Monthly Archives: September 2016

A Nice Evening

I took the kids to the library after school yesterday. Our trip was a huge success before we even set foot inside the building, thanks to two monarchs on a butterfly bush next to the parking lot. Unafraid, they fluttered … Continue reading

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Inner Beauty

Everyone likes a compliment, me included. But I seem to be a magnet for strange compliments. For example, I was once complimented on my septic tank. Yesterday I would have put that particular compliment at the top of my Strange … Continue reading

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That Powerful Smell

Earlier this year we took a three-day vacation at an indoor water park. We all had a great time. The kids didn’t want to leave, and they still say that they’d like to go live there. One thing about the … Continue reading

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Marshall in 2016

Dear Marshall, We celebrated your seventh birthday in 2016. It’s hard to believe that you’ve been with us for seven lucky years! I can still see in my mind’s eye the infant who used to roll around on my bed … Continue reading

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The D Stands for “Daily”

I was so absolutely exhausted yesterday that it occurred to me to take my Vitamin D. I really needed to take it, because blood tests have revealed that my level is extremely low. The lack of Vitamin D will, the … Continue reading

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Making Time

My spam filter has filtered out tens of thousands of spam comments since I installed it. While it occasionally fails to identify a comment as spam, it has never mistakenly put a real comment into the spam box. So why … Continue reading

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