So I (mostly) love Amazon. It has just about everything one could ever need to purchase - in gigtuplicate - and those reviews that are legitimate can be really helpful. (What? Some of the reviews might not be legit? Umm... yep. There's a whole industry out there getting paid to write positive reviews. You really …
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Checking out my Twitter feed, I see it's about equally divided between headlines from major news sources and tweets from travel bloggers. Hmmm... does that make me an informed traveler, or am I looking for deals to escape what I'm reading about? 😉
Most people have heard of a Bucket List, the things you want to do or see before you die. We have been truly blessed to experience a lot of wonderful places within and beyond the US, yet I've come to realize that a "bucket" is not nearly large enough to hold all of the places …
We are going to be blessed with our first grandbaby at the end of this year, and we're beyond thrilled. We visited our son and his wife over the Labor Day weekend and they are just so cute together. It's a heady time during the "expecting", and I can see our son is even more …
Hi. It's me again. Yep, I know, it's been a while. Over 9 years, to be exact. Back in 2009, I was in a very different place in my life. I was working at a job I loved, my kids were either still at home or had just moved out (i.e. "home" was still our …
I'm sitting in intensive care with my husband at his brother's bedside. Lynn, 60, has been on a ventilator and feeding tube since Tuesday, with periodic small injections of morphine and a sedative to keep him as comfortable as possible. A lifelong smoker, he has been fighting an ever-spreading cancer that has hit his brain, …
As executor (executrix?) of my dad's estate, part of my duties include fulfilling his wishes regarding his final resting place. Or, in my dad's case, places. You see, my dad was one of those people who are so giving and loving, so family-oriented, that sharing themselves just comes naturally. And so it was to be …
I love living in Munster, Indiana at this time of year. Actually, I like living here just about any time of year, but particularly around Independence Day. It is the small-town America that you see in the Chevy ads, and its activities and decorations make it a joy to live here. Somehow it seems the …
What a weekend! It start with us loading up a big truck with Scott's stuff Friday night, then driving it to Indianapolis Saturday morning to unload it at Scott's new apartment. We made a hasty drive back that afternoon so that we could pick up Ken's mom at Midway Airport. Then today, we all went …
Our oldest son, Scott (21), is moving in to his first apartment this weekend. He has been working at a new job in Indianapolis for about several weeks, but he didn't want to sign a lease for a new apartment until he was sure things were going to work out with the job. (Smart kid!) …
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