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What’s For Dinner?
Oh the infamous question that plaques us each night? What's for dinner? It's either the question asked by us, our spouse, or our kids. It greets us at the door after a long day or lingers in our mind all day. Some weeks I am good at having a menu and being planned...
Village People
No. I am not referring to the group that sang the popular song "YMCA" in the late 70's and is still popular today at weddings and college gatherings! I'm talking about the people we are with everyday. We have people in many different villages in our lives. We have...
Up, Up and Away!
The balloons are released at the start of the 5K. Up, Up and Away!! The airplane taxis down the runway and slowly ascends to the skies to a tropical destination. Up, Up and Away!! The tethers from the hot air balloon are released. Up, Up and Away!! My mind wanders...
Tick Tock
I love clocks. As I sit writing this morning I hear "tick tock" all around me. Clocks are singing with their own tune of "tick tock". I have a collection of wall clocks on the bulk head above the columns that separate my living room and dining room. I have clocks...
Stop, Drop And Roll
I heard a story from a friend who was looking for a particular spice at the local chain grocery store. The space where the spice was located on the shelf was empty. She found a person who stocks shelves and asked if they had any more of this particular spice in the...
Reading, Writing & Arithmetic
Reading, Writing & Arithmetic used to be the basics of school. Children would learn their letters in kindergarten and start learning to read about second grade. Writing was done with a pencil and wide ruled paper that had little dotted lines in the middle so you...
Queen of the Bologna Sandwich
Ask my daughters who makes the best bologna sandwiches of all time and they will tell you that hands down it was Grandma Young. The World's Best Bologna Sandwich consisted of two pieces of white bread, a piece of Eckrich® bologna, and Miracle Whip®. You may ask what...
Perfect Timing
Number 52 passes the basketball to 42 as he jumps above the rim and SLAM! Ally-oop for 2!! Perfect Timing! Baseball 90 miles an hour right down the middle. Number 5 connects and with a crack of the bat it sails out to center field seats. Home run!! Perfect Timing...
Over The River And Through The Woods
"Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go." I love this song. It makes me think of going to my grandma's house when I was little. One of my fondest memories is of the ice cream truck coming down the street. I remember hearing the chimes of...
