I found the internet “hot spot”!! …which makes me happy! I have got internet access all day from this spot in our bedroom. The last few days I could only get access late at night and had to be a contortionist to find the exact spot each time. So I grabbed a really nice (oak) … Read More
Quote of the Day:“It would be a whole lot easier to put ‘it’ (money) in a tin can and bury it, than deal with all this” —Ralph DietzmanAs I was about to take the below photo of the guys I heard those words from dad. It just cracked me up. He was getting pretty frustrated … Read More
Every Monday and Thursday morning, promptly at 8:00 am Don picks up Dad and they head over to First Watch (a restaurant) for breakfast. Being a “regular” at a restaurant gives you special priveleges, such as a fun relationship with your waitress. Maggie brings Dad and Don their coffee and breakfast twice a week. On … Read More
Happy Birthday Bailey Dawn! Bailey is the first born daughter of my “next in line” sister Deedee. Today Bailey turns 15!So many memories flood my mind of you as a baby and little girl. Sometimes I look at you and can’t wrap my brain around how grown up you are! Although I don’t get to … Read More
I’m learning just how dependent I am on the internet…ok, and addicted to it as well. This morning I woke up before Kirk and Dad….and found myself looking at these photos on the wall here…I just love these photos of my husband when he was just a young’n. Mom loved them too, and that’s why … Read More
Good morning from St. Louis!I can hardly believe it, but I’m the only one awake at 8:40 this morning…and I’ve been up since 7:30, of course I was in bed by 10. This is the view from the living room window at dad’s…looking out at the backyard. In the summer it is lush and green. … Read More
On the road to St. Louis…Leaving MN….the snow was falling, the wind was blowing…Armed with the GPS…. Our faithful Maddie dog . . .(tucked into her spot in the backseat) The necessities…. Coffee, pop, hand lotion, cough drops, hankie, cell phone… Finally we arrive at Dad’s house… and the temperature is……..48 degrees!!!! I’ll be blogging … Read More
Today I’m taking you to work with me!Here’s the office building. It’s only 5 years old. I work way up on the 4th floor. The photo below was taken from the window where the “M” in “My” is in the the above photo… You can see where I used to live from up here and … Read More
How many more weeks…..Until we see this again?? Winter is toooooooo looooong for this midwest girl! It happens every year, usually in February…when I start to wonder if I’ll ever see green on the trees and feel warm sunshine on my skin again. That’s when I go back and look at my summer pictures to … Read More
A frost cross…The son of a patient at St. Mary’s hospital was sitting in the waiting room struggling with the decision whether or not to discontinue life support on his mother, he started to pray. As he looked up from his prayer, he glanced out the window and this was what he saw. A nurse … Read More