http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog For everyone who longs for a time machine to go back to the 1970s when things were simpler. Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:51:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m anti-humbug. Let me say that before all else. I’m always the Mom baking tons of cookies, making cheese balls, crocheting or cross stitching something 6 months ahead. We must watch the Christmas shows in order, and it isn’t Christmas until the Heat Miser and the Snow Miser have fought ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/12/20/don-we-now-our-gay-apparel/ It’s a dark and stormy night, boys and girls. We’ve survived the company Christmas party, although I’m sure I embarrassed my old man several times over. (Sorry about that Sweetie.) It’s a most exciting and adventurous time, yet it’s dismal and sucky all at once. Within the past week, we’ve both ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/12/15/no-one-on-earth-but-we-two/ Once upon a time, there was a Mom who was only 45 years old. She bore two sons. The Mom spent every moment of every waking day for 20 years tending to her two sons. The world revolved around them, and rightly so. Then came Thanksgiving, way back in ’08. It was ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/11/28/the-first-child-free-thanksgiving/ Howdy, We've come up with a fun new Thanksgiving tradition. I got the idea from my favorite British comedian, Ricky Gervais, who has the funniest blog on the internet. Take a picture of yourself looking surprised. We put the digital camera on a tripod, put it on self timer and hit the ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/11/28/a-new-thanksgiving-tradition/ I can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving. And how much has changed in the past five years. Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, my mother, Earlene Marie Biddison Fidler, passed away. Now, I know as a journalist, we don’t normally use the phrase “passed away.” It’s not AP style. People die. But, I can’t ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/11/21/thanksgiving-5-years-later/ Getting ready for work ... day 3 of 8 in a row. Dad is doing really well. He's out of the hospital and even able to walk down to the mailbox and back on a good day. Thanks for all your nice comments. Don't mean to be such a downer at ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/11/14/quick-update/ Wow. President Obama. Now I can come out of the closet here in the south. I dared not speak his name amongst my peers for fear of being ridiculed. Now, we can all move forward. Julie 12:22 11/4/08 http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/11/05/we-did-it/ Dad's been in and out of the hospital a couple of times since we brought him back from Little Rock after his bypass. Right this second he's in. I know a serious operation like this must mean a very long recovery time. Bill the nurse said his dad had undergone ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/10/30/26-27-days-later/ It’s a very, very depressing thing to be a Cubs fan right now. Of course, it’s always a bad thing to be a fan of the Cubbies. It’s the top of the 9th, and the frickin’ Dodgers lead 9-1. We lost last night too. Both on home turf. We had the ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/10/03/i-picked-a-bad-day-to-be-a-cubs-fan/ I wanna take time before I head off to work today to thank all of you for your kind words and prayers. They've definitely helped!! Dad is doing much better, and it is looking like Mike and I will be able to bring him home over the weekend. Thanks also to Debra ... http://stuckinthe70s.com/blog/2008/10/02/dad-update/