It was Friday night, and we had nothing interesting in the refrigerator. And, honestly, I had no desire to cook. So I proposed dinner out to the guys. And Scott, to weasel out of any decision-making responsibility, put forth the idea that Devin and I would each write our top […]

My mom lost her yorkie a year and a half ago. Since that time there’s been a big debate about if and when she’d be getting another four-legged friend. Over the last few months the chatter has increased. So I had a feeling something would be happening soon enough. Still, […]

Tonight was the presentation of the opera Pearl by the kids at Devin’s school. And I have to say I was very impressed. It’s a workshop run by Hollis and William Bokhout. They somehow manage, in just one week, to teach the songs and dances to the kids for a […]

The weather this weekend was delicious. Saturday morning we had sunshine and lovely breezes for our cystic fibrosis walk through downtown. It got a little hot, but I think that’s to be expected when you’re walking full-tilt to catch up with a 7-year-old who’s basically running the whole way. He […]

He’s such good company. Really he is. Today he strolled (and ran) 3.2 miles with me during the local cystic fibrosis walk we participate in for his friend Hayden (and my friend Patti). All along the route he chattered. And chattered. And chattered. It’s exhausting sometimes, but it’s also fun […]

He’s kind of obsessed with our mower. We got this contraption last summer, but I hadn’t had a chance to use it until our first “mowing” of the season. I was getting started in the backyard when he asked if he could help. Turned out I needed the assistance because […]

When I came in the house this afternoon lugging bags of groceries, all three of my pets tried to squeeze themselves into our tiny kitchen to investigate. Not only do they nose around in my bags, they tend to get in the way when I’m trying to cram things into […]

I don’t get emails from my friends anymore. We went from one new technology to another one so quickly. Now everyone seems to be on Facebook or some other social meeting spot. Including me, of course. But now I’m starting to feel the communication shifting in a negative direction. Sound […]

Ah, a chance to blog. And I’ve no words to spew forth. Simply due to the tiredness that comes from baking and decorating 40 sugar cookies. Yes, making cookies is tiring. There’s the rolling and chilling and cookie cutting and more rolling and more cooking cutting and baking and checking […]

I think I’m a 6-year-old boy disguised as a grown woman. When the Harry Potter Legos showed up on the shelves, Devin was thrilled. But I was too. We’re on Harry Potter 6 right now and it’s just so much fun to read those books together. Even though I’d already […]

I shouldn’t be surprised when I ask him to pose with me and he does this, right?