Earlier this week Richard replaced the garbage disposal. We’d been kind of building up to this; we bought it on Sunday, thinking we’d have time to do it, and then we thought maybe we’d have time on Monday (but when we came back from the zoo we were too tired), so it had to wait [...]
The last two days I have been very inspired to actually cook. The past few weeks have been marked with a distinct lack of enthusiasm for making something at home more complicated than a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese, or going out to eat, but yesterday, for some reason, it finally clicked.
Last night I [...]
In my next life I want to be one of those people who can sleep late on weekends. This has nothing to do with the fact that I have cats who have developed such a fine sense of hearing that the sound of my eyes opening can make them come running. Nor does this have [...]
The first story occurred as I was at the grocery store, leaving it actually, and heading for my car. There was a little old man working his way around a car, and he was hanging onto the side. I slowed down, since it looked like maybe he needed some help, and he saw me and [...]
Years ago, Starbucks used to sell a cinnamon chip scone. It was one of my very favorite breakfast treats – to go to Starbucks in the morning on the way to work and purchase a double tall, nonfat, no-foam latte and a cinnamon chip scone.
But then, back in 2002, for some reason known only to [...]
The end of May marks the beginning of birthday season in Richard’s and my combined family. First up is Richard’s oldest sister, who is exactly five days older than me, and then comes my birthday. June is positively littered with birthdays and such – my dad, Richard’s dad, Father’s Day (for both of them), my [...]
When Richard’s laptop was stolen, and he got a brand new one to replace it (thanks to the wonderful thing that is insurance), we pondered swapping out my old one for something a wee bit shinier as well. But mine seemed like it was still holding up fairly well, and since I really have no [...]
The last four days have been more than a little exhausting. Our church is a little old one from the 1800’s, without a lot of money, so when there’s maintenance work to be done, the members gather together to do it themselves. There’s the benefit of getting to learn new skills (for example, when they [...]
This morning I got up at the usual time, and headed off to meet my mom at Curves – except that somehow she had gotten it into her head that we were flying out yesterday evening, so had made other plans. I suppose, since I was sitting in the parking lot right in front of [...]
My older sister picked me up, and after a quick stop to pick up something for lunch, we were off to the airport. I figure we started the weekend off to a good foot by finding something to be impressed with in the airport bathroom. My sister had never seen motion-activated paper towel dispensers before, [...]
