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About me - Ann Scott

I am a 65-year-old female, who has been married to the same husband for 44 years.
We have three children, two daughters and one son. Two of the children were born to us
and the middle daughter we adopted when she was just a baby. We love all of our children
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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My college experience: 1 of 35

We usually think of graduating from high school then going directly into college. That is usually the way it is, but when I graduated from high school my parents did not have the money to send me to college. I really wanted to go, but I was a shy country girl, and I knew nothing about how to find my way around in the world, ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Storms: 2 of 25

The 15th of November, 1960, dawned cloudy and unseasonable warm. The muggy warmth, the rolling clouds, and the rainy , unsettled, atmosphere brought with them the threat of foul weather. Little did I know that I was to go through the most frightening evening of my life. After the family had eaten dinner, we all gathered in o...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The best things in life: 4 of 46

We have all heard the old adage "the best things in life are free." Well, I tend to agree wholeheartedly with that. There are many things that we can spend money on that make us happy and help us to enjoy life to a greater degree. If all of our earthly possessions were suddenly taken from us would we remain happy and content...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Deciding to go to college: 1 of 7

My college career is different from most, in that I waited for twenty years after I graduated from high school, to decide to go. I had wanted to attend college when I finished high school in 1959, but knowing that my family was not able, financially, I knew there was no way that I could go, so I opted for getting a job as so...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips What are good family values to have?: 1 of 7

In today's world we need to have some family values, and we need to teach these values to our children. Family values are just as important today as they were in days gone by, or possibly more so, since many people do not, seemingly, have these necessary values. The most important values, in my opinion, are honesty, loyalty,...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: September 11, 2001: 6 of 40

We did not turn the television on that morning until later. My husband and I had a habit of going to a little restaurant near our home for a small breakfast and coffee, and to visit with other folks we knew who went there. We had readied ourselves for the morning's ritual and had just gotten to the restaurant. We chose a tab...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My father: 23 of 140

My father was born to my grandparents on November 5, 1910, near Waldron, Arkansas. He grew up in hard times, except, no one really realized that they were hard times. He was the oldest child of ten children born to my grandparents. My grandfather was a sawmill worker, and he worked hard to raise his ten children, and so did ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Autumn: 34 of 198

Autumn is a lovely lady, dressed in orange, green and red. Showing off her finery Before her garments will be shed. Soon old man winter will be coming to steal away her beauty. Removing all her lacy charms, He seems to think his duty. When days are cold, and dark and gray We'll remember Autumn's lace. We'll wait her time to ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Reasons to love winter: 16 of 86

REASONS TO LOVE WINTER I can think of several reasons to love winter. When the snow falls softly upon the land and covers everything with a white blanket, then the sun shines out and the whole world sparkles like millions of diamonds shimmering in the cold, it is the most beautiful sight on Earth. Many people are blessed to ...
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Is a house always a home?: 40 of 136

I do not believe that a house is always a home. The definition of a house, according to the online dictionary, is: 1. A building in which people live; residence for human beings. 2. A household. The definition of a home is: 1. A house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family or household. ...