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Overheard in the Wolfe House #173

By Peggy | April 22, 2012 |

Sam: What about that leftover barbecue shrimp you made?
Peggy: I finished that for lunch today.
Sam: Oh. You need to make some more.
Peggy: I can do that.
Sam: I only had one.

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Overheard in the Wolfe House #172

By Peggy | April 20, 2012 |

Peggy: Paige said Pottermore is really good. It looks a little like Cosmic Osmo.

Sam (smiling from ear to ear): Yes.

Peggy: Or is it better?

Sam (eyes still glued to computer screen): Much better.

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Overheard in the Wolfe House #171

By Peggy | April 18, 2012 |

Peggy: How’s the tractor running?

Sam: Good. I killed it a few times.

Peggy: Oh, yeah. So how is the grass? Is it the thickest you’ve ever seen?

Sam: Darn near. (pauses) I’ve never have seen grass like that before.

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Overheard in the Wolfe House #170

By Peggy | April 10, 2012 |

Sam: Now that I’m an adult, sometimes disability services go bankrupt.

Peggy: I had not thought of that before but you are right.

Sam: That means I’m on my own.

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Overheard in the Wolfe House #169

By Peggy | April 4, 2012 |

Peggy: That’s a brand-new baby over there. Do you want to go see?

Sam: I’m not going anywhere near that baby. (pauses) I’ll just scare it.

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Overheard in the Wolfe House #168

By Peggy | March 23, 2012 |

Sam: I’m reading about an OS that can run your lights and ceiling fans and other household appliances and stuff.

Peggy: You mean, like ‘The Clapper’?

Sam: What’s a clapper?

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Overheard in the Wolfe House #167

By Peggy | March 10, 2012 |

Sam: (after describing overhearing a co-worker tell a manager he wouldn’t be able to work the next day) … and I wanted to tell you that I might be working tonight, because I’m getting better at seeing context around me.

Peggy: That is awesome.

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Overheard in the Wolfe House #166

By Peggy | March 7, 2012 |

Sam: Do you know about the website, ready.gov?

Peggy: Yes, I do.

Sam: You do?

Peggy: That’s FEMA’s site to help you prepare for emergencies. They learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that people aren’t prepared. They have some really basic ways you can always be prepared for an emergency.

Sam: Do you know that there are no less than 80 different messages in the emergency notification system?

Peggy: (face palm)

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