Monthly Archives: November 2007

I Found Them

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Monkling

I won’t ever make fun of Frank again. You see, when he is unable to find something, it’s usually because he expects the missing item to jump up and do a dance in front of him. He seems unable to … Continue reading →

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Tree Lighting

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Monkling

On TV they said Christmas is officially here now that the tree in Rockefeller Center has been lit. I always believe whatever I read or hear in the news so it must be true. Frank works right near there and … Continue reading →

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Play Ball!

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Monkling

It’s been a few years since a parade of boys has marched through my house to the dining room closet in search of basketballs & other assorted sports equipment. Back in the old days, every one of Stephen’s friends knew … Continue reading →

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My Picture

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Monkling

It seems I am green. Funny but I don’t feel sick or anything. I also have quite a lot of hair and a mustache. What? You don’t believe me? Well take a look at the picture Christopher drew of me: … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Missing Glasses

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Monkling

It was a year ago this week that we made the decision that we really didn’t want 2 mortgages which meant temporarily giving up our dream house. (I will not go into all the gory details of what happened. The … Continue reading →

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Down At The Farm

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Monkling

On Friday we went out to Mohegan Sun with the kids. Frank went off gambling with Stephen while Theresa & I went into all the cute little shops. There’s this one little store that’s a favorite of mine. It reminds … Continue reading →

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For Janet

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Monkling

I was going to e-mail this little sound clip just to my sister but I think there may be 1 or 2 others who might like to check it out, especially if they’ve met my son. As Stephen was leaving … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, Part 3

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Monkling

Or… I should have known. I’ve said it a million times before: My family always cooks enough food to feed double the number of people actually there for dinner. The gluttonous part of my brain, however, forgot that. It said, … Continue reading →

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Problems In Monkville

Posted on November 23, 2007 by Monkling

Something is wrong with my Internet connection. I am connecting through a neighbor’s signal which is weak. This means I virtually have no Internet. Since we’re heading out today, I also won’t have time to be on the phone with … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Monkling

I had planned on doing this long post for today. The plan was to write it up ahead because I knew this morning would be busy. Yeah, well that didn’t quite work out. Besides, ya’ll are too busy today to … Continue reading →

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