I missed getting a photo of Car-E’s actions or the aftermath on the bathroom floor, but I did document another toilet paper fiasco.
Yes, I did rewind the toilet paper and will use it. There wasn’t anything wrong with it, except that it was unwound.
If company comes, I’ll set out a new roll. Right now, I have to reach into the cabinet for my TP as it is the only way to keep Car-E having another playtime in the bathroom.
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Some people may remember my friend, Wendel. He was my constant companion in the late 80s and 1990s.
I hope you enjoy hearing about Wendel today.
Wendel is still a good friend, even if he hasn’t seen the light of day for a while.
Maybe our friendship will become a book. I’ve been thinking about a picture book about Wendel for a long time. I’ll ask him if he’s ready. If Wendel agrees, I’ll start working on a new project with my friend, Wendel.
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This newspaper clipping was taken at Ann Rutledge elementary school in Lincoln Estates in the 1960s.
I’m in the big hat in front and to the left of the nun. To the left of me is my friend, Marilyn. John was Little Bo Peep next to the gorilla, far left. Cousin Chris is a scarecrow on the floor to the right.
I believe we dunked for apples, which meant if you weren’t first, a lot of makeup was floating on the water by the time it was your turn.
My sister remembers winning a whistling contest. You had to eat a cracker and then see who could whistle first. Karen Won!
As entertainment, they had a talent show that night. My sister and her friend Janie made up a skit involving what they thought was a pineapple and ended up being a wasp nest.
Since I had on a long dress, for the talent show, I sang Daisy (A Bicycle Built for Two). I did it but was so scared and quiet, no one heard me. I remember hearing people say, “Louder.”
Now, to scare you for Halloween what follows is my current rendition of Daisy which I remember word for word–odd how something sticks in your mind.
Don’t blame me if you can’t sleep tonight after hearing this.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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Things never changed for me. The kids wanted a fancy costume for Halloween but they had a mother who insisted on raiding the closets for old clothes to use.
In the end, the kids figured out how to make costumes from everything from a garbage bag to Dad’s old work clothes, which after Halloween, would go back into Bob’s to-be-worn clothes.
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I’ve never bought a Halloween costume. Only homemade for me, which was a problem when I didn’t have time to sew, or even cared to sew.
This column from 1981, has children asking for the impossible.
Good thing they settled for easy homemade, slap-together costumes.
No matter what they were, they ended up with too much candy.
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