Tea and Optimism
October 13, 2008
I’ve had a banner week. You might say too much popular culture or maybe just too much past and present together.
Spies in the house
September 25, 2008
Every time my sons come home they search through all the recent mail, bills, magazines, and any newly purchased books. You’d think they were being paid by a private detective agency.
"I'm only home for three days."
September 12, 2008
Don’t get me wrong. I love when my kids are home, or even staying for weeks or months, but at the same time…
I Left My Heart in Okoboji
July 31, 2008
You know that when you buy a house everybody says, “Location, location, location.” I guess after my family vacation I might say that when you rent a place you might remember that same phrase, “Location, location, location.”
The conversation magnet
December 1, 2007
Does anybody else have my problem? It's hard to describe, but basically people talk to me. I mean all kinds of people. This has been going on for years. When I lived in Kentucky, it happened all the time. I remember a typical situation. I was sitting on a park ...
Exploring the road
November 14, 2007
I’m in the Ford Explorer, banging around on the way up the hill. This car is getting old. It moans, groans, and bumps around. Periodically the Explorer locks and unlocks the doors, randomly turns on and off the radio, and rolls down the windows. I can’t decide what to do ...
Advanced Empty Nesting
November 1, 2007
Empty nesting is really coming home to roost. I didn’t realize it until recently, but life has changed drastically. My older step- kids have been gone for ages, my oldest son is married, Arna is at Iowa, and now when Bob goes out of town , I’m literally home alone. ...
Of costumes and candy
October 23, 2007
Halloween brings back so many memories. When the kids were little, there was the huge challenge of making a costume that slightly resembled their goal. The first years with Zach were easy: find a football helmet and black sweats. Then there came the first problem: the saber-toothed tiger. We kept ...
Modern communication
October 8, 2007
Sometimes I think politicians do not live in the REAL world. I noticed that recently Rudolph Giuliani keeps getting cell phone calls from his wife during his speeches. He answers, “Hello honey. Yes, I’m giving a speech. It’s going great. I love you. Goodbye.” In the real world? I don’t ...
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