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A Tube of Toothpaste

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

Remember being ten years old? I do.I remember that all ten-year-olds are “Big Boys,” and all ten-year-olds should no longer wear a diaper. At ten, I was already embarrassed about having to wear a diaper.I knew my friends no longer wore diapers, and I felt I was less of a man since I had to…

Spina Bifida Awareness Month

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

The Month of October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. I would typically post personal stories of my struggles with Spina Bifida and how it has affected my life, on my private Facebook Page. But now I have this page. And that is exactly what I created this page for. So, for October, I’ll post a…

Music Genres

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

Country music is not my primary Genre of Music.Still, though, I listened to it. Still do, occasionally.My brothers introduced me to it as a kid. I have pictures, somewhere, of a younger me wearing a big Ol’ Cowboy Hat, complete with a Bolo Tie. Yep. I listened to Hank in those days. Because of the…

Spaghetti

By pwsadmin / September 30, 2022 / Comments Off

While Mom has been down with Shingles, I’ve tried to “Step-Up” and fill in with some of the Cooking and Cleaning.Papa is already a good cook and has done his part, but I wanted to fill in where I could. So, Spaghetti time! —Off to “The Pig” I went. First, I made Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce…

Small Town Life

By pwsadmin / September 27, 2022 / Comments Off

—Small Town Life— I love living in a Small Town. Today, I was carrying my Niece, “Niece #2,” to school. As I’m driving, I see a Fire Truck with its lights on coming up behind me.I turn my Hazards on and pull to the side of the road to let it pass. I drive another…

The Crown

By pwsadmin / September 27, 2022 / Comments Off

I began watching a “New to me” Series on Netflix called “The Crown.”Many of you probably already watch it. I’m on Season 1, Episode 10, and am really enjoying it. It makes sense that I would like it, though. It takes place in the 1950s and has “flashbacks” to even earlier years. I love the…

Dr. Morgan

By pwsadmin / September 26, 2022 / Comments Off

“You’ve got to drink something, Dang it! Do you not see that we are trying to keep you alive?! I don’t care if you drink Sweet Tea, Water, Mountain Dew, or what! You’ve got to take in fluids, or your Kidneys are going to shut down!” “Boy, I’ve really ticked him off this time,” I…

9/25/2022

By pwsadmin / September 25, 2022 / Comments Off

Sunday, September 25th, 2022. A gloomy, foggy day as I walked out to my vehicle to ride around this morning. I had to turn my windshield wipers on several times to wipe the rain off my window. The girl at the drive-thru hands me my usual and wishes me a “Blessed Day” for today. I…

Homecoming 2022

By pwsadmin / September 24, 2022 / Comments Off

Hayden Highschool Homecoming Game. I arrived at about 5:45.Papa ended up taking Niece one to a different Football Game.So, I was with Niece two while Papa was with Niece one at a different game. I sat next to Papa’s friend; he and I had a great conversation the whole evening. He even said I was…

Post Procedure

By pwsadmin / September 22, 2022 / Comments Off

I got woken by Jazz Music at 3 am this morning. I have my Alexa set to play Jazz when it alerts me to wake up. And it does wake me up fast. Like most Jazz, it’s always a song that starts with the Horn Section playing. ♪Waaaaah- Waaaaah-Weeeee-Weeeee♪—I hope you could hear that in…

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