Anyway, if you don't live here in Wisconsin, or haven't heard, it snowed here in our neck of the woods. We heard Sunday of last week that the storm was coming our way. Over the river and through the woods...literally, that's how it arrived for us. Anyhoo, as a last-minute decision to beat any mail… Continue reading Anyway It’ll Eventually Melt, Won’t It?
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Golly Gee, Does it Take a Village to Revive Our Holiday Traditions?
Golly gee, I'll be darned, we've hit a few more happy milestones in our empty nest life. Our adult kids were officially welcomed to the 'big' table for Thanksgiving. After we ate, our youngest revealed her progress on the genealogy project making it easy to avoid any political conversations! She's made the project so colorful… Continue reading Golly Gee, Does it Take a Village to Revive Our Holiday Traditions?
Empty Nest Santa Confesses to Losing Spirit of The List
I'm making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out how many things I can't seem to bring myself to do this year. I'm feeling like being a naughty Santa this year, I guess? Instead of joyfully checking off the usual things on my holiday to-do list, I'm protesting. My list keeps on growing with… Continue reading Empty Nest Santa Confesses to Losing Spirit of The List
Good cats know how to work their jingle bells
Alright, fine, I'll write for Shelley...she's busy...again... What should I write about...oh, yeah, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. But I only have one single bell. So that won't work. Hmm... How about this stream of consciousness instead...Linda prefers that anyhow, so I hear? ...When my sister and I were little, our collar… Continue reading Good cats know how to work their jingle bells
As the tradition of tinsel eating commences
Ah, the holiday season is upon us. Full of opportunities to eat and satisfy our cravings. I keep getting glimpses of a view of the world where I used to walk outside on the road to burn off extra Tostitos calories. Which, by the way, have recently been complemented with cherry pie before bed. It's… Continue reading As the tradition of tinsel eating commences
Reflections on sappy post-Christmas tales
Every year since my mom died, setting up the Christmas tree and tearing it down brings on the blues for me. Normally, I get all sappy and weepy and moody. This year was different, though, and I've been trying to figure out why I've been so damn happy. Was it because it has been six… Continue reading Reflections on sappy post-Christmas tales