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Rescue the Perishing

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  I was moving some things around in my walk-in closet the other day, and to my chagrin, I saw some fairly major scratches on my hardwood floor. Did I mention that I say hello to my beautiful hardwood floor every morning?  This is because because for two years, I woke up to this flooring: and then it got even better and I looked at this for another year.   Needless to say, I try to treat the hardwood with the deference it deserves.   Scratches are NOT cool on hardwood.  Fortunately, I like to look at random webistes and peruse their 'life hacks'.  On one such website, I read that walnut meat can take away the scratches. I went to the pantry and grabbed some.  Then I rubbed the meat into the scratches.  Look at that!  They receded!  I will give it one more go and they should disappear all together!  I have to say, I almost felt like I had magical powers seeing that awful scratch disappear into the w...

Suddenly

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My LIFE  . .. .so far.... You are born. You grow up in a loving family. And suddenly , You start discovering your own path. You choose a career. You study to become what you decided to pursue. And suddenly , You graduate and can put some letters behind your name. You become employed in your field. You work to become an expert. And suddenly,  You receive your 20-year pin from the organization. You fall in love You get engaged and plan a wedding. And suddenly,  You are a newlywed. You begin your married life You plan to have a family. And suddenly,  You are a mom. You decide to expand your horizons. You add to the family tree. And suddenly. Your family has grown to five. You mother your kids. You watch them grow and expand their horizons. And suddenly, You are an empty-nester. You see your kids fall in love You see them commit to each other. And suddenly, Yo...