When Dad wants fried chicken...he gets fried chicken. The request doesn't come often, so I was eager to fulfill his wish this evening. However, the order came in late....too late for me to thaw out chicken I had in the freezer to fry myself, and I didn't have buttermilk to soak it in..... My options were …
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Sail of a Lifetime
The voice on the other end of the phone was Kristen. "Hello, Mom? Can you hear me?" I heard the sound of crying blurred by the wind noise in the phone. I knew my daughter and her boyfriend of 3 years, Andrew, were off the coast of Wilmington, NC enjoying the afternoon on a private …
A “Crick” in the System
Everything is so much harder now. Everything. For those of you who have not had a doctor's appointment in the last two months, congratulations! For any person who has not had to schedule an appointment for themselves or a family member, count your blessings. But for anyone, especially people who have acute health problems that …