Your morning coffee burning the roof of your mouth and your tongue is like your best friend slapping you. It hurts. But I would forgive before the sting was gone.  

When we wed, the saying goes that you are not only marrying your spouse, but also their family. I believe this is very true but I have recently become aware of another branch of the family. As I have written about repeatedly on this blog, I have an amazing group…

Having just moved this blog from Blogger to WordPress, I wonder if birds feel as frustrated, confused and full of regret after their migration.  

After threatening for days via dark skies and hyperactive meteorologists, rain has finally arrived, bringing some cooler temperatures. Windows are open where covered and protected from the showers, and it’s a wonderful and welcome change from the summer tradition of The Running of the Air Conditioners. Someone nearby has been…

On a TV show we were watching, someone asked others to tell one story about themselves that would provide insight into who they are as a person. So I asked my husband what his story would be. There was dead silence and since I am unable to see his facial…

For the epitome of having just enough knowledge to be dangerous, let me introduce you to:HellToMyLife The good news for you is that it’s only a threat to me and my already precipice-dangling sanity and my beautiful new iPad Pro. Must go search for app that will allow the device…

“That body scrub was a little aggressive!” “Mani-pedi, please!” “How could they miss a nail? I only have eight and my hands and feet are one and the same!” “What kind of two-seed operation is this? I have been waiting an hour for my blowout!” I am fairly certain the…

My husband and I watched the Invictus Games a few weeks ago and we were very captivated by the fierce competition, the camaraderie of the athletes and the incredibly moving personal stories of the men and women of the Games. The Invictus Games, if you aren’t familiar, are an International Paralympic-style…

Today at Walmart, as is usually the case, the check-out lines were long. As I held my post with the cart in one possible queue, my husband went on a recognizance mission to possibly uncover a shorter line. He called for me to join him at his new locale, and…

They say that most couples fight about sex and money. We have neither so we don’t argue about those two subjects. What we do disagree about are a few things that come up over and over again. For 26 years. One of the regulars, although seasonal, is air conditioners. Ours…