Life Notes

A lot has happened in my life in the past five weeks: a surgery and ongoing healing, holidays and all they entail, plus our daughter’s …

Earlier this week one of my young female friends was sharing some of her frustrations about her mother-in-law. She related that as she prepared a …

Last evening I gave my daughter a big hug as she left to go home. We had spent most of a really pleasant day together—first …

I am surrounded by males in my life. Currently I live with a husband and three male pets; regularly it’s a son, son-in-law, and two …

We have a two-year-old in the family and I often get to help with his care one day per week. In the past few weeks …

This week I tackled several of my least favorite home cleaning chores. I cleaned the small chest freezer and the refrigerator. I am still amazed. …

I purposely do not make resolutions for January. However, I tend to sort and launch new projects. I just finishing sorting out my recipe collection. …

I know most of the dog people in my neighborhood. I know most of the dogs’ names even though I don’t know the owners’ names. …

After three years of dithering complacency, I have decided to clean my home office. That means sorting lots of papers, files, books, etc. Yesterday I …

I filled out an on-line survey about my recent car oil change at the agency. I gave them 3 out of 5 stars since customer …