I remember 1960 like it was yesterday. I graduated from high school on a Saturday in June, turned 18 on a Wednesday in September and got married on a Friday in December. I’d read a couple of romance novels; you know the ones with bare chested Fabio on the shiny cover, so I knew […]
Indecisive? Well, yes and no. I really thought by this time all the big decisions would be made and we would just be coasting. But for some reason life seems more complicated, and decisions are harder to make. When we were younger we had more time to change direction if a decision turned out to […]
My mom often reminded me – Always wear clean underwear, you never know when you might be in an accident, and you don’t want anyone to see your nasty pants. That’s the way I feel about the refrigerator. In my mind it would be horrible to die a sudden death and have my daughters and […]
Or was it a nightmare? Dreams are so confusing. Is there a message hidden somewhere in the recesses of our brain or simply a mis-firing of the neurons? Trying to sort out a dream after a long night is absurd. Why was I at the dentist having that horrible shot that went on forever? […]
You ready ski cat? Hit it Jackson! We’ve loaded up the truck, camper and Mattie, attached the tow jeep and we are off to see Glacier National Park and Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. First stop on this summer tour is an old favorite, Yellowstone National Park on the border of Wyoming and Montana. […]
Before we retired we looked for opportunities to get away for a long weekend. The beaches in Southern California make for a perfect getaway. We were already set up with the truck and camper so why not take advantage of our traveling accommodations and try camping on the beach. First order of business is to […]
I bet you know Rachel, the gal with the too perky “Hello, I’m Rachel with Credit Card Services, there is nothing wrong with your credit card we just want to tell you . . . .” I have to admit I’ve never heard the rest of the story. I think Rachel is the same […]
The Bonello gang, Monty Carrie and Zoe are on the road again. We are off to Colorado and Utah for a couple of weeks. If you remember in 2012 we sold all the ATV stuff. Somehow we came to the decision we were getting too old to be out in the back country riding by […]
Today I’m borrowing stories from two of my favorite moms. Monty’s daughter, Noel, wrote to tell us about her first born, Will, starting kindergarten. I found her description of the first letting go experience very touching. My daughter, Tricia, wrote about her youngest, Tommy, moving to the dorm at ASU. Her feelings about letting […]