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Sailing on, Sailor | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. January 10, 2016. Sailing on, Sailor. I lead a good life other than this. My wife and I are in love, and our kids seem to be pretty happy when we get them to bed on time. This, of course, is after our prayers. We discuss God as part of our lives and my kids both know enough to give me grief every time they ask me who I love most on earth. 8220;Your mother.”. 8220;What about God? Last weekend we had our frien...
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The greatest gift they’ll get this year | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. December 4, 2016. The greatest gift they’ll get this year. Her partner was a tall, polite and kind girl named Sophie. They got together 2 times for practice at Sophie’s house and twice for after school practice. The practice was not wasted. The performance was spot on and they barely missed a beat. This even with a certain amount of distraction. 8220;She was just nervous,” she said. I took my allowance one w...
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It’s an honor, but a hard one | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. April 19, 2016. It’s an honor, but a hard one. Tonight when I got home, I cleaned out the cat box. I did this without being asked, but somehow I still did the wrong thing. Of course this is one of the many chores that our kids have on their list. That I was doing it now put off the inevitability of forcing them to do it later. This feels like taking the easy way out. Who am I kidding though? I have to admit,...
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Two Questions | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. July 6, 2016. She also had to be prodded to get her homework done a lot of weekends. There was also a roughly 5 month stint where she did none of her chores. We knew she had a lot of stuff on her plate. Weeks later, in a conversation, Emily reminded us that she’d wanted to take the trip, but we said no “…because we had no faith in her…”. Elyse must have missed that first 1000 times Shanyn said that she can&#...
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Rocky’s been gone | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. October 22, 2016. Rocky’s been gone. Rocky and Leo dreaming together on his last day. Each time after we would give up on the meds, his other symptoms would abate for awhile. It may have been a euphoric relief of not being forced to absorb things against his will. Each time though, this period would fade and the misery would abound. Baby Rocky in August 2006. Young Rocky bapping poor Mouse. As fast as he was...
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You don’t get it | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. April 24, 2016. You don’t get it. Once in a while, though, there happens something that makes me realize something else is going on in the mind of the young. This morning, for instance. I waited for about 30 minutes until I went in and verified that they indeed were both out. I told them gently and firmly that it was time to get up, especially if they were going to church. 8220;So you lied,” she said. 8220;I...
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Scary Stories | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. September 16, 2016. This isn’t saying that there aren’t several terse moments scattered throughout the year. Many of them involve homework in the school year weekends. Some involve chores. The largest swath of derision is saved for her sister, though. 8230;Birds on the roof of my mother’s house. I’ve no stones that chase them away. Birds on the roof of my mother’s house. Will sit on my roof someday. Elyse is...
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Knowing remembers | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. May 14, 2016. This girl, who shall remain nameless, really is a sweet person. At the time she utterly defined vulnerability. Her father had died recently in the most tragic way possible for her. That left her, her siblings and mother to soldier on. They all were very nice to me though. Always smiling. Sam Kinison once said, “Let’s face it, Mom and Dad were no fucking road map.”. Then there was Tim. Tim w...
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Service | The Gamble Family Blog
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The Gamble Family Blog. Stories about the girls of Cool Papa E. You know a little more about me…. November 11, 2016. Take into effect here the fact that Dad suffered from seasickness his entire life. It was not optimal, but suffering without Dramamine or even a patch behind the ear was less a hinderance than squatting in a mudhole waiting out the Chinese. He was not so much heroic for putting up with it as practical. He was taking what amounted to the best option presented to him. 8220;What is it? 8220;A...
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