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I agree wholeheartedly with the notion that life is not merely the physical action of a heart beating and oxygen being pumped into the lungs. Life without meaning, fulfillment and interaction, is that life at all? I thought you did very well in evoking feeling and shining a light on some very important questions.
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Unfortunately, the incident of the empty Valentine box brought back some painful memories. It's hard to believe that a day that is supposed to stand for love and happiness can evoke so much pain. I thought the story was well written and evoked a vairety of feelings.
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Thank you. I'm glad you appreciated the little twist.
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Yep, Elliot has found himself a boyfried.
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As we entered the week of Thanksgiving, I thought I had ironed out the final, and most significant, detail for our holiday gathering. The primary issue that had kept me preoccupied was making sure we had a bed for everyone who was coming. As the family continues to grow, the house feels as though it’s getting smaller, so I’d begun to fear we weren’t going to be able to find sufficient space for everyone. To make matters worse, my younger grandchildren are all old enough that it is no longer
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No problem, Flash, and thanks.
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East coast sounds good, as long as it doesn't include snow.
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Once the boys returned to school, things quieted down for the time being. Noah’s soccer season ended and he’s decided he isn’t interested in participating in any of the winter sports. The reason for this is that he feels he’s too short and unskilled to play basketball, plus he has absolutely no interest in wrestling. Therefore, he came to the conclusion that he’ll just take the winter season off. Elliot, however, is still involved with the swim team until the end of January, so Jesse and I,
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Things That Go Bump In the Night.
Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Things That Go Bump In the Night.
Flash, I appreciate that you enjoy this story and get excited about it, but I have no plans to go beyond this additional book. For that reason, I am not planning a cliffhanger. I'm not sure you can appreciate how much time it takes to write this, which is quite a few times longer than it takes to post it. Even posting one chapter a day, 6o chapters takes two months to put up and writing it took a great deal more time than that.I do, however, hope you appreciate how I finally end this. -
Now that we’re into October, Jesse and Elliot have become totally immersed in preparing for this year’s haunted house. Jesse’s friends also offered to help again and Elliot asked Hayden to give them a hand too. A short time later, we discovered that Elliot had asked someone else if he wanted to help as well. Following one of his meets, Elliot had just finished taking his shower and was getting dressed when Ian came over to speak with him. “You’re looking better on that handstand dive every
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I'm glad you enjoyed Joeshie's reaction. Little kids can be funny.
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Nice to hear from someone else, but I didn't realize that. I post every chapter the same way, in the same font, so I don't understand what the difference is.
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On Wednesday evening, Danny received a call on his cell phone and stepped into the other room to answer it. When he did, he quickly discovered it was from his obstetrician friend. “Danny, the mother of your brother’s new son is going into labor,” he told him. “Does he, his partner or anyone else want to come to the hospital and be with her at this time?” “Hang on and let me check with them,” Danny advised his friend. Danny then called the rest of us together and shared the news. Dion an
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Flash, there will be a little more fallout from Frankie's heroics and I hope you will find it believable and enjoyable. Ricky was a favorite to a lot of people, especially when it came to his prnaks, and you will see him again before this story concludes. Little Ricky has had a tough go of it, but he will turn out just fine. Yes, there are only a handful of chapters left, after today and you should have it all by the weekend.
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After we’d got a good night’s sleep, the next school and workweek started. I don’t know how to put it, other than it was our post Frankie recognition era. I’m sure you wonder why I’ve stated it this way, so I’ll explain. No matter where I went during the week, people were stopping me to talk about what Frankie had done, but it didn’t stop there. Danny and Brandon are also being asked questions about Frankie by their employees, patients and various doctors and nurses in the building, but the
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Flash, you sure do have a thing with Little Ricky, but as the boys get older they have other commitments too, so you won't be seeing all of them together at every occasion. Thanks for carrying though and I'm glad you're still with me.
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When everyone arrived home later on Wednesday, I was very surprised that it wasn’t Elliot who came home all excited. Although he had received considerable attention from his schoolmates about his final dive, it turned out that one of his fathers showed up even more excited than he was. As soon as Danny walked through the door, he immediately let us know that he had something he wanted to share with the rest of us. Surprisingly, he hadn’t even taken time to fill Brandon in about this first, bu
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Horn, I can appreciate what you're saying about being afraid of heights, because I've had to live with that too. The punishment may have seemed harsh, but they want Elliot to learn a lesson, because of how quickly he loses his temper and they fear some day that may get him in a situation he won't be able to handle.
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Flash, yes Elliot has it tough. Overcoming acrophobia and be a diver isn't easy. At least Brandon can appreciate what he's going through. Yes, Joshie is cute, especially looking forward to his new brother's arrival.
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Joshie’s birthday was on Wednesday, so after he woke up and came downstairs, we all made a big deal about this being his special day. We decided to do this now, because Dion had agreed to let Shelly have Joshie stay overnight with her and her parents. She’d asked Dion if he would allow this so they could celebrate Joshie’s birthday with him tonight, since we weren’t having Joshie’s party until the weekend. After Dion agreed this would be fine, he packed a bag with a few items so Joshie would
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Blending the Old With the New
Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Blending the Old With the New
Thanks, Horn, and there are still several chapters to go before this story comes to an end. We have a few more things to complete before it's over. -
Blending the Old With the New
Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Blending the Old With the New
No, Flash, this journey is just about at an end. Jesse does like being part of a closeknit family and Joshie's new brother will be arriving shortly. I hope you enjoy the final few chapters of this adventure. -
Noah had his first home soccer game on Thursday and we all planned to attend. He’d had a couple of away games before this and his team had won one game and lost the other, but this would be the first time any of us had seen him play. I know we are all excited about watching him, but I’m not sure if any of us understands how Noah feels about us being here today. For all we know, our presence may make him nervous or it might even embarrass him, having so many in the crowd screaming his name. I
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Trevor, I did debate the severity of the punishment, but the final decision was based on the fact that this was the second time Elliot had over reacted. It was the fear of continued outbursts that factored in to the final determination. However, you will see some concessions made as we go along.
