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Remembering The Uncle I Never Knew

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Somewhere, mixed in with hundreds of baby photos, there is a picture of my mom’s brother, the uncle I never knew. I searched for hours yesterday trying to find it. I wanted to show the photo to remember Hugh A. McMullen, III, ("Mac") on this Memorial Day, 2016. It has been over 70 years since my … [Read more...] about Remembering The Uncle I Never Knew

May 30, 2016 Filed Under: Family, Memories, Mom Tagged With: Geneology, History, Memorial Day

Our Pet Pigs ~ Everyone Squealed with Delight, Except the Dogs

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Over the years, we’ve had many pets - fish, turtles, hermit crabs, lizards, a giant millipede, and our faithful dogs, Buddy and Luna. Evan had a pet rat he took care of himself for two years. I never saw him cry harder than the day Mr. Nibbles died. After that, he got it into his head he wanted a … [Read more...] about Our Pet Pigs ~ Everyone Squealed with Delight, Except the Dogs

May 22, 2016 Filed Under: Dogs, Memories, Vermont Tagged With: Pigs

The Things I’ve Learned About Marriage

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My husband and I have been married for 23 years; the same amount of time my parents were together when they divorced. Whenever I was upset as a teen, my thoughts would always return to the pain I felt over their separation. I’d be crying about the untimely death of a teenage classmate, and the … [Read more...] about The Things I’ve Learned About Marriage

May 15, 2016 Filed Under: Family, Marriage, Popular Posts

Learning How to Negotiate in Australia with My Brother Mike

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It was 25 years ago that Mike, Mom and I flew to Australia for my sister Marilyn’s wedding. It’s was a long flight and Mike was telling me about a book he’d read on the principles of negotiation. The number one rule is that you have to be able to walk away from the deal.” When we landed in … [Read more...] about Learning How to Negotiate in Australia with My Brother Mike

May 4, 2016 Filed Under: Brothers, Family, Memories, Mom, Popular Posts Tagged With: my brother Mike, my sister Marilyn, negotiation

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