Monthly Archives: December 2005

The good, the bad, and the ugly of 2005

Posted on December 31, 2005 by barbaraehardy

So here we are, saying goodbye to another year.  I’m not a resolutions person so much as a "let’s look back at the year and see what my life is really about" type of woman.   So much good happened: … Continue reading →

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Another birthday in the family

Posted on December 29, 2005 by barbaraehardy

  Happy Birthday Oscar!!   So how do we celebrate an event such as this you wonder?   With pizza and grandkids, how else?   Austin and I shopped for a card yesterday, and it was so cute, I gave it to … Continue reading →

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Family Dynamics

Posted on December 28, 2005 by barbaraehardy

I read once that you can tell who is important in a family by looking at photos.  Observe who is prominent in the photo, who is in the background. Therein lies a tale to explain your family to you.   … Continue reading →

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The latest from California

Posted on December 27, 2005 by barbaraehardy

Baby Lia is thriving, as you can see from this photo of her napping with her daddy!

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Eight pounds average gain

Posted on December 27, 2005 by barbaraehardy

I just heard on the radio that the average American gains eight pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Just want you to know, I ‘m doing my share to keep that average up!  So it’s off to the mall this … Continue reading →

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Our first television

Posted on December 23, 2005 by barbaraehardy

Our family first acquired a televison set when I was in third grade.   Before then, we listened to the radio;  The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, Ozzie and Harriet; we loved those shows, but television! That was like magic.  Magic that … Continue reading →

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Missed the solstice again

Posted on December 22, 2005 by barbaraehardy

Somehow the winter solstice came and went yesterday totally unobserved by me.  Too busy doing the stroll…and thinking about food, I guess.   So today I’ll just change the subject entirely and take a look back at one of the years … Continue reading →

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One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock rock

Posted on December 21, 2005 by barbaraehardy

Back in 1954, we learned to jitterbug to Bill Haley and The Comets’ "Rock Around the Clock." This was widely regarded as the first real rock and roll song.  My sister and I loved this record, one of those big … Continue reading →

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Thanks for all your food ideas

Posted on December 20, 2005 by barbaraehardy

Blogger friends are the best!  Thanks for all of your suggestions for our Christmas party.  The menu is decided upon:   I’ll be making that delicious fruit pizza of Richard’s.  Thanks, Daddio, for the recipe. It sounds like it will … Continue reading →

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Planning the holiday foods

Posted on December 18, 2005 by barbaraehardy

Iit’s just one week until Christmas, and I have yet to plan the menu for our celebration here.  Every year, Oscar’s four boys and their families plus Noel and her family come over for a holiday get-together around 3:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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