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Once and Future: The Bottom of the Box

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Thursday, November 17, 2011. The Bottom of the Box. Mihret, with one of her many boxes in the background. Last night I was trying to help Mihret find something in her room. I was digging through one of her precious cardboard boxes (yup, she's a box hoarder- I mean, collector- but that's another story). As I got near the bottom of the box, she stopped me and said, "Mama, promise you won't be mad at me? Why would I be mad at you, Mihret? Halloween F...

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Once and Future: December 2006

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Wednesday, December 20, 2006. Family Stories 6- The Christmas Piece. As I mentioned earlier. I'll occassionally use this space to chronicle some of my reflections and writings on my family history, particulary the stories that my grandpa Coleman passed down to us. This being the first December since he died, there's no better time to remember his recitation for the Christmas program at school:. I guess I was about five. I was so happy. Pretty soon...

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Once and Future: Potato, potato, potato...

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Sunday, March 30, 2008. Potato, potato, potato. She's at it again. No idea what this means. As long as she ends up spelling it right. I'm sure all will be well. Posted by Chuck at 8:13 PM. Perhaps it's her way of asking for a Mr. Potato Head. Already got her one. we haven't given her the eyes and stuff, since she would probably eat them. Thank GOD there wasn't YouTube when I was a kid. I never saw these before! She is so darling! This Spuds For You.

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Once and Future: Blessed

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Saturday, May 19, 2012. December 28, 1920 - May 19, 2012. This morning my sweet Grandma left this world behind. I know she's overjoyed to be home with the Lord - in her Heart's True Home. In fact, if she could write me another letter, I would imagine that she would say, "What a great day to go to Heaven! My precious Grandma, what a gift you have been! Her children arise and call her blessed;. Her husband also, and he praises her:.

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Once and Future: This Spud's For You

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Thursday, March 13, 2008. This Spud's For You. When I was in college, and one of us didn't have a date for the night, we said that that person was "hugging the pumpkin" ( don't ask. So, it was with a little amusement that I came home this afternoon to find out that my daughter would not take a nap unless she could take her potato to bed with her. Yup, that's my daughter. Her Lakota. I guess it could be worse. Posted by Chuck at 5:56 PM.

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Once and Future: October 2006

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Monday, October 30, 2006. The Tribune's Clarance Page weighs in on the whole Madonna controversy in Sunday's column. You can check it out here: Adoption plan crosses line- of race. In this, he explores an interesting question posed by his readers- "Why do Hollywood stars have to go all the way over to. To adopt black babies? Don't we have enough adoptable black babies here in. Posted by Chuck at 7:10 AM. Sunday, October 29, 2006. One evening in Ju...

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Once and Future: Christmas Greetings

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Saturday, December 24, 2011. Merry Christmas from the Strawns! Here's a little "year in review" on our family:. Still mourning the loss of the sweater vest but reveling in the early Christmas gift that Santa brought to the Ohio State University. If that made absolutely no sense to you, feel free check out the OSU blog that Chuck writes for when he’s not directing fun at APU or at home:. Http:/ www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com. Learned to ride a bike.

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Once and Future: February 2007

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Monday, February 12, 2007. Not much to post about our adoption process. still in the waiting game. But, I've got to tell you that hearing my wife say "we're expecting" when talking to friends really puts this whole thing in perspective. Sure, we're expecting a letter or expecting a call rather than labor pains, we're still expecting. Posted by Chuck at 10:26 PM. Decendants of Henry Whitfield Dooley. The difference between boys and girls.

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Once and Future: Adventures in Camera-ing

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Thoughts about my family- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Monday, October 31, 2011. Have you ever wondered what happens to film that has been sitting in a camera for 3 years? Me neither.at least not until this weekend. I lost my amazingly awesome digital camera on our way home from Nebraska. Fortunately I had downloaded the Nebraska trip pictures onto the computer while on the airplane so I didn't lose any of those pictures, but I was really, really bummed about losing the camera. It would be a travesty.