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The CPAP Struggles of a 93 Year Old

I love that commercial with all the people in the CPAP support group sitting in a circle wearing masks and hoses with the sound of air whooshing around them. There seems to be universal agreement that the darned thing is a pain in the you-know-what. My mom also struggles mightily with that machine. She’s 93 and has lived her whole life without any trouble sleeping. She’s awake and perky all day long too — no feelings of tiredness. But they ran a test and presto, now she’s a CPAP user! She …

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New Year Discoveries and Determinations

Happy New Year! Blessings on you all. I hope you’ve had a happy, safe, sane holiday season and I want to thank you for your enthusiastic support of my scribblings. As we head into 2025 there are some discoveries I’ve made and determinations I’ve formed which may be of interest to you. At the very least, I hope it’ll motivate you or provoke a few smiles. Post Braces Benefits First, (yahoo!) I finally got my braces off! I’ve had them on since last January and there were days when it was a …

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Four Things They Never Told Me About Wearing Braces

Well, well, I’ve been wearing these braces since last January. And I can’t tell you how excited I was as the day approached to finally get them off. I almost skipped my way into the orthodontist’s office last week, ready to finally be free of this mouthful of metal. The perky doctor sat down next to me, asked me to say “ahhh” and peered inside my mouth. I couldn’t wait for the extrication process to begin! Things were lookin’ good, until she sighed and said, “Well, Laura, the top looks great, …

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New Home Sweet Home

I must apologize for being so absent these past few months! We’ve had a busy summer and fall with weeks worth of company, a move into our new home, cleaning the old house and coordinating showings to prospective buyers. I’m happy to say we now have a buyer and, fingers crossed, we’ll close in a few weeks. It’s been a long slog, for sure! But we’re now settled into the new place and have (almost) found a place for everything we moved over here. Doug can finally get all our vehicles into the …

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Find Out Why I’m a Glutton for Punishnent

I hope never to become one of those people who gets together with friends and does nothing but talk about their ailments. To me, it is the epitome of getting old. With all the things there are to talk about in this world — politics, family, work, books, movies — who needs to be reminded that our bodies are falling apart? I feel like an old log cabin, leaning to one side, propped up by timbers so I don’t fall over. But yet, I’ve found myself spending more time laboring over personal upkeep than …

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She’s Got a Way with Words

Not sure why, but I have a tendency to say the weirdest things. They make sense to me in the moment, but as soon as they come out of my mouth (or land on the page I’m typing) it’s clear the meaning is not at all what I had intended. (Just like I wrote at the bottom of this article.) It’s gotten to the point where my husband has started writing things down that I say. He calls them “Laurie-isms.” I’m glad I can provide entertainment for him. Most times I catch myself and we have a really good …

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To Purge or Not to Purge

We’re getting ready to put our house up for sale! Whoohoo! It’s been like a whirlwind around here. Doug and I have weaved our way throughout our home, touching up paint, filling nail holes, clearing out clutter, hauling “stuff” to Goodwill and filling up our temporary storage unit. I’m embarrassed to say that my husband has been doing most of the work, and a fine job he’s done at that! To Purge or Not to Purge But you should hear our conversations as we weed through the stuff in our …

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Aren’t You Too Old for Tinsel Teeth?

So here I sit with a mouthful of metal. Two days ago I got braces. “What?” you ask. “Aren’t you a little old for tinsel teeth?” “I beg your pardon! One is never too old for a prettier smile.” But oh the torture! If I had known how painful it would be, I would have thought twice. As it was, I vacillated on this decision a number of times up until the moment I was sitting in the orthodontist’s chair watching him lean in for the big procedure. I can still back out of this, I thought. It’s not …

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and a most Happy New Year! Doug and I are wishing you all the very best health, safety and happiness in the New Year. You mean a great deal to me and I count you among God’s greatest blessings! We’ve had a busy year what with building our new home and me writing/editing the book I collaborated on with my mom, entitled The Camp Book. As I mentioned before, it’s a compilation of stories from her youth growing up at her father’s cabin in the woods near Canandaigua Lake in Upstate …

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Halloween Horror

When we were kids, one of the biggest events of the year was Halloween. The excitement would start to build months in advance as we planned our costumes and coordinated with our friends. The big event was the neighborhood parade. Our neighborhood streets were a series of figure eights and the parade would proceed around the perimeter. We hurried with our dinner then scrambled to get dressed and meet up with friends. We dashed down the street to catch up with the parade. Of course, if you wanted …

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