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Finding Love Online
I know what I was doing 16 years ago on this day. I was originally planning to go out with a friend of mine. I can’t remember if we were going to see a band or just go to a club, but she ended up...
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You’re Deaf – Now What?
Each time I lost my hearing (1993 for my right ear, 2008 for my left), I was surprised and disappointed by one thing: I was not offered any type of support for dealing with such a monumental loss. And...
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A Spring in My Step
Spring has been dragging its heels this year, peeking around the doorway and then retreating. For the past two days, though, it’s taken a big, bold step into the room and we have been enjoying 70...
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Here Comes Speed Racer
I read the email subject line in confusion. “You’re the Top Vaseline Badge Holder from the J’Adore VoxBox”!” What? I read it again as it slowly sunk in that the email was from Influenster and it was in...
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April 2014 Update
It’s been a while since I did a general update. I’m also in one of those “I don’t have anything to write about!” moods. I feel like I can talk just a bit about a lot of subjects, none of which is hefty...
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The Uprising of the Appliances
Our car continues to throw little zingers at us. Dave would love to replace it; every now and then he peruses the used car ads on Craigslist with a gleam in his eye. But the car still runs, and as long...
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New Starts: Plants and Houses Edition
This is our first seriously WARM day this year, warm as in ‘we left the furnace off all night and woke up to 72 degrees this morning.’ Warm as in ‘we opened the windows before 9 am and it was humid.’...
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Am I or Aren’t I?
Now that age 50 is on the horizon (three months away), it looks like I get to play the “Am I pregnant or is it menopause?” game. Yay. I haven’t had any crazy serious menopause symptoms, really – a hot...
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Pardon Me While I Freak Out Just A Bit
On the one hand, I’m all, ‘Wow, May is nearly over!’ and on the other hand, I’m thinking, ‘Wait, I thought it was June already.’ I think the really weird spring we’ve had has kind of thrown me off,...
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Wide Open Spaces Redux
Back in 2011 I wrote: “When we buy our next house,” I mused, “I would like it to be far enough from our neighbors so that they won’t be tempted to have a conversation with me from their yard.” … Here’s...
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Honey, We’re Home!
They say that moving is one of the most stressful things you can experience, and they aren’t kidding. I’m happy to report, though, that we made it through fairly unscathed and now it kind of feels...
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A Little Bit Country
Yesterday we went for a visit with Dave’s sister and her family. It’s so nice to be half the distance from them compared to when we lived in Illinois, and we took advantage of the shorter drive by...
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Where the Streets Have Too Many Names
We’ve been living in our new town for about a month and a half, and I have yet to drive anywhere. I’ve been driven, you see, but I haven’t been behind the wheel of a car myself. Partly it’s because...
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Three Things I Like; One Thing I Don’t
Although I’m calling this post “Three Things I Like; One Thing I Don’t”, I have realized there is one more thing I like … I mean, really like, and that is autumn. It’s here in full swing now and I find...
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Allergies, Eyes, Candy (aka Lazy Post Title)
Dave finally had his appointment at the South Bend VA Clinic and folks, we have a winner! We both liked the doctor (actually a FNP) and the clinic itself. Now that’s he’s official there, with a...
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Festivities
I just finished the last piece of apple pie, and I’ve been spending the day browsing sales and picking up a few Christmas gifts here and there (and plotting the rest). I am so far behind in that...
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Hearing Things
I was in the kitchen yesterday, making soup from the last of the Thanksgiving turkey, while Dave was in the living room, talking to Comcast. We had just bought a new modem earlier in the day and he was...
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Hazel’s House
When we moved here, the first thing we noticed was the absence of a garage. There’s a big cement slab where the garage used to be, but it was torn down a year or so ago. It was summer, though, and...
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The Hazards of Hazel, Pt. 1
Just about a year ago, I wrote about our car not starting. This was not long after we transitioned to a one-car household, and it was in Illinois in January – super cold and snowy, and my mom was in...
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The Hazards of Hazel, Pt. 2
We’d had a few cold days so far in November, but the first morning it dipped into the 20s brought a sense of déjà vu. Just like in January, we went out to run errands. It was Saturday morning, and our...
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