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Christmas spirit
I seem to be real short on Christmas spirit this year. Gets worse every year. I did finally find my tiny tree and set it up on the pass-through in the kitchen. Lined up a bunch of knick-knacks...
Some reflections
I have done a lot of different things in my life. Worked at all kinds of jobs. Known lots of different kinds of people. Tried out different denominations of Christian churches. Contemplated p...
Nice
Looking at my calendar for the week, I’m happy for a fairly quiet few days. Just a luncheon with my Fabulous Friends Club on Thursday and couples bridge on Friday. I’m thinking I’m ready for co...
Getting my life back
It’s official. Doctor said it’s time for Papa to start driving. Just in time, too. His drivers license expires next Tuesday when he turns 83. He has just left to go to the DMV and get that ta...
Another beautiful day on the Front Range
Our above average temperatures continue for the coming week, according to the weather guy on the TV. I overheard someone in the building say “I hope it stays like this until Christmas…and then w...
Not exactly what I expected
Papa and I both had appointments with our cardiologist yesterday. For me, it was a follow-up from a month ago when I saw him because my heart seemed to be beating too fast. At that time he orde...
Hoping for a quiet week
California cousins in town for a few days. They got in Thursday night but didn’t contact us until Friday afternoon. They were staying in a hotel near the airport, called and invited us to dinne...
Don't know where to start
There is so much going on around here I feel like I’m caught in a whirlwind. Don’t know where to start. Bad stuff. Good stuff. Guess I’ll start with what’s the heaviest on my mind this morning. ...
Reflecting
Labor Day. Labor Day, 1961. I was in labor. My second son, John, came into the world early that evening. I miss you, Buddy. I really, really miss you.
Release Party is set.
My son, the singer/songwriter has a new album coming out. The EP will be released Sept. 2 with the occasion being marked in conjunction with the debut of his new band, “R. Michael Rhodes and the...
And now it's summer!
Temps in the 90’s. Afternoon thunder storms. Very typical for this time of year here on the front range. Luckily, we have not had any real severe stuff, although our power was out for awhile on...
Thanks for your prayers
Daughter came thru the surgery just fine. Time will tell how successful the replacement disc will be for her.
Call from the doctor's office
Got the call while eating dinner last night. The sore on my nose is indeed basal cell skin cancer…(I was sure of it!) The clinic will arrange with the surgeon to take over from here. Guess the...
The Party is Over!
Whew! What a good time we’ve been having every since March 10 when my sister arrived to spend some time with us. We left Colorado on April 21 for a road trip that took us thru 9 states and visi...
On the road
Just checking in from “the road.” This is our last stop to visit relatives on our 9-state tour. Having a simply wonderful time, soaking up precious memories and being stuffed with everybody’s b...
Updating
Still fighting with my computer…well, it’s not really my computer’s fault. It’s my ISP. We live in a building with 65 apartments. We found out that Comcast has only one line coming in. When i...
There!!
I finally got caught up on reading my friends after having my internet down for about a week. It’s still really iffy, but with patience I can get here. Have completely lost my facebook connecti...
Thinking ahead
Every year about this time I get “itchy feet”. Thinking it’s time to start planning a road trip with Papa and my sister, Minnie. Papa says we need to do it right because chances are it will be ...
"Thar goes...."
…is what my then year-old granddaughter said every time her daddy backed out of the driveway to go to work. She would stand at the window and wave until his pickup disappeared over the hill. Tha...
Rusty
He is still on crutches and unable to drive, but we did get a text from him that he has been accepted into Colorado State University for next year. That means he finally got his application fini...
What's happening here
There is so much going on in the world. It worries me. So today I am closing my eyes and pulling the boundaries up close. Thinking about what is actually going on in my world. It’s been a busy...
Done deal
We sold my car yesterday. In the last three years I have put a total of 500 miles on it. Doesn’t make sense to pay all that money for license and insurance, just so I can give Thelma a ride to ...
Certain disadvantages
We’ve really enjoyed our third floor apartment here on the lake. It will be three years since we moved in just before Thanksgiving. Our view is fantastic, although the rent is higher than it is...
Overdone?
Such a lovely mini-vacation we had in Vail. Living high on the hog. Pretending. Indulging. Basking. Strolling. Window shopping. Watching our teen-age grandson and his buddy doing their “guy...
Family reunion
We took a road trip to Wyoming over the weekend. Bob’s cousins were having their annual picnic Sunday. We went up on Friday, stopping along the way to have lunch with my niece, Debby. Got to o...
