“Respect the Turkey”

My husband came home and shared a funny little story with me.  There is a couple who attend our church who have taught their kids to yell, “Respect the Turkey!”  everytime they see a place where Christmas has exploded before Thanksgiving has even come.  Gave me a good chuckle…plus it’s fun to yell out the [...]

It’s official…

…Rob and I are “empty nesters”.  It’s definitely a life transition, but not in a bad way, just in a “wow, this is different, now what?” kind of way.
In the spring of this past year, our house grew fuller, Robbin moved home to save money.  It was the first time in several years that all [...]

Food Envy

I am cursed with Food Envy.  I cannot go to a restaurant and just order what looks good. I MUST hear what everyone else is ordering, just in case I haven’t thought everything through.  Rob knows this and sometimes refuses to order until I do, just to spite me, at which case when he does [...]

Ah, camping – always an adventure!

My good friend Kaela cracked me up this morning with her tale of their most recent Camping Adventure Disaster.  I had been hearing about this camping trips for several weeks prior and so understood Kaela’s little bit of anxiety, although she graciously was keeping great humor over the whole thing and was courageously willing to [...]

I’m Bored…has a nice ring to it now!

I remember all the years as a young girl where the worst thing in life was to be bored.  It killed me.  I’d sigh HUGE loud sighs until my mom would notice.  “I’m so bored!” I’d say.  It was dangerous, however, to say this to my mom, as she had the best remedy for boredom….the [...]