by skimhenson | Sep 30, 2010 | funny ones, relationships, family stories
Google announced today the celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Flintstones. Earlier in the week, I posted EL’s famous family sayings. EL is my father-in-law. He’s also known as Everett Laverne, Ever Lovin’, Slim, Dad, Pop Pop and, most...
by skimhenson | Sep 28, 2010 | funny ones, relationships, family stories
Our relationship started like most, all over each other like “white on rice.” John would pick me up in his 1966 blue and white station wagon and borrow a one-liner from his dad, “You look finer than frog hair.” We’d eat dinner, dance at a local club and usually end up...
by skimhenson | Sep 2, 2010 | funny ones, letting go
Initially, I didn’t share with my husband why I thought we were under attack, or that I suspected Woodette was assigned to us by God. The woodpecker felt kind of like Dudley in the Christmas movie The Bishop’s Wife. Dudley was an angel sent to save the Bishop...
by skimhenson | Aug 13, 2010 | courage, funny ones
The Wizard of Oz debuted in 1939. The movie celebrates its 71st birthday this year. Its popularity steadily increased through the decades, maybe because each one of us can relate to at least one of the characters. Dorothy and her friends tug at our heart strings. Like...