Playing Possum? … This afternoon Gabby (the ferocious Yorkie hunter) began whining in a dog-sort-of-way to go outside. As usual, I ignored her. Then she became very insistent. After looking out the windows to be sure there was nothing for her to chase – like wild turkeys, deer, pheasants, raccoons, possums, the neighbors …I gave … Read More
Happy Birthday Sandy !March 4Sisters by chance, Friends by choice. Sandy has been a part of my life since I was about 17 years old (she was 19!) when I started dating her little brother. Over the years she has been in our wedding, made several holiday dinners together, made late night “raids” on each … Read More
A visitor came today while we were at church! In our neighborhood we never know who might stop by for a visit. Today when we pulled in the garage (we left the door open to “warm up the garage”) we saw this young’n snooping around where we keep the dog food! I walked right up … Read More
If Kirk and I were kids right now…this would be us. Today was a challenge. Tomorrow an even bigger challenge. It’s turning out to be much harder than I thought it would be to leave my job. Bottom line is, I love the people I work with and for. They are an amazing group. There … Read More
HuHot Night Out A fabulous new restaurant opened in town called HuHot. It’s a Mongolian grill. Did I mention it is fabulous? Tonight we met two other couples for dinner at this amazing food venue. I’ll show you the ropes so when you go, you’ll know just what to do. First you pick up your … Read More
I love to read. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love it. From Dr. Suess’ Hop On Pop to Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and Little Women, I loved reading. Going to the library was the highlight of my summer. When I was younger mom would walk us to the library (about 6 blocks) for … Read More
Why are so many little girls drawn to horses and love them so much? Ever notice that? Stories about horses, toys like “my little pony”, horses for American Girl Dolls, movies about horses are pretty much geared to little girls. Maybe it is the romance surrounding the horse… the allure of the cowboy and all … Read More