Gee, you'd think with a two year pandemic, a lay-off, and general lack of focus, I'd have found some time to write. Well, you'd think wrong. Let's see here, where to begin... How about a quick catch up: 2018 - I remember nothing after April. Nothing. 2019 - Bought a house! Be thankful you missed … Continue reading WHAT YEAR IS IT?
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HOLIDAY GIFT HELPER
While waiting at the AT&T store the other day, I came across a website that has been more entertaining to me than Pinterest. You see, Pinterest is all this perfectly beautiful food, craft projects, closet organization, and lists of delightful and entertaining projects to do with your children over the weekend that include more than … Continue reading HOLIDAY GIFT HELPER
MY HEART GOES THUMP THEN DOESN’T
Every family has their little hereditary health gems. Ours appears to be atrial fibrillation. Mine started in my post-twenties. (Vague enough?) I always considered it a panic attack until it conveniently occurred while on the way to my doctor for a check up. I was driving along doing a little mental inventory on my health and well being when … Continue reading MY HEART GOES THUMP THEN DOESN’T
HOLIDAY SIDE EFFECTS
For those who read A Pain in the Neck, you will understand there is no possible way to take five prescriptions without there being some side effects. Mine include heart burn, nausea, blurred vision, slurred speech, hallucinations, drowsiness, and a sudden desire to be crafty. As in MAKE CRAFTS. It all began when Derek arrived … Continue reading HOLIDAY SIDE EFFECTS
REST ASSURED
I was thinking about death recently -because that's one of the weird things I do - and I had a strange vision of my funeral. My husband had selected the music for the service, resulting in a medley involving Rush and the Foo Fighters. That's when I came up with a genius idea: Rest Assured. … Continue reading REST ASSURED
2012, WE NEED TO TALK
Every two weeks, another LetsBlogOff topic is introduced and we scamper off to compose our responses. This week the topic is, "What are you looking forward to in 2012?" First things first. 2011, thank you for the year of recovery. We marked the one year anniversaries of the passing of my father, Bill Rogers, and … Continue reading 2012, WE NEED TO TALK
HOLIDAY SCOOP AND THINGS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW
In the spirit of helping my fellow-man (and woman), here is what I have learned this past week. You're welcome. 1. Never trust a teenager who tells you what time your mother-in-law is expecting you. The result is arriving 30 minutes AFTER she intended to "serve." 2. An unwrapped gift will remain unwrapped until I … Continue reading HOLIDAY SCOOP AND THINGS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW
THANKSGIVING RESERVATIONS
Today's LetsBlogOff topic is about Thanksgiving and food. I was having a really hard time coming up with anything particularly unique about our Thanksgiving, until last night, when this year’s got canceled. Okay, that’s a little dramatic. Actually, it’s only canceled for my mother, who fell and broke her pelvis during game 6 of the … Continue reading THANKSGIVING RESERVATIONS
HOME: WHERE THE BOYS ARE
Today’s LetsBlogOff asks, “What is home?” Boy, has this changed for me. “Home” has gone from "BEFORE" - an apartment with me and my dog (late, great, adorable beagle/basset Stella), to "AFTER" - a house with my husband and stepsons. (And the emergency replacement basset, Daisy.) Home is where: BEFORE: I could watch whatever I wanted … Continue reading HOME: WHERE THE BOYS ARE
36 PEOPLE WALK INTO A BAR…
Growing up, my family had a reunion maybe every 5 years. We'd meet at some convenient location for the day, and go away again for another 5 years. We stopped the whole thing when I was still pretty young, so I'm not sure what out-of-towners did after those exhilarating few hours. Maybe that explains why … Continue reading 36 PEOPLE WALK INTO A BAR…
Diary of Ann Franks 