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Remember the old rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? I remember hearing that growing up from school teachers, family members, … I didn’t believe it then, and I don’t believe it now. This morning Jim and I had a sit down with the school counselor and vice […]

My mother sent in this one: Who hasn’t had this happen to them? You find something festive that you would like to slip into. It seems a little small, but you’re QUITE SURE that in recent years, you’ve worn this size. So you work with it. You try it on different ways….. From different angles […]

Someone once said, “A man’s bone and skin can be burned away into powder and ash, but what’s left is without form. Courage, duty and honor have no permanent home.” Those words could not be truer in the case of John (“Johnny”) A. Nichols, Sr. He served our country proudly in the Vietnam war, and […]

Jessie’s birthday was Saturday, but because her mother had her that day, we celebrated the night before by taking her out to a “very grown up” birthday dinner — at Logan’s Roadhouse. ;) We had a great time. Our waitress was a real sweetheart and hooked her up with a couple small goodies because it […]

Teresa sent me this and I thought I’d post here for any of y’all that want to follow along … Feel free to post your results in the comments! :) Now, Here Is What You Are Supposed To Do…And Please Do Not Spoil The Fun! Hit Forward, Delete My Answers Type in Your Answers Then […]

In college I roomed with two girls who weren’t from the South. One was Canadian, the other from Michigan. Neither of them really understood the whole “football thing”. I joked with one, telling her that down here we don’t use DNA testing to determine paternity … we just ask the child which team he roots […]