It seems the last couple of years my family is falling apart. There have been a lot of changes starting with my Mom's death in 2003. A y...

Today I went to see Dad, who is in a health care center and has Alzheimer's. When I got there, right after lunch, he was in line waiting...

I've been thinking about my previous blog about the church festivals. I went to one last night with my gal pal, Terri, who is single and...

Here in Wisconsin, many of the Catholic churches have some type of festival during the summer months to raise money for the parish. Some of ...

Here in the mid-west we are flooding. While I have had some water in my basement, which my shop vac sucked up rather well, my co-worker, Jud...

Last winter looking out my windows at over 90+ inches of snow, I didn't think I would ever see green ...

My dear friend, Sally, is a miracle. After over a week in ICU with an unknown type of pneumonia, she is recovering. She has been in her own ...

It's after 3:00 am and I can't sleep. I went back to the doctor yesterday so now I am on round two of meds for bronchitis and a...

I'm trying to put things in perspective. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. While my dear friend, Sally, is fighting for her ...

Tonight one of my dearest friends is in the ICU of a hospital in Kalamazoo, MI fighting for her life Sally, my chosen sister, my confidant, ...

My oldest nephew was potty trained pretty early. The only thing the he a difficult time with was wiping his butt after pooping. Being a thou...

Thanks, Earthbound-Spirit, for another fun quiz. This, after eating a chocolate donut! Click link to take the test: http://www.oneplusyou.c...

Four generations: Terri, Lindsey with Taylor, and Terri' s Mom, Pam My gal pal, Terri, became a grandmother for the 2nd time last week...

I'm listening to the rain. It's a nice, calming sound. Phil drove back home tonight after coming up late this afternoon. He just c...

This past week I had the pleasure of spending time in Atlanta with my gal pal, Anne-Marie, who flew over from her home in Ireland . We staye...

I have had it with winter. I hate it and I want out! We are in the midst of a spring blizzard today. Yuck. Having SAD is bad enough and make...

Sunday night my boyfriend and I (along with my nephew and his wife, Patrick & Pam) saw Billy Joel at the Bradley Center. He rock...

Just finished a couple of books I would like to recommend. While I won't really get into the story details (you can google the books ...

I was 174th at my voting precinct today when I walked in at 3:50 pm. I have to admit, I was undecided as to who I would vote for. For me, t...

As part of its adult education program, my church offers UUnity Circles. The circles are a group of 7 to 10 adults who meet approximately ...