Remembering…
November 2019 is finally over, and I’m glad. I don’t mean to wish my life away, but it was a miserable month. Big plans blew up and the deaths of two special people in my life made it a month of tears and sorrow. Paul Bates died this month after suffering for a long time. […]
November 22, 1963
Like other major historical events, people may ask where were you when some major event happened. This past week, the newscaster asked if we remembered what we were doing when President Kennedy was assassinated. I remember it clearly. I was in second grade at the Alamo Elementary school in a little Texas town called Paducah. […]
Dealing with Disappointment
Every life is touched by disappointment of some sort and to some degree. Whether it’s the loss of an opportunity or item or a situation not turning out as planned, the crushing feeling of grief and sadness blend into emotions that are hard to shake. Rising out of disappointment and looking for a better tomorrow […]
Time with Daughter
My daughter and I try to plan a trip together once a year. There are places she and I want to go that our husbands don’t want to. Rather than miss out totally, we travel there together. We’ve experienced the magic of Disneyworld and Hogwarts at Universal which have been some of our best trips. […]
Gone with the Wind
I used to be a substitute teacher, mostly working in Spearfish. I only substituted one day in Wyoming. It was all I could handle. On a particularly windy day, I was asked to substitute teach for a first grade class in the afternoon. The school was located on a hilltop where it felt like the […]
Touching the Earth
The other day, Hubby and I went for a drive through the countryside. I loved seeing all the fields, farm animals, barns, and the brown earth that had been freshly plowed. Trucks were hauling large crates of onions to the warehouses so the smell of onions filled the air. It’s similar to the feedlot smell, […]
Giving and Receiving
I have the most amazing hairstylist. Amazingly talented, she’s an older woman with a wealth of wisdom that she shares while she does my hair. We talk about everything and anything and I love her to pieces. This past week, we were talking about how hard it is to do something nice for some people. […]
Bicycle Riding
My hubby loves to ride a bicycle. He spends all summer being paid to ride. But he wasn’t always such a bicycle nut. His fascination with it didn’t begin until our son took up mountain bike racing. Hubby and I took him to races and cheered for him. Whenever Son got a new bike, he […]