sandhillsis on February 2nd, 2010

I have a blogging friend who sometimes thinks in bullets. I sometimes think in bullets too, but I think my bullets are different than hers. Remember my bad hair day when I had to get my passport picture taken? Anyway. This time of year I get cagey. It’s cold in Kansas and it’s easy for me to start [...]

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sandhillsis on November 23rd, 2009

Aunt Sissy, Ben’s sister took this embarrassing, but telling picture of me. What a mess. Thank you for that, Sis. It illistrates how I feel ever year at this time. Today, November 23, 2009 is no different. As a result of wallering in self pity I wrote this poem… Be warned it’s awful. So it’s almost [...]

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  It’s a rainy and cold fall day outside. I love it. Rain makes me happy. Inside this old farm house it’s warm, there’s coffee in my tin cup and the wood stove is stoked. Days like this make me feel froggy. Ribb-it Pabb-it! As I sit and watch the rain fall my mind drifts [...]

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sandhillsis on September 14th, 2009

It was eight o’clock Halloween night, 2002. I was nine months pregnant with Deputy Barney and W was three then, singing and splashing around in his bath when the phone rang. I closed the door to the bathroom when I went to answer it. “Hello…” “B, it’s your mother.” She was crying. I knew that Dad’s [...]

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