Ok, so no one in the family has bad health (at least not yet, we’ll see what happens in a few weeks after the stress from the holidays and everything I’m about to unload takes its toll) and for that I am very grateful, but we have been hit by some bad luck in the […]
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Family brawl erupts at children’s pizza place Deborah Donovan | Daily Herald Staff Contact writer CHICAGO: Arlington Heights police are investigating a “family ordeal that got out of hand” Sunday night at the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, 955 W. Dundee Road. According to Sgt. Tom Boggs, a family was apparently celebrating the birthday of a
The next few weeks will not be easy ones. This morning, we learned that my “Aunt” Lu’s (my Uncle Bob’s current wife) mother passed away last night. A very long-lived lady… sweet as anything who lived a very prosperous life (91 years young with 12 kids, I think). She was a huge fan of the
My almost 17-month-old son has started using “tools”. When we put up the Christmas decorations, he started pulling chairs away from the table, pushing them over to the bookcase to try to climb and get at the nativity. Yesterday, he took down a wall hanging and began to use the hanger rod as a spoon
I think this real individual is NOW the king of the humbugs. Last weekend, a rather disgruntled gentleman shoved a Salvation Army bell ringer to the ground and stole the kettle that held the money passersby had dropped in. When he was apprehended, the person stated that he “hates Christmas and got tired of the
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WAIT A MINUTE! Isn’t this a week early?! We still have another full week and a few days before curtain. Weell… that may be but the Huber is always in a bind this time of year: school programs, civic gatherings, etc. So, we must share the space with others. Mr. Potter would definitely find this
Who complains about too much free time? Well, with no wife or kids, a dislike for many common social activities- okay let’s just go with the truth here and say no friends I hang out with outside of church, and work that takes less than the normal eight hours plus lunch per standard, I just
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So much for retirement, eh? Tonight, my Uncle Bob returned to take command of yet another high school basketball team. He coached the high school girls for 12 years and retired. Last year, he co-coached the boys team and retired after the season ended. Finally last summer, he got the itch again while on the
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The chaos actually began Wednesday morning. Mom was working in the beauty shop… UNTIL 11 at which time she wanted the kitchen. At ten, Dad decides it is the perfect time to strip the counter top off. Granted, it is pretty old, worn, and could stand be be replaced… but the day before we have
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I forgot to poll our Thanksgiving guests, but I was wondering about everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving dish. Judging by what the kids had for breakfast this morning, I would say my kids’ favorite Thanksgiving dishes are as follows: Taylor, age 9 – sweet potatoes (we put marshmallow creme in ours) Sammie, age 5 – mashed potatoes
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