Cabinets and Clutter

Spring cleaning’s an excellent idea, but let’s face it; only the superior among us actually tackle this annual cleansing ritual. Consistent spring cleaners have my upmost admiration. Folks who move frequently needn’t bother. With each move comes a general purging, a realization that one definitely does not need that half packet of baking yeast at [...]

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Keep on Pluggin’

Keep Pluggin’ I could write about spring, one of my favorite subjects. Flowers, birds. But I’ve done that. I could write of my frustration with the lack of rain.  But every time we have a drought and a burn ban, I want to write about that. I might rant and rave about the ineptitude of [...]

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Cholecystectomy and The Year of the Blog

A year ago, my son Josh set up this blog site for me, and if I’m not mistaken, this entry will be number 200. I still haven’t put all my old newspaper columns on the blog yet, and each week I write a new one. Does ANYONE out there know a literary agent? I’m drowning [...]

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Go Have that Colonoscopy !

I’ve often suggested that everyone have a colonoscopy every five years or so after the age of 50. Well listen up, because I’m suggesting it again. If I can do it, so can you. It’s one of those life-saving exams that can allow for the removal of pre-cancerous polyps —or detect suspicious spots to pinpoint [...]

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Oasis

It’s official. We’re too happy. Perhaps you know someone (usually “of a certain age”) who says things like, “Well, I’d like to [do this or that/ go here or there], but I think I’ll just stay home; I have so much to do”.  Well, I think we’re each becoming THAT GUY. I’ve always been a [...]

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Josh’s Visit, December 2010

My very tech savvy son Josh visited and updated electronics for us —things we’d never change on our own. We’re always EVENTUALLY grateful. Josh worked on both our computers as usual, and taught us new commands and programs we never realized we couldn’t live without. Zack picks up on these things more quickly than I [...]

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Oasis

It’s official. We’re too happy. Perhaps you know someone (usually “of a certain age”) who says things like, “Well, I’d like to [do this or that/ go here or there], but I think I’ll just stay home; I have so much to do”.  Well, I think we’re becoming THAT GUY. I’ve always been a homebody. [...]

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Painting the Carport (Preface)

I’ve heard it said that some of the most stressful times in a person’s life may be moving, having a child, breaking up or divorce, undergoing construction —or experiencing a death. I’ve often joked that at least one of these things may lead to another. I told Zack the other day that construction of the [...]

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The Toddler

Zack has earned himself a new nickname since he fell victim to Guillain-Barre. When he was learning to move again, I remarked to a therapist that it was like a baby going through some of the same stages. She confirmed that there truly ARE many similarities when a person relearns movement after paralysis of any [...]

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Toddlers and The Terrible Twos (of all stages)

My children are each more than twenty years past the Terrible Twos, but I still remember them. Josh started with this stage well before his second birthday. I recall begging his father to take our impossibly strong-willed toddler to work with him!!!!  I was only halfheartedly joking. Becca didn’t get the terrible two’s until she [...]

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