I Am Number One: Crazy Cady Sister Introductions
I‘m number one. Numero Uno. The First of Ten. The test subject whom my parents practiced on until they felt comfortable enough to try again.
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Pumpkin Soup!
The words, “Pumpkin Soup” are wrought with meaning in our family. For myself, I imagine a ginormous sunken pumpkin filled with soup – the only part of which I was willing to eat being the black olives. Nevertheless, in my bowl was plopped a liquidy slosh of soup, onions, ground beef, peppers, black olives, and … Continue reading
The Flannel Shirt
My high school freshman came to me the other night asking for help for homecoming week. They were having a “Pacific Northwest” day, and she desperately needed a flannel to wear the next day. DESPERATELY. The clock told me that the mall was closed, and my impatience with her lack of planning told me that … Continue reading
Ode to the Sick Day
I am sick. I want to curl up on our slightly scratchy couch wrapped in a homemade quilt sipping Apple Cider, Top Ramen, and orange juice and watch The Price is Right. If I was nauseous, add some saltines and a loaf pan. That was my childhood sickness ritual. Nothing fancy. Nothing flashy. There was not … Continue reading
Phone Ninjas
As the second ring sounded, I bolted toward the steps, my eyes wide and adrenaline surging through my veins. Get the phone! Get the phone! Footsteps clamored across the cement floor behind me, and fear snaked up my spine. They were getting closer. It didn’t matter who it was. If either Patty or Matt caught … Continue reading
So, we did a thing!
It has definitely been a while since you have heard from us, because crazy busy doesn’t even begin to describe our lives these past months. One of those things on our plate has been our book, a collection of short stories from our life of growing up with 10 kids. This has long been … Continue reading
Barbara Cady a.k.a Mom / C. G. Cady Naegle / camping / dinner time / Fun and Games / Holidays & Traditions / Monte Cady a.k.a. Dad / Writer's Retreat
The Dude Ranch
I was sitting and reminiscing with my sisters this weekend, and the topic of camping came up. Dad was an outdoors man who loved hunting and fishing and camping, but by the time I came around, his heart said wilderness, his body said recliner. The compromise we came to was what we in the family … Continue reading
Barbara Cady a.k.a Mom / Bedtime activities / Childhood imagination / Fun and Games / Holidays & Traditions / Kids Games / Monte Cady a.k.a. Dad / Music / parenting / Sharing bedrooms with siblings / Singing / Uncategorized
Center Stage with Judy
I have some unique memories growing up with my siblings. Many of them are about being competitive or mischievous, but I have some very sweet memories as well. For as long as I can remember, I shared a bedroom with my older sister, Judy. She was two years older than me and always there when … Continue reading
