Mother awoke to the chilling realization that someone trying to break in the house. “Bill! Bill! Wake up Bill! Someone’s trying to get in!!” Daddy didn’t normally sleep: he went into a coma, but adrenaline jolted him into action. He grabbed his loaded shotgun and crept to the window. In the darkness, a tiny light glowed in the darkness of the front porch. It wasn’t just Mother’s imagination! Someone was trying to get in! Continue reading
Mother
Murdering Bum (from Kathleen’s Memoirs of The Great Depression)
Boy was Mama ever mad when I got home! Rob Grissom, was sitting kicked back in front room reading when I walked in. Lord only knows why Daddy tolerated him. Mama just said he didn’t have the gumption to run him off. As much as I hate to admit it, she was probably right. Daddy was a soft touch. Rob just showed up once in a while and hung Continue reading
Laughter and Life
Bill and Kathleen Holdaway Swain on their wedding day, June 29, 1946
Why I Would Rather Try To Find The Funny Than The Meaning Of Life
http://yadadarcyyada.com/2015/01/10/having-the-last-laugh/
http://lindaghill.com/2015/01/01/just-jot-it-january-pingback-post-and-rules/
I have continued to think of Pegoleg’s post and Yadadarcyyaday posts yesterday. Laughter has saved me in some of the most stressful situations of my life. It is cathartic. On the way to my father’s funeral, my mother was sitting between me and my husband. Of course, it was a somber time. I was anxious to be of support to her, mindful of her grief and all the problems loss of a Continue reading
Vagina, Boobs, and Poop (Part 11)
This post has nothing to do with Vagina, Boobs, and Poop. I am doing a post on crazy things my mother has said and done and wanted to see if this garnered interest. Mother is sensitive about her age and height, so I can’t mention the fact that she is past eighty, and “not tall,” but besides that, has said and done some interesting things. (Links to part 1-9 below) Continue reading
Vagina, Boobs, and Poop (Part 10)
This post has nothing to do with Vagina, Boobs, and Poop. I am doing a post on crazy things my mother has said and done and wanted to see if this garnered interest. Mother is sensitive about her age and height, so I can’t mention the fact that she is past eighty, and “not tall,” but besides that, has said and done some interesting things. (Links to part 1-9 below) Continue reading
Vagina, Boobs, and Poop (Part 7)
This post has nothing to do with Vagina, Boobs, and Poop. I am doing a post on crazy things my mother has said and done and wanted to see if this garnered interest. Mother is sensitive about her age and height, so I can’t mention the fact that she is past eighty, and “not tall,” but besides that, has said and done some interesting things. (Links to part 1-5 below) Continue reading
Vagina, Boobs, and Poop (Part 6)
This post has nothing to do with Vagina, Boobs, and Poop. I am doing a post on crazy things my mother has said and done and wanted to see if this garnered interest. Mother is sensitive about her age and height, so I can’t mention the fact that she is past eighty, and “not tall,” but besides that, has said and done some interesting things. (Links to part 1-5 below) Continue reading
Vagina, Boobs, and Poop (Part 5)
This post has nothing to do with Vagina, Boobs, and Poop. I am doing a post on crazy things my mother has said and done and wanted to see if this garnered interest. Mother is sensitive about her age and height, so I can’t mention the fact that she is past eighty, and “not tall,” but besides that, has said and done some interesting things. (Links to part 1,2 &3 below) Continue reading
Vagina, Boobs, and Poop (Part 4)
This post has nothing to do with Vagina, Boobs, and Poop. I am doing a post on crazy things my mother has said and done and wanted to see if this garnered interest. Mother is sensitive about her age and height, so I can’t mention the fact that she is past eighty, and “not tall,” but besides that, has said and done some interesting things. (Links to part 1,2 &3 below) Continue reading
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