My parents bought a house (yay!), so I’m heading north to help them move this week. I leave tomorrow and should get there Tuesday evening. I’m looking forward to the road trip but am, of course, hoping the roads between Texas and Wisconsin are clear. (It seems like they are … Continue reading →
Shiny new years are so much fun. Filled with hope and dreams. 2012 is no different. Here are some of my “Big Rocks”: February: Help my folks move into their new house — excited for them that after a number of years, they are home owners again April: Hubby celebrates … Continue reading →
I hear Santa is on the move, so I know kids everywhere (young and old) are getting excited. Hanukkah is in full swing — I always thought it was cool that there were multiple days of gift-giving for my Jewish friends, but it’s really about more than that. For Christians … Continue reading →
If you’re celebrating Thanksgiving in the US of A, I wish you Happy Thanksgiving. If you’re not celebrating, I’m still thankful you are here reading today. As, of course, thanksgiving is traditionally a time of taking stock of the blessings in one’s life, I’ll try to capture a few: I’m … Continue reading →
This is what I remember most: It’s a thumbnail, copied from a friend’s profile and saved to my own on Facebook. There are more images here. Please take a few moments to review and (if you are old enough to remember) reflect upon the images. If you are seeing … Continue reading →
Right around this time thirty-one years ago today — May 28, 1980 — I was boarding a plane in Hartford, Connecticut, bound for San Antonio, Texas, (with a plane change in Atlanta) to report to United States Air Force Basic Military Training. I’d graduated from Beaver Local High School in … Continue reading →
After being in this community for ten years, we were finally in town on the weekend of their biggest annual event — The Dewberry Festival. It’s a nice, little local event. The Classic Car Show brought an interesting variety of vehicles — most newer than 1950. There was a pleasantly … Continue reading →
Hubby and I bought our wedding rings at a Montgomery Mall jewelry store shortly before our wedding in 1994. They are a white gold outer band and yellow gold inner band. Mine has been spinning on the band since shortly after we got it. This year, my two bands separated … Continue reading →
We’re very pleased. Someone hauled away all our bulky free stuff yesterday. We put out a few more items that we scrounged yesterday afternoon for today, but the only taker was someone who hauled off a stove vent hood. Other people purchased a mixture of large and small items. The … Continue reading →
I’ve blogged about WordPress, the iPad, and pizza lately. I don’t know about you, but those are all topics I enjoy, but what else has been going on in my day-to-day world? I’m concerned about the on-going political battle in the United States. I’m not in favor of public sector … Continue reading →