March 23, 2014
I spent the better part of yesterday packing up the earthly possessions of my 92 year old mother as prelude to locking them up in a storage unit. She is currently in “limbo” regarding her future place of residence while… Continue Reading…
March 20, 2014
Spring is here! And even though it was greeted locally with about a half-inch of snow, that does not change the fact that Winter has been shown the door, sentence has been handed down, its demise has been determined. It… Continue Reading…
March 17, 2014
Advocate: a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor. Driving down the road this weekend I saw a billboard advertisement sponsored by abortion opponents. It showed a picture of an unborn child in the womb and a… Continue Reading…
March 14, 2014
Sitting in my car, waiting for a green light at an intersection one day, I observed a trio of teen-aged girls approaching on the sidewalk, each absorbed in their smart phone. Apparently two of them were so absorbed that they missed the step off… Continue Reading…
March 13, 2014
Early this week, my SIL, Ryan came with his family and did the lion’s share of the work involved in painting the walls of our living-room, hallway and dining room. The guy was a non-stop painting machine for the entire… Continue Reading…
March 10, 2014
Just got a TXT telling me that Lucy is on her way! Yay! There’s an air of joyous exuberance in the air here. Yeah, she’s bringing her parents with her and that’s OK, we’re happy to see them too! Lucy… Continue Reading…
March 9, 2014
The last few days have been full of distress, discouragement and tumult. While aimlessly surfing and “licking my wounds”, I came across this and while it did not resolve any of the issues that plague me, it did affect my… Continue Reading…
March 9, 2014
For quite some time now, Linda has had an “itch” for painting the walls in several of the rooms in our home. I think it a wonderful idea except for the fact that I hate painting and am a messy… Continue Reading…
March 7, 2014
I’ve long said that the corollary to Jeske’s Law is the simple maxim: “Nuthin’s ever easy.” At least it never seems that way to me. So much so that I’m always surprised when something goes smoothly, or works just the… Continue Reading…
March 6, 2014
As much as it pains me to admit this, when I was still living in my parents’ home as a young teen, my mother sometimes accused me of being a nincompoop. I didn’t really know the meaning of the word… Continue Reading…