We were at a restaurant with our son and his family having breakfast. Even though it wasn’t a large venue, it was a cute little space with a great atmosphere and great food. One of our favorite stops while we visit him in Texas. On this particular day we were seated right next to the […]
I love fruitcake. You either love it or hate it. I love it. My family hates it. The whole family. There is not one person in my family who likes fruitcake. This year I made myself a homemade fruitcake. I found all the ingrediencies online and eagerly waited for the “fruit” in the fruitcake ingrediencies […]
And they left for the ER, that was the middle of this holiday story. But let’s start at the beginning, shall we? I was over the moon excited! My whole family would be together for this Thanksgiving holiday celebration. My son along with our almost four year old grandson was flying in to join us. […]
I’m sitting in the waiting area while my husband undergoes Physical Therapy. When his physical therapist came to call him in for his therapy session you would have thought two old friends were greeting each other. My husband seems to make friends wherever he goes. Always the model student in all situations. Watching him never […]
With an awaited day away from the guys, my daughter and I decided a movie was on our list. After breakfast, and choosing “I Feel Pretty” with Amy Schumer my daughter informed me, “Hey Mom, you know there’s been a lot of controversy over this movie and people are hating on it, right?” Uh, no. […]
Helping a friend recruit people to help for an event at church, I was sending texts out at rapid-fire speed and accumulating my yes’s and no’s. I was on a mission. Full speed ahead, this train’s not stopping until all the seats are full. Me: Hey! Would you be interested in helping Friday night?… I’ll […]
Are you still having fun in your marriage? Still married but not feeling the pizazz, like you’d like to? Do you want fun? Laughter? Passion? My husband and I had a very rocky start to our marriage, but over our thirty-five years we have learned the secret to keeping it new and vibrant and alive. […]
Many of us have stories about the Northridge earthquake in 1994. Living in California, earthquakes are something you’ve got to learn to roll with. If you live in California, you know what I’m talking about. My daughter reminded me about part of our Northridge earthquake story that I had forgotten about. Monica was five years […]
