Recently, a friend sent me a picture of an adult 'fort' filled with books and said, "I don't know if you ever had a fort of any kind, but I had MANY. We need a blog about forts!" I'm not always able to blog about a presented topic, but Wow! The memories flooded back. And … Continue reading “Wanna Build a Fort?”
So far this year, I've received in the mail, more notices than I can count, soliciting me to renew my People magazine subscription. These 'best' and 'last chance' offers started in January and have continued throughout May. I haven't responded to any of them, as I've been considering not renewing my subscription. And then today, … Continue reading Well, People, We’ve Had a Good Run
It seems I’m always in a hurry these days. Rushing to get out the door in the morning, hurrying through my day that never seems to have enough hours in it, and trying to squeeze in one more task before I go to bed. This week I made a quick run to Meijer during my … Continue reading Breakdown at the Cart Corral
We had to say goodbye to our little Midnight this week. He was fourteen. He had been gradually failing, unable to safely navigate a flight of stairs anymore. His legs would slowly splay when he stood on the kitchen tile. Nothing major, but the signs of the passing time were there. I was not ready … Continue reading Midnight – A Dog’s Life
It seems like a lot of people have home security cameras these days. According to Strategy Analytics (whoever they are) 16% of U.S. households have video doorbells. That’s an estimated 20 million homes and growing. We have a video doorbell at our front door, and a video only camera at the back of our house. … Continue reading On the Inside Looking Out
Have you seen the childhood progression pictures? You know the ones, where the self-disciplined and focused parent takes a picture of their child every year in the same place, next to the same thing, and you see how much Little Johnny has grown and matured each year? Neat idea, right? Easter 1993 When my son … Continue reading Max and the Crayola Bunny: an Easter Tale
Last week I blogged about A Job to Experience. I appreciate all the comments from others about their first jobs. Our collective trip down memory lane reminded me that when I was in high school, and looking for that first job, I had friends that worked at the community library. I thought that would be the … Continue reading You Can’t Always Get What You Want
In recent years, it seems as though the teenagers I’ve known (my son included) are not as interested – or maybe I should say intense – about getting their drivers’ licenses as my friends and I were. My 16-year-old goals looked like this. Get my driver’s license - on my birthdayGet a jobGet a car … Continue reading A Job to Experience
In November, I blogged about a journal I purchased – 1000 Things You Don’t Know About Me. For those of you that aren’t regular survey takers, and may not have already figured this out, 1000 questions are A LOT of questions. But the first week of January, I started on a journey (with some plucky … Continue reading Journey of 1000 Things – Part 1
My search for a fabulous pillow to rest my weary head upon continues. I don’t remember having ‘pillow troubles’ as I call them when I was younger. I prefer to think that pillows aren’t as fabulous as they were back in the day, as opposed to thinking it might be something about me and/or my … Continue reading To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
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