorite” child because (fill in the blank). You “love” one … [Read more...] about I Love You All the Same But Different