Hope everyone is doing well and getting their holiday shopping completed. I finally made my first visit to a certain big box store-mart today to finish off a couple of gift items. I’d been avoiding store-mart since March. But, a certain teenager in my life, that I love whole-heartedly, wanted a certain item available there…. View more
Well, scrap yesterday. Ugh. Aside from my morning run and a call from my much loved godmother, (yes, she is still living and always an inspiration to me) there wasn’t much good news. It started raining, my beloved Packers lost, and I ended up taking a bath and going to bed with a good book…. View more
After my morning run, I had a visit from Paul and the boys, Brennan and Max. Always good to see them. Paul is playing the role of handyman and working on one of my ceiling fans that decided to stop working. He thinks it’s a battery and of course it is a non-standard battery. … View more
My brother has a saying, “Some days you start in the pole position yet you still come in last.” A car racing reference. It’s about starting in great positioning at the front. Then, despite your best efforts, you finish in last place. Well, sometimes it happens The Start I was off to a great start… View more
It started gray this morning and then the sun came out though it is cooler and a bit windy. I have noticed the days are getting shorter. The sun used to wake me up but now I’m waking up before the sun. Kona is getting up before the sun, too. She was all cuddles this… View more
Another gorgeous day today. Patty and I walked four miles at Creve Coeur Park this morning. I like the mornings because it is less crowded. It seems Wednesday is bike day, but we walk. Kona also got to walk today, and she has settled down for a while. Good news for me since that means… View more
