A few days ago I was alone in the house when I got out of the shower and heard what sounded like someone using a jackhammer or drill in my house. Under the circumstances it was a bit upsetting, so I dried off and dressed as quickly as possible and started to investigate. By the time I had finished dressing the sound had stopped, but it would ( Read more... )

Apologies, I should probably have posted this sooner, but that whole pesky holiday thing got in the way. Christmas this year was very special, for several reasons. Number one, it was my first white Christmas. Yup, it snowed on Christmas day! Nothing stuck, but it was wonderful to look out the window and see the white stuff coming down, while we ( Read more... )

The evening before last was my church's Christmas Candlelight Service, where the choir I have been practicing with for the last two months sang. As usual it was a lovely service. The highlight for me was during and immediately after our performance. The music was very well chosen and each song built on the previous one, and (no hint of modesty ( Read more... )

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First, thank you so much to all those who took the time to share a memory with me about my mom. Your kindness is a real blessing, and the laughter definetely brightened my day ( Read more... )

I'm having kind of a hard time here. I had a horrible weekend at work, something bad happened. And tomorrow is my mom's 85th birthday. I've blocked out the day to be spent just with my family, and hopefully there won't be any unexpected demands, and I'm reaching out to you for your memories of my mom. So, would you please share a memory of my ( Read more... )

It was really hot today, in the triple digits, so we escaped to the nearest multiplex and saw Ratatouille. I completely agree with Selenesue, this is a very charming movie, and I had a lot of fun trying to figure out what ingredients he was using from the cartoon drawings. I left the theater craving French food, but it was way to hot to do ( Read more... )

Hope you all had a wonderful Fourth, mine was just about perfect. The weather cooperated for a change, warm but not killer hot and clear, perfect for fireworks. In the afternoon Darling Son came to me and asked if we could bar-b-que, I said sure and we headed off to the store to see what we could find. We ended up with some steaks from the ( Read more... )

I'm in a Starbucks this morning, enjoying a vanilla latte and a new mystery when a man walks up to the counter wearing a t-shirt that says "Do the job once. Do it right. Never do it again." And all I can think is, "This is obviously a man who has NEVER changed a diaper."

I read something in the paper today that just blew my mind, and even though I don't normally write about things I have read, I really want all of you to know about this. There is a way to lower gas prices. It's perfectly legal, environmentally safe, and practically painless. Interested? According to Tom Kloza, who is the chief oil analyst for ( Read more... )