Now that my kids are mostly grown, and I have what I remember as free time on my hands, I have gotten into estate sales. This is the somewhat bittersweet phenomenon of getting others people’s goodies that contain a lifetime of their memories at a discounted price. And with me, that also includes selling them [...]
My New Hobby – Recycling Momentos
November 3rd, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: Life Observations · Weekend Plans
This Is A Record. My Christmas Shopping Is Done.
December 8th, 2011 · No Comments
SIDEBAR: Or “dunh”, the word my son texts for done because he says that it is shorter. I am paying big bucks for college and four words equals four words any way you write it, but I digress… Thanks to the wonder of the Internet, I have completed all my Christmas shopping. The only thing [...]
Tags: Family · Life Observations
Tomorrow, Tomorrow. No Electronics Tomorrow
February 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments
I’m shopping tomorrow. It’s only a day away. This $50 Marshall’s gift card I have had since Christmas is burning a whole in my pocket so I made a date with the kids to shop. Of course that means I will be footing the bill for dinner but such is life. I can’t decide if [...]
Tags: Weekend Plans
My Big Backyard
August 23rd, 2008 · 5 Comments
Hubs decided to mow the acreage today as it’s nearly the end of summer and he wanted to be sure to be able to say he worked on a tractor this summer. Ex-farm boys have this thing about keeping up appearances. They still want to maintain their membership in the “I can still farm” club, [...]
