I am sitting at my desk with the door open, enjoying the sunshine and listening to the birds sing. It is a glorious day to be alive. The earth is waking up after its winter rest and I am glad to see the flowers and everything getting green again. I...
Do kids still play outside? We were always outside doing something regardless of the weather. We built snow forts and had snowball fights, we played in mud puddles and was always finding something exciting to do. We played jacks, hop scotch, checkers and jump rope. I don’t think kids know...
Hate and discord in our country are tearing us apart. It saddens me to listen to the news and hear everything that is going on. I was hoping that a new set of officials in power would have a settling affect on our country, but it doesn’t look like that is...
I was eating a salad for lunch and as I chased an olive around the bowl, I imagined it would be a lot easier to eat them if they were square. Sometimes I amaze myself at the things I think about. I think my mind is on a different wave...
Every week, I try to think of something that mom instilled in me to pass on.She was such a wealth of information and it seemed as if she knew a little about everything. I miss her so much and there was so much more for me to learn. I wish...
I can’t believe that it is just 20 days until the first day of spring.The weather we have been having suggests that it is already here. It has been 76 degrees one day and 45 degrees the next, it is just crazy. I am sure we will get another snowfall...
It seems as of late that everywhere I go, I smell apple blossoms.We used to have apple trees in our yard and when they bloomed, it was awesome. Mom didn’t like it so much because of her allergies, but I remember picking some of the blossoms and taking them to...
As I write this there is only 37 days until the first day of spring.It hasn’t been a bad winter so far and I don’t think the ground has ever fully frozen, but I am ready for more sunshine and warm dry weather. This winter it has felt more like...
Well, the groundhog saw his shadow so I guess that is six more weeks of winter.Spring doesn’t officially begin until March 20 so technically, whatever he says it will still be winter. Gran always said if the icicles were dripping on New Year’s Day it would be an early spring...
Momma Said, “The crap always flows downhill.” And in this case it is soooooooo true, literally and figuratively. I had a disaster this past week that tops them all. I live at the bottom of a smallish incline and there are houses above me on rented lots. Well, come to...
We officially have the new President sworn in and I will be glad all of this is over.The election is over and done with so PEOPLE get on with life. Who knows now what our country faces, but we need to do it as a united front. We are showing...
The hits just keep coming.We have experienced another loss, my sister’s little dog passed away last week and she is devastated. She just lost her husband in October and now this. I helped put her to rest in the back yard. A reader sent me a book after the passing...
I have been watching a show on TV called Last Man Standing.Tim Allen plays the lead actor and it is about a family with three daughters. Mike Baxter, played by Allen on the show, is so much like Mom that it is hilarious. He is from the old school of...
Family is a very important thing.You have to look out for each of them in times of hardship and prosperity. It is hard to show tough love to members of your family, but sometimes it is for their own good. You have to choose a path and stick to it....
As I sit here and write this, there is only 89 days until spring.That seems a long time but I guess it could be worse since this is only the first official day of winter. I love this state and the area I live in, but I don’t like to...
I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope the coming year is good to everyone in every way possible. I wish all of our service men and women and working animals would get to come home and peace would reign throughout the...
I DO NOT like this time change stuff. Yuck and Yuck! It feels like it is midnight when it is only 8 p.m. I can’t adjust and neither can my animals. The dogs and cats are on their own schedule and it is definitely interfering with mine. So basically I...
Momma Said, “Always go with what is in your gut and not your head.” Sometimes you get that feeling that says do something one way and you ignore it. Well, that is your first impression of a situation and that is usually the correct way to approach it. Many times...
Being human is about being truly present with one another. That is a fact of life that is slowly disappearing these days. The age of electronic communication is taking away the human touch. You can’t speak with a human anymore on the telephone, you are always connected with a computer...
America is crying! I hate to see the shape our country is in today. It seems as if hate has taken control over every aspect of this great country. It really makes my heart hurt to see people rioting in the streets, the political strife and the all around struggle...
