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1. What is one thing you miss the most about childhood?
2. Are you still friends with your friends from high school?
3. Is there a catch phrase, cliche, or word that just drives you bonkers every time you hear it?
4. What is one thing that you think symbolizes America...besides "Old Glory"?
5. What are your 4th of July weekend plans?
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1. What is one thing you miss the most about childhood?
TRUE family events...extended families. life is so hectic now, that there is too many miles between and vast differences in schedules. Additionally think, generation X and the generation immediately after (MY kids ages group) have gotten into more with friends and less with Family. it is very sad.
2. Are you still friends with your friends from high school?
a few on FB, my best friend and I kind of went separate ways after I got married and she still was a recluse, and not even dating. I ran into her many years later when My MIL was a patient in the hospital she worked in (lab sciences) we exchanged numbers, she was still living with her mom (we were in our low-30s) I went one evening and hung out with her, which was cool and really nice to just sit and hang out and catch up, though for her there really wasn't a lot to catch up on, she told me about her sister, they worked together and drove together. the sister was married -no kids but 3 German Sheppard dogs(she was 1 year older than my friend) and her brother was also now married no kids yet (he was 2 years younger than my friend) We made plans for her to come to my house the following week and have dinner meet my husband and kids (this was the new hubby, she new the old one) I went and picked her up at her request, because of where I live, she was afraid she'd get lost (I am out in the boonies about 30 minutes or so from her house) which I did... we had a really nice visit and she even read the bed time story to the kids, before we left to take her home. Both coming and going I had pointed out the obvious landmarks and showed her, how really incredibly easy it is to get to my house. When we arrived in her driveway, she inquired as to when we'd get together next. I said well if it is on a week night it would be easier if she came over to my place, because I had 3 small children Blah Blah, other wise we could wait til a weekend. she said no, she'd love to come to our home, how ever many times she was invited. I was elated to be putting this friendship back on track, then she dropped the boom..."What time could she expect me to pick her up on Wednesday" The bubble burst...I said "_____, I'm sorry but I work P/T help my Mil (who lived with us) and have 3 children all under the age of 9 and a hubby. You're still single, it is much easier for you to just drive down here while I'm cooking dinner etc." She said, "I still don't drive." I said, "______, I know you got your DL." she said, "Yea, I did, but I am still afraid of driving." I said well this certainly makes things difficult. she actually asked me why, could I just drive her around, she'd give me $$ for gas. I was stunned, that she was damned serious, and wanted me to be her chauffeur if we wanted to be friends again. I said, "______, are you serious, our friendship requires me to do all the driving?" she said either that or we only visit at her her house...which still me I am the one doing all the driving.
With an ache in my heart, I told her this just wouldn't work out, and i added in while I did love her, and felt like no time had passed, I couldn't be the taxi driver for her in addition to my MIL and own children, couldn't she try to drive her once and see how it went..."oh no, I only drive the less than 1 mile to the grocery store, and that leaves me shaking for at least an hour" I got out of the car, gave her a big hug, told her "I was sorry", and suggested she try counseling. That was 20 years ago.
3. Is there a catch phrase, cliche, or word that just drives you bonkers every time you hear it? Some of hubby's one-liners are getting old (after 25 years) and there are a handful of cuss phrases and ONE WORD in particular that really burn me up!
4. What is one thing that you think symbolizes America...besides "Old Glory"?
The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell.
5. What are your 4th of July weekend plans? well, actually I am going to be alone 90% of the time. My hubby is driving my son back down to NC to load up his belongs and completely move him back home, and the DD will be working every day but today.(she'll be out with the BF) I'll be involved with the OPERATION WRITE HOME BLOG TOUR though, so that will give me something to do, and I'm still organizing and going through stuff since the fire, and I also hope to work on some art.
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