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69What my dad means to me
I am 36. My father has been absent for most of my life. I've always known where he was, and have had his phone number. However... we had both been remiss. My two brothers live in the same town that Dad...
5 comments68Frugal living: Homemade Gifts Part 1
Gifts should be from the heart. I began giving homemade gifts for a very long time. At first, I began making gifts out of necessity. I was a stay at home mom, and my husband was in the military. Over the...
3 comments65Frugal living: Homemade gifts Part 2
This is a continuation. Part one can be found at: http://hubpages.com/hub/Frugal-living--Homemade-Gifts-Part-1 Homemade gifts don't need to come from the kitchen. And, once again, I will say that skill is...
0 comments65Selecting care facilities for your loved ones
In my life, I took care of my bedridden mother as a child. As an adult I worked for about 4 years in an assisted living facility, I cared for developmentally delayed adults in group homes. I was a job...
1 comment68Pot luck recipes
We have all been invited to pot lucks and wondered "what in the world am I going to take?" We have a few old stand-bys that seem to go over very well. One thing that I really enjoy making for potlucks is...
0 comments64How do you hem a pair of pants?
When you go to decide how much length you'd like to take up on a pair of pants, the easiest way to begin is to put the pants on inside out. Then, if the pants are yours, have someone else pin up one leg to...
1 comment63How to visualize clearly what you want?
My mother in law said that if you think it, it will be. If we imagine the house we want to be in, then we will get it. According to her, you don't think things such as "IF I could get that house..." or such...
0 comments63Sore throat: Home remedies
When I worked in an assisted living, I was very interested in all of the home remedies that the residents shared with me. The recipe I use most often for sore throats is: take equal parts of honey and apple...
0 comments63The life & poetry of Anne Sexton
I have to admit. I am obsessed with Anne Sexton. A couple of years ago, I read a book by her daughter, Linda Gray Sexton. The book described what it was like for Linda to grow up as Anne's daughter. Anne...
0 comments62For the kids sake! Getting along after a divorce.
Divorce is one of the most stressful events in life. More often than not, it gets very ugly, and all involved suffer. However, when children are involved, certain guidelines must be put into play. No child...
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