October 15, 1986 If an alien fromamother planet visited my house I’m sre he would mistake it for a zoo. Besides the live creatures that live within, it is impossible not to notice the hundreds of stuffed animals that also have gaken up residence. At various times I have tried to devise ways of keeping the…
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The Boring Word About Answer the Phone!
October 8, 1986 I was following the phone cord through the bedroom searching for the source of the ringing I could hear but could not find when I decided some of the new phones leave something to be desired. I think Alexander Graham Bell was a great guy. But I’ll bet he never dreamed when…
The Boring Word About What Next?
October 1, 1986 I was tracing a stream of water under my kitchen sink back to its source (a hole in a pipe) at midnight one evening last week. The cat and dog dutifully listened to my dissertation on the audacity of anyone who would put pipes that wear out in a kitchen, as I did…
The Boring Word About Beep and Blink
September 24, 1986 We have become a world of digital timepieces. Slowly but surely glowing digital faces are taking over my life. At first it was the kids’ watches. Then it was the new clock radio in the bedroom. Now it is the microwave, VCR, the stove, the living room clock, the telephone unit. There…
The Boring Word about Grow Up and Wait
September 17, 1986 As a kid I told people I wanted to be a mother when I grew up. Not one of those people ever told me being a mother involved so much waiting. Not only is nine months a long time, but waiting for a colicky baby to fall asleep can seem like an…
The Boring Word About A New Year
September 10, 1986 I think we should change the calendar. As far as I’m concerned September is the beginning of the year. Our lives certainly change more during this month than they do in January. Other than learning to write a new year on my check, nothing changes in January. Not even the weather. But…
The Boring Word About Intersections
July 30, 1986 I stopped at the six-way stop intersection at Old Wm. Penn and School Road the other day at the same time as another car. The other lady and I each nodded and we both accelerated and braked at the same time. At that point I didn’t know who should be going first…
The Boring Word About “No Fishing”
July 9, 1986 This week we closed another phase of our lives. We gave our aquarium to my nieces. When Beth was 8 years old she received the aquarium and a few fish as a birthday gift. It seemed like a good way to build responsibility and not near the problems of a dog or…
The Boring Word About Summer
June 18, 1986 Granted my life may not be as ordered as most but there are certain things we learn to count on and for me it is the routine of the school day. Each day as my two boys leave the house at 7 am I know it is time to ready to go…
The Boring Word About Away from Home
June 11, 1986 Over the weekend I packed my twelve year old off with the Girl Scouts for six days in Washington, D.C. While confident she will have a good time, be kept too busy to get homesick and has excellent chaperones to ensure a safe trip, I still have a few misgivings. How will she…