It's the Thought That Counts: Browse The Strips
Sunday December 18, 2022
Lynn's Comments: This is another true story. My daughter was happy to deposit a donated gift on a table at the church but couldn't understand why it had to be left there. She wasn't the only kid to be taken away from the service in tears. It takes time to understand that it's better to give than to receive!
Monday December 19, 2022
Tuesday December 20, 2022
Wednesday December 21, 2022
Lynn's Comments: Having "baby talk" to work with provided me with many sweet interactions like this. Once my kids grew past this stage, it was harder to come up with such gentle humour.
Thursday December 22, 2022
Lynn's Comments: I remember my grandmother explaining to my mother how much molasses to put into a batch of cookies: it was "two golollups and a drip." If the bottle we used was the same size each time, it was a perfect measurement!
Friday December 23, 2022
Saturday December 24, 2022
Lynn's Comments: My dad did this. He would pop his teeth out and make faces. It drove my mom crazy. At work, he'd keep his teeth in his breast pocket. One day, he fell against the counter when a customer came into his shop and he accidentally "bit himself" on the chest. We laughed about this for weeks.
Sunday December 25, 2022
Monday December 26, 2022
Tuesday December 27, 2022
Wednesday December 28, 2022
Lynn's Comments: My mom was a stickler for good manners. Although the rules and regs of growing up in our household could sometimes be onerous, we learned to appreciate everything she taught us.
Thursday December 29, 2022
Lynn's Comments: My dad smoked until the day he died—of lung cancer. To keep us from knowing he was smoking, he'd go for a walk. This was funny...we could see him light up before he got past the kitchen window.
Friday December 30, 2022
Saturday December 31, 2022
Sunday January 1, 2023
Monday January 2, 2023
Tuesday January 3, 2023
Wednesday January 4, 2023
Thursday January 5, 2023
Lynn's Comments: When I was researching wheelchair living, I was told that anyone who used someone's wheelchair as a carry-all was insulting the occupant of the wheelchair. Can someone out there tell us more about "wheelchair etiquette?"
Friday January 6, 2023
Saturday January 7, 2023
Sunday January 8, 2023
Monday January 9, 2023
Tuesday January 10, 2023
Wednesday January 11, 2023
Thursday January 12, 2023
Friday January 13, 2023
Saturday January 14, 2023
Lynn's Comments: My boyfriend and I used to line up around the Stanley Park road with the rest of the couples and fog up the car windows. One night, just as we were getting serious, there was a knock on the driver's side window.
Sunday January 15, 2023
Monday January 16, 2023
Lynn's Comments: The officer who knocked was about my dad's age but obviously used to dealing with amorous kids. We were grateful to be allowed to go home with nothing more than our supreme embarrassment.