Tag Archives: family

I’m a grown-ass woman!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Julia Barrett

I can pump my own gas! Oregon bugs me for many reasons.  First and foremost because it’s illegal to pump your own gas here.  An attendant must pump the gas for you. Usually I stop to fill up my tank … Continue reading →

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Home again, home again…

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Julia Barrett

We had a great time. I learned some new words like ramfeezled and dandypratt.  Oh, and angakok and putti.  This is what vacations are for – playing games and hanging out with the people you love. And in that vein, … Continue reading →

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Off the Ventilator.

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Julia Barrett

He’s sitting in a chair, joking with the nurses in CCU about the thirty year warranty on his Kosher (bovine) heart valve. I know he’s just a dad, but he’s my dad and he’s a great dad. Last night was … Continue reading →

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Ah, Family…

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Julia Barrett

I was in a coma by the time she finished her tale of woe… Oh.  My.  God. This happens to me all the time and it’s not that I’m not sympathetic– I am sympathetic.  But when a conversation begins with … Continue reading →

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Guilty As Charged! Or why you don’t want to sit near me in a coffee house.

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Julia Barrett

I’ve been eavesdropping and stereotyping.  Hanging head in shame… So I was working at Starbucks because hubby was working from home and he takes up all the bandwidth and I was sitting next to this handsome German guy – I … Continue reading →

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