Tag: personal stories
group name: randommusings
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September 02, 2006 04:30 PM EDT --
When our older children were growing up, we had a big black standard poodle named Bear. One day my young son came to tell me that Bear had had an accident in the house. He said, "Come . . .
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September 02, 2006 10:22 PM EDT --
One day I went to a large discount store with my husband. While he was doing his shopping, I wandered around looking at various merchandise. I saw a talking scale and was intrigued. I . . .
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December 29, 2007 03:58 PM EST --
Hello everyone.
My family and I have been fighting a terrible cold for a week. I am getting very tired of the same old chicken soup. Do any of you have a good spicy chicken soup recipe? I am asking . . .
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November 19, 2006 12:03 AM EST --
I'm sitting here Gathering while my Grandson, Daniel is watching the movie "Cars". Every once in a while, he will ask a question or make a remark about the movie, but for the most part, he . . .
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August 05, 2006 01:39 PM EDT --
I published a story the other day which got a lot of comments. The reason I wrote this story was because I wanted to get some advice.
Sometimes when people are in a bad situation they cannot focus clearly . . .
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February 01, 2007 08:59 AM EST --
I had been thinking about the “masking” of individuals, and had planned on writing this some time ago. There’s something intriguing about the façade that we face when dealing with . . .
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September 02, 2006 09:59 PM EDT --
A few years back, our local mall had a display of big cats. In cages, they had tigers, lions, leopards, and other big cats. My husband, kids, and I went up close to the cages and admired the . . .
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November 07, 2006 11:29 PM EST --
I'd like to start a game where we list three qualities about ourselves. The good, the bad and the ugly. (And yes, I stole the title from the movie.) I will start.
The good - I have a good . . .
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September 03, 2006 10:17 PM EDT --
Age has a way of sneaking up on you. One day you're 21 getting ready to graduate from college and the next you're 47 and playing with Barbie dolls with your six year old granddaughter. . . .
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August 29, 2006 10:57 AM EDT --
Although we don't usually make a big deal of anniversaries, we decided to do something special for our 25th anniversary in 1990. We took what we called our "some day trip".
For years . . .
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October 11, 2006 01:55 AM EDT --
It's midnight.
I haven't been around. I've been wanting to move for a while now, and a couple of weeks ago it was suddenly decided. We are just picking up and going from Alberta to . . .
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September 17, 2006 03:01 PM EDT --
My 1 year old son got the chicken pox from the vaccination he got almost 2 weeks ago. It is quite a pain to try to take care of a crabbychild because the schools now require the children to have . . .
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December 18, 2006 11:33 PM EST --
I have this wonderful friend who had what most people would consider a horrible childhood. Even though she has had a lot of tragedy in her life, she still has this absolutely wonderful, psychotic sense . . .
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November 27, 2006 06:35 PM EST --
We have a 20 gallon aquarium in our living room with tropical fish in it. A few days ago, our 3 year old grandson came over to our house with his mom. He looked around in the aquarium and asked . . .
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May 19, 2007 07:30 PM EDT --
Today my husband, daughter, and I went out to eat. On the way home, we had to pass the Humane Society so I asked my husband to stop so I could look at the animals. I told him I wouldn't . . .
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November 10, 2006 10:45 PM EST --
I just wanted to let my friends know that my article on My Adventures in Spanish is being feathered on Gather tomorrow starting at 5 p.m. If something comes up that it gets bumped, it will be on . . .
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October 11, 2006 08:12 PM EDT --
When my daughter was young she took karate. My wife and I cannot remember exactly how old she was. We think she was about twelve at the oldest. I don't want to call and ask her now because I don't . . .
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January 19, 2007 03:57 PM EST --
I say hello and drop a kiss
I whisper your sweet name
I ask you how your day progressed
You tell me "Just the same"
I watch each day as you so press
I help you . . .
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September 21, 2006 11:32 PM EDT --
I love my grandma. She's 83 years old and though I wouldn't say she's still sharp as a tack, she's still 'all there' - perhaps as sharp as a dull knife is a good way to describe . . .
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September 08, 2006 11:31 AM EDT --
My eldest granddaughter started kindergarten this week. She is six years old and has already been in pre-school and something called "Young Fives." She will walk into a classroom . . .
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