mom, otherwise know as, joan

appreciating mom for her ability to listen so well, care so deeply and laugh much. nothing better than an evening of joan, cards, steaks on the grill, chardonnay in the glass and moby on the sound system.

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i want to see my name up in lights « - July 29, 2011
[...] my mom a surprise 70th birthday party – something ROF really did a great job on and we got joan some cups and napkins too (only about 5 years worth). ROF told me that he likes to do this because [...]
saturday schmattery « - July 30, 2011
[...] morning finds ROF and i out at robson ranch visiting mom. or joan as we affectionately call her. so far, ROF and mom are deep in a game of gin. here are some fun [...]
ain’t gonna bake « - August 6, 2011
[...] note: every time i eat hummus in front of my mom, she [...]
“the story” – part 5 « - August 10, 2011
[...] for the first time. karen and dad got on a plane and flew to dallas. believe it or not, my mom flew to hilton head and helped katie drive with karen and dad’s stuff to dallas. she [...]
so glad it’s friday « - August 19, 2011
[...] if my sister katie, or sister-in-law susan or mom joan want to clip a bunch of recipes AND i like what they like, then i can just follow them and see what [...]
best spaghetti, buttery breadsticks & mom « - September 8, 2011
[...] you don’t know her already, you can read about her here. Or click the “wednesday story” to the [...]

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