“I never got Rice Krispies,” whined Negative Nelly. I was shocked that these snarky words jumped out of my mouth during an innocuous family conversation about cold cereal. Indeed, negative words tumble of my mouth with little provocation. Husband had said that as a child, he was allowed to eat Rice Krispies sometimes because…
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How to Preserve Family Stories
Minutia bores me. That’s my excuse for not finding out more about Husband’s family. When we’re visiting with my in-laws, every time ‘old times’ comes up, the conversation deteriorates into lists of names and places that mean nothing to me. I just don’t care who sixty years ago bought Mr. So and So’s place down…