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I come from a very large family, six brothers and three sisters. My father is deceased; my mom has lived with me for seven years. I am married to the best guy in the world, and we have seven children between us..six boys and one girl. My middle son is deceased,

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Jobs & Careers > Online Jobs (Other) Work at home scams: Workers beware: 14 of 19
IF YOU'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF, SCAMMED, STOLEN FROM THROUGH YOUR CHECKING, CREDIT CARDS, ETC. READ ON.....IT'S TIME TO GO AFTER THESE SCAM ARTISTS AND LET THEM KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR ANYMORE OF THEIR PHONY "WORK AT HOME SCHEMES" THAT PUT MONEY INTO THEIR POCKETS BY STEALING FROM OUR ACCOUNTS! Work at home and enjoy fi... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Death of a firefighter: 23 of 31
Fire gear and boots stood in a long lonely line, a line that would never be broken, gear that would never be used again. Flowers and cards adorned the line of gear and boots; a day hadn't gone by since the explosion without more flowers, cards, banners and balloons being left at the fire house. The explosion had taken the li... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Assessing renewed interest in horror movies: 15 of 20
Blood, gore, fangs, claws, monsters and fear; ah, the makings of a good horror movie. Horror movies have always been popular, starting way back with the original Mummy, Wolfman, Dracula, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Invasion from Mars, The Thing, First Man on Mars, and all of the other horror movies we grew up with. B... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Kindergarten: 30 of 38
As I walked to school holding tight to my mother's hand, I could hardly contain my excitement. I was going to school finally, that meant I was really a big girl now! I got to go to kindergarten for the morning class, and right after Christmas, I'd be going to the afternoon class. My teacher was an older woman, short, white h... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Tips for organizing a stress-free Christmas party: 19 of 24
Less stress, more fun; how? Delegate responsibilities, assign a pot-luck dish to each person and don't try to re-create the "perfect Christmas" that none of us has really ever had! Ask other's to pitch in and help with the household chores, cleaning, decorating, etc. Better yet, host a "tree trimming party" and serve homemad... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) Good, old-fashioned fun for children: Activities that don't involve TV or a computer: 44 of 53
"Mind games"; a "mind game" is any game that makes kids,(and adults) use their brains, logic and common sense. My kids and grandkids, nieces and nephews and quite a few neighbor kids have played and enjoyed games that make you think and learn. Mind games are so much fun to play that kids don't realize that they're learning a... More..
Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Christmas Desserts: 7 of 8
Fresh baked Christmas cookies, decked out with frosting, sprinkles, and sugars are a breeze to bake and fun for the whole family to decorate! Arrange a dozen or so cookies on a paper plate, place in the center of two sheets of plastic wrap, criss-crossed, long strips, pull the plastic up, secure with a plastic tie, add a big... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs Should you dump your husband for another married man?: 25 of 27
You lose them like you got them..have you ever heard that before? If you leave your husband for another married man, chances are he'll leave you for someone else. After all, he left his wife, or at the very least, he cheated on her with you. What makes you think he'll be faithful to you, when he couldn't even be faithful to ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Wal-Mart: 20 of 21
When my daughter became a teenager, her interest in going anywhere with me, her mother, was non-exsistent. Unless we were going to WalMart, that is. She would usually leap out of the car as soon as it stopped, and walk ten feet away from me. Her only words to me as she walked past me were: "Don't embarrase me!" As if I would... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Your most meaningful family traditions: 333 of 348
Celebrating Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras has been a tradition in our family since my little brother moved to Louisiana, got married, and started living as the locals do. One year before he left Louisiana to visit us, he sent a "King Cake" from his local bakery to our house. It arrived the day after he did, and that's how the t... More..