Category: MEMORIES
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Fifty Dollars, Combs, and a Fire He Will Never Forget
It was just before Christmas. All of the presents were wrapped and under the Christmas tree. Except just one. Joe was with his mom who was picking up one last gift when he found a fifty dollar bill on the floor near the checkout register at the Ben Franklin Store. Fifty dollars was a lot…
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Memories With Mom
Today is my mom’s 84th birthday. My siblings and I and our families are going to get together with her this afternoon for a luncheon/dinner to celebrate her. The menu is simple. We are serving home made chicken salad croissants and potato salad. Which are made and in my refrigerator. There will also be veggies…
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Spelling Bees
My recollection is of me, in third grade, sitting on the floor at the feet of my beautiful mom sitting on the couch holding several pages stapled together of what seemed like endless lists of words appropriate for my grade level and above. One by one, my mom would state a word and maybe use…
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Plan perfect? Or perfectly plan?
How do you plan the perfect road trip? Most road trips are not perfect. They may be perfectly planned, but they are not always perfect. For instance, when I was two and a half years old, my parents perfectly planned a road trip to Seattle to visit a cousin. It was about a 12-hour drive…
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A Great Christmas Gift
We have survived most of the “firsts” of the first year of my dad’s passing. This was the first Christmas without him. It was definitely noticeable. And different. And a little empty. But, we survived and made the best of it. We are grateful Mom is still here and doing her best to figure out…
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Happy Halloween!
Only one problem! We can’t get our front door to open. Tonight, Halloween Night, of all nights. That’s OK. I brought my bucket of candy outside so I can meet the goals and goblins outside. While my husband works furiously to get the door unstuck! It is a chilly 39 degrees. Hope the kiddos are…
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Possessions
What would you do if you lost all your possessions? Popcorn is a favorite snack of mine. The smell of popcorn makes me want to watch 48-Hours, the True Crime Show. And, eating pistachios makes me think of The People’s Court. My husband and I went through a phase of popping popcorn and watching 48-Hours…
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Serendipity
Last night, Joe and I took a last-minute drive east of town. We captured this beautiful sunset over the Sawtooth mountains to the west. The narrow horizontal line in the middle of the image is the Snake River meandering through town, catching the reflection of the setting sun. I love moments like this!!
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His Bark Was Bigger Than His Bite
Why do you blog? I like to blog for the challenge of filling the blank canvas (screen) with a thought or two. Plus, I love seeing the words fill the page. Back in 2010, I started a blog because my friend and I were walking and talking and laughing and I said that we should…
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Definitely by Car
You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? There is something about neatly packing the last needed clothing item in the already full suitcase, putting all of your strength and weight into closing it tight enough to zip all of those precious belongings inside, the night before leaving on a cross-country…
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Choose Your Hard
Leaving San Diego yesterday was not easy. It was the most beautiful day of the entire week. I wanted one more day. It was not to be. We need the extra day for traveling to the UofU on Monday where my husband has a follow-up appointment with the surgeon to check the progress on his…
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Grateful for Rain
The song lied. It does rain in Southern California. Last night, it rained hard. Our morning stroll along the bay at 6:30 this morning was cool and cloud-covered. Puddles of water along the edge of the road were evidence of how much rain fell. Benches covered with droplets of water along the walking path were…
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