I am just as anxious as the next person for Spring to quit messing around and finally allow the weather to match the calendar. I want to ride the new bicycle I bought, rejuvenate my long forgotten flower beds, and not have to carry a scarf and gloves everywhere I go. But this noon when… Continue reading Enjoy Your Metaphorical Giant Snowflakes
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Thirty-Seven Years Of Stories To Tell
On a Thursday evening in April 1976, a couple in their driveway heard their neighbors call out, "Are you having the baby?" The husband shouted, "Yes!", much to the excitement of the neighbors. Followed quickly by, "April Fools! No, we're just headed to Lamaze class." You see, their baby wasn't due for two more weeks.… Continue reading Thirty-Seven Years Of Stories To Tell
Welcome Glad Spring
The title of this post was swiped from my mom's brilliant mind. For those of you reading who worked with my mom, forgive me if I mangle the exact wording, she told this story better than I do. One year the potted plant by the office door withered its way down to a stick in… Continue reading Welcome Glad Spring
Easily Distracted And Creatively Ambitious
2013_0324 Sunday To look at my life from the outside, it probably doesn't seem that busy. She works, but what else does she do? Well, you're right. I don't need a message center in my house to keep track of my scheduled activities and social events. In fact, to be honest with you, at this… Continue reading Easily Distracted And Creatively Ambitious
My Twenty Years In The Driveway Are Over and Goodwill Has My Sofa
2013_0316 Saturday For the first time in my twenty years behind the wheel my car is parked indoors. No more scraping ice from the windshield. No more warming my car up for ten minutes when it's twenty degrees below zero outside. No more opening the windows for ten minutes to cool my car down when… Continue reading My Twenty Years In The Driveway Are Over and Goodwill Has My Sofa
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