Category Archives: Family

Families of origin and of choice

Moving right along

Posted on July 25, 2002 by Marchbanks

M poked around some of the playground and got in one of the play automobiles for a ride, with Daddy pushing. Continue reading →

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Amusement == an articulate teenage girl in the house

Posted on July 15, 2002 by Marchbanks

I was treated to a highly entertaining rant on the nugacity of the “commentary” she was supposed to provide. Continue reading →

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Notes of an unusual day

Posted on May 26, 2002 by Marchbanks

Illegible, my Aunt Fanny; whoever did the captions wasn’t educated enough to know a standard nineteenth-century abbreviation when he saw it. Continue reading →

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Everyone else gets ready to go

Posted on May 20, 2002 by Marchbanks

I wouldn’t mind going to her reunion, because her class has far cooler and more interesting people than mine did. Continue reading →

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At home unexpectedly

Posted on May 15, 2002 by Marchbanks

I put her down for a nap, which she took to without a whimper—a clear sign she’s not feeling good. Continue reading →

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Thoughts upon a tombstone photo

Posted on March 28, 2002 by Marchbanks

Despite everything, he lived to the remarkable age of 86, dying on the eighteenth anniversary of his wife’s death. Continue reading →

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Also sprach Mayo

Posted on December 27, 2001 by Marchbanks

His opinion is the tumor is a giant-cell granuloma, which is the one we hoped it would be. Continue reading →

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Done up, more or less

Posted on December 26, 2001 by Marchbanks

We seem to have survived the holiday without catastrophe. Continue reading →

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We still don’t know what it is

Posted on December 20, 2001 by Marchbanks

Still, nobody knows what it is, although we’re now absolutely certain it’s not malignant. Continue reading →

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Sehr interessant . . . but not surprising

Posted on December 19, 2001 by Marchbanks

We’ve always taken the position that what you are is what you are. Continue reading →

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