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    I hate fruitcake

    By sat8997,

    Unfortunately, my dad doesn't. So amongst all the holiday baking I need to do for Thursday, I'm making him his annual fruitcake. At the moment, I've got 42 pounds* of dried fruit, and those nasty green cherries he insists on, soaking up really good rum. Waste of booze.
     
    And, just for Vic, since I know he'll ask:
     
    Chocolate swirled pumpkin cheesecake, Boston cream pie, mixed berry cobbler.
     
    *may be a slight exaggeration
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    So I just got back from one of my semi-annual long weekends at the beach (which is why those of you who sent chapters for me to edit won't get them back until some time tomorrow). As usual my dad insisted on giving my sister and me a little extra cash even though we don't need it. But, you know, it makes him happy. When I picked my sister up Friday morning for the trip, she handed me the envelope from Dad. On the front he'd written: Jeanette's mad money, Sharon's bail money.
     
    Needless to say, I did not get arrested the entire weekend. I did get fairly drunk Friday night, but that was the point of all the Cosmos. I also spent way too much money shopping on Saturday, but I had extra since I knew I wasn't going to get arrested. And, my girls were the first kids to call their mother this morning to say happy mother's day.
     
    Overall, my weekend rocked.
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    Sparkles

    By sat8997,

    My daughter told me I sparkled. She was brushing my hair at the time, so I figured she was commenting on the little bit of gray that's started to show in the dark brown. She said it wasn't gray, it was silver. Her thought was that ordinary, dull people get gray hair. Kick ass, full tilt crazy people get silver. I can live with kick ass, full tilt crazy. And I'm keeping the silver.
     
     
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    Missing?

    By sat8997,

    Have you ever had one of those days? You know, when you are trying to get out of the house and you are running down a mental checklist to make sure you've got everything? I was doing that this morning.
     
     
     
    Coffee pot off?
     
    Check.
     
    Computer off?
     
    Check.
     
    Ridiculously large tote bag in hand?
     
    Check.
     
    Wallet in ridiculously large tote bag?
     
    Check.
     
    Cell phone in ridiculously large tote bag?
     
    Check.
     
    Books that need to go back to the high school's library because your kid forgot to turn them in before the last day of class?
     
    Check.
     
    Coffee in hand and front door locked?
     
    Check and check.
     
     
     
    I get about a half mile from home, still feeling like there is something I'm missing. And then, light bulb moment!!
     
     
     
    I don't have on any shoes.
     
     
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    Lost and Found

    By sat8997,

    Found my blue sweater the other day. It's been missing for a couple of months now. It walked into my kitchen the other day on the boy that lives three houses down. Seems my younger daughter 'borrowed' it and then left it at her friend's house. He decided it looked good on him and he was keeping it, so he traded her one of his flannels. I told him that technically, since the sweater was mine, I should have the flannel. He said he didn't think his flannel would fit me. I reminded him that my sweater fit him just fine. He thought about that for a minute and then conceded the point.
     
    Mom: 1
    Kid: 0
     
     
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    Hubbell was an idiot...

    By sat8997,

    The Way We Were is one of my favorite movies. The damn thing always makes me cry. Right at the end there when they meet unexpectedly in New York. She tells him that his girl is lovely and they hug. Right there.
     
    This afternoon my doctor told me my EKG was a bit abnormal, but he didn't think I was having a heart attack. Good to know...
     
    It's been an odd day.
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    Milestones

    By sat8997,

    50...
     
    I hit 50 today. I am both depressed and fascinated. Who the hell ever thinks they'll be 50? I'm having a drink, maybe two in honor of myself.
     
    And, you know, I'm not doing too bad for an old broad. But tomorrow I'm going back to 39 and a half.
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    Am I the only one who thinks that if you're going to be a checker in a grocery store, you should be able to recognize various kinds of produce? And we're not talking exotics here, just your basic everyday vegetables. I did my weekly shopping today and I had to identify four different things so the checker ringing me up knew what to look for on her list. I regularly buy a lot of fresh fruits and veggies so maybe it's just me, but eggplant, zucchini, Portobello mushrooms, and sugar snap peas are very recognizable. I guess they need to slap those dumb little code stickers on everything now. Although, I'd love to see the poor guy who has to put one on each and every sugar snap pea. Could be amusing
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    I'm in...

    By sat8997,

    A - Age: 49
     
    B- Bed size: Queen
     
    C - Chore you hate: Ironing
     
    D - Dogs or cats: Cats, although none now
     
    E - Essential start your day item: Coffee (I would say cigarette, but then Vic would yell at me)
     
    F - Favorite color: I don't have one
     
    G - Gold or Silver: Gold
     
    H - Height: 5'2
     
    I - Instrument played: Clarinet, guitar, piano (all badly)
     
    J - Job title: Goddess
     
    K - Kid(s): Two
     
    L - Loud or quiet: Quiet
     
    M - Mom's name: Dorothy
     
    N - Nicknames: Sharnie (but only my dad can use that)
     
    O - Overnight hospital stay: Twice, both times for childbirth
     
    P - Pet Peeve: Contestants on Wheel of Fortune who buy vowels when there are plenty of constants left
     
    Q - Quote from a movie: Hey Evelyn, somebody stole my house. Fried Green Tomatoes
     
    R - Right or left handed: Right
     
    S - Siblings: Two sisters, one older, one younger
     
    T - Time you wake up: 5:30am
     
    U- Underwear: Clean
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    Sweet and Sour Pork

    By sat8997,

    For a good thirty years, it was a tradition for my sisters and me to take our mother to lunch for her birthday every February. We would go to the same Chinese restaurant that my family had all patronized for years. The owner and wait staff knew us by name. The four of us would always spend time looking over the menu, asking each other what they were planning to order. It was a major production each and every time as the menu was extensive. The head waiter would smile and wait patiently for our choices. After making our selections, he would wave his hand at the busboy who then ducked into the kitchen and immediately returned with those very same selections. You see, no matter how much time we spent perusing the menu, we always ordered the exact same thing. My mother always had the sweet and sour pork, my older sister the shrimp with lobster sauce, my younger sister the chicken cashew, and myself the chicken chow mein. He
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    I'm The Mom Song

    By sat8997,

    One of my sisters sent me this in an email today. I laughed out loud. I'll even admit that I've probably said about three quarters of it at one time or another.
     
    I'm The Mom Song
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    Motherless Child

    By sat8997,

    My mother died today just after 4 PM after an eighteen month battle with ovarian cancer. Both of my sisters and I, along with my dad were with her. She went peacefully in her sleep. I
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    Salisbury 67

    By sat8997,

    My daughter and I took a road trip this past week to check out the college she will be attending. She was able to meet with her academic adviser and work out which classes she will be taking, tour her dorm and the campus, and I got to sign my life away paying for her education.
     
    It
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