I have been friends with my roommate from my sophomore year of college for approximately 45 years now. She and I discuss today's story and other fun stuff about the year we lived together.

I'm a sophomore in college. My roommate and I start listening to hard rock on occasion, which is very out of character for both of us.

Country Rock And Roll | Royalty-free Music - Pixabay

AudioCoffee - Pixabay

My husband is semi-retired now and he's found a new hobby to keep himself busy on his days off. We call him a survey enthusiast.

Creative Fun | Royalty-free Music - Pixabay

Sonican - Pixabay

When my husband and I get married, he insists that we use his bedroom furniture in our bedroom, and I have never liked it. When my mom offers to contribute to a new bedroom set for us for our tenth anniversary, he surprisingly agrees to change it out. But there's a catch. Listen to the story to find out what it is.

Fun Summertime | Royalty-free Music - Pixabay

Musictown - Pixabay

My husband is now retired - that is until he gets a phone call from his old supervisor. This is the story.

Music by Pumpupthemind

Groovy Moves | Royalty-free Music - Pixabay

Pumpupthemind- Pixabay

My older son is starting graduate school in the fall. He and I have a very interesting conversation about how he is going to get there. This is the story.

Music by AudioCoffee(Denys Kyshchuk): https://www.audiocoffee.net/

Upbeat Country Blues | Royalty-free Music - Pixabay

AudioCoffee - Pixabay

We are living in London when my two young sons get the chicken pox back-to-back. And even now, more than 30 years later, I still consider this event to be one of the longest two weeks of my life. This is the story.

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It's 1992 and we are living in London. Tonight is Husband Number One's Christmas party. This story tells what happens there. (This story references two previous stories. One is called The Going Away Party, episode 91. The other is The Inconsiderate Dinner Guests, episode 122.)

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https://uppbeat.io/t/hemlock/give-it-time

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