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When I Grow Up…
When you're little, adults seem to always ask the ultimate question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Kids have the typical answers: firemen, police officer, princess, mommy, nurse, doctor, vet, zoo keeper, singer or football player. They answer based on...
Go Get ‘Em!
When our daughters played basketball, I remember the coach walking up and down the floor in front of the bench during play. Sometimes he would be looking at the floor and watching play and other times he would be looking at the girls for the chosen one to put in the...
F-I-I-I-R-R-R-E!!!
ALARMS. We have all kinds of alarms that signal something specific to us. Fire alarms are sounded when smoke or fire is suspected. Alarm clocks signal it's time to get up and get moving. Alarms on our phone may go off signaling a reminder to do something. Bell alarms...
White Noise
Have you ever heard the saying: "I hit the floor running this morning"? Maybe you have even said it yourself. Well THIS MORNING, I started running before I even got out of bed. My husband left really early to go play golf and I couldn't get back to sleep. My mind...
The Tilt-A-Whirl of Life!
It's county fair time and fond memories of the "tilt-a-whirl" ride comes to mind! I loved that ride. We would get in the red half-circle cart with our friends and pull the bar down over our lap. We felt like we were peas in the pod. Then slowly the ride would move...
Celebrate Victories!
When your favorite NFL team wins the Super Bowl. When your favorite soccer team wins the World Cup. When your favorite baseball team wins the World Series. When your alma mater wins the NCAA basketball tournament. When your high school wins the state championship....
To be continued…
Isn't it frustrating when you are watching a good show and it gets to the end and a big banner comes across the screen..."to be continued"? UGHHH. Everyone in the room moans with frustration. It leaves you longing for more. More of the drama. More of the...
The Joy of Finding Something You Lost
Have you ever been going through papers or magazines or boxes and found something that you forgot about? Maybe it was something you didn't really know was gone but when you found it, you realized it had been missing. My mom was looking through some boxes the other...
You’re So Full Of It
I'm sure you've heard people say, "you're so full of it!". Most of the time this refers to the fact that people are spouting off about things they are pretending to know more about than they do. Or they are full of hot air, pride, arrogance or just plain lies. But...
