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"News is none here."

02/17/2009 Nichole

One of the things that strikes me the most about these letters is the distance over which they were sent. This one went over the mountain from one town to the next. Today, that’s about a half-hour drive.

June 3, 1942

Dear Daddy

I am over here working. Don’t know when I’ll be at home. But I guess it will pretty soon. Tell Lenis I said to be good till I come home and I will bring him something pretty.

If Mattie decides to go to Detroit tell her to write me first so I can come and see her before she goes.
Well news is none here. If any letters comes for me be sure and save them for me until I come.

I’ll try to be there sometime next week.

So by
Polly

Screen time

Big dams and fast cheese

02/16/2009 Nichole 3 Comments

So, my very favorite reality TV show started again last night, which means Sundays are all about “The Amazing Race” around here awhile. And now I’m going to talk about last night’s show, so don’t click if you don’t want to know.
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Screen time

Lemon Meringue was my favorite

02/12/2009 Nichole 2 Comments

I don’t remember the cartoon so much, but I do remember the powdery-sweet scent of the Strawberry Shortcake dolls’ little noggins. And I remember that as a little girl, I loved those dolls. So when the Parent Bloggers Network offered a review copy of “Strawberry Shortcake: Happily Ever After,” I jumped at the chance to share it with Poppy. Last week when the kids and I were first coming down with this blasted cold, I popped the DVD in for Pi to watch. And watch it she did. Three times in a row. But hey! We turned the subtitles on, so let’s call it a reading lesson, shall we?

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