Monthly Archives: January 2008

My Scarlett O’Hara moment

Posted on January 18, 2008 by

The summer after I finished fifth grade, Dad retired from the Air Force. After 20 years in the military, he rose only to the rank of staff sergeant, so there was little retirement pay. Dad’s skills in repairing flight simulators weren’t … Continue reading →

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Oh, rats!

Posted on January 17, 2008 by

Why? Why, with the Great Outdoors at their disposal do rodents set up housekeeping under the hood of my car and decide that electrical wiring is just the best thing they’ve ever tasted? More than $500 dollars later, we don’t … Continue reading →

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Building from the heart (I)

Posted on January 11, 2008 by

In my mid-forties, I decided to build a house. Sometimes people seemed surprised that I’d even consider building a house on my own. I told them that I’d heard home-building is hard on a marriage, and since I had no … Continue reading →

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Emotions as messengers

Posted on January 6, 2008 by

I have wrestled my son to bed for the night, and am sitting on my own bed, ready to do some work on my laptop computer. “Mama,” he calls down the hall, “I’m sad.” “About what?” I ask, trying to … Continue reading →

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The tractor beams that bring us home

Posted on January 2, 2008 by

I lived in Seattle for about 20 years, but soon after my son was born, I began to feel the urge to move. This was unusual for me because: My father was in the military while I was growing up, … Continue reading →

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