33, 661,440 minutes That is exactly how many minutes I have lived as of Sunday, April 28, 2024. By the time you read this I will have lived a few more minutes but that is basically what I claimed when I celebrated my 64th birthday Continue reading →
It seems that there is a lot of turmoil in a lot of places and no end in sight. I have encountered ugliness and goodness at many times this week and have been trying to embrace the goodness. Sweet cards and notes from friends have Continue reading →
What would you think if you got that message relayed to you? Would you wonder what the heck it was about? My beloved sent me a little clip that was on the Oldtimers Facebook page with the following picture from the Smithsonian Magazine. . According Continue reading →
Every year on April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day. While I don’t always do everything that is helpful to the earth, I do try to do my part when I can. In church yesterday it was mentioned that one family in our area is going Continue reading →
There was a Cat 4 storm that hit our house this week. It caused considerable damage. It started out with a pretty shaky assembly by the humans. The new taco truck had to be reinforced with duct tape. . . . Maksim catapulted off the Continue reading →
People are funny. I think people are getting funnier (or weirder) every day. Maybe I just encounter more than my share of people these days but let’s face it— some people just need to tone it down and be a nice human. I have shopped Continue reading →
When Chris and I were driving home from Ohio this past week we had the chance to observe some interesting driving behaviors. We have all encountered it. But it seemed to be rampant on this trip. I blame the eclipse. Or something. But Chris, in Continue reading →
It’s been a great couple of weeks and Chris and I just got back from a road trip to Ohio – land of buckeyes and gray skies. The original reason for the trip was to celebrate some milestones in the lives of my sister and Continue reading →
Chris and I picked up some Chinese take out on our way back home from our road trip to Ohio. As always I look forward to the fortune cookies. Not for the cardboard tasting cookies but for the fortunes. We always laugh about them and Continue reading →
Chris surprised me last week and said “Let’s go to the beach for a couple of days next week” and you know I would never turn that offer down, right? So off we went to just spend a few days and nights at the beach. Continue reading →
