As I sit in my iceberg office, I can’t help but think about summer and what I miss about it. I don’t miss the hot, hazy, humid above 90 days. But, I do miss so much about summer.
So much seems to be going on right now…can we get off the roller coaster…chill…take a moment from the madness? Seems folks need other things to distract them…including someone else’s misery…sigh. I have a great work group…and even tho’ it includes six women and one lone male…for the most part we all get along well…until [...]
Thirteen Things about MY CHILD WHO WANTS TO STAY HOME ALONE…OVERNIGHT. Hubby and I are going to an event which will require us to spend two nights away from home. It was supposed to be a family event, but our teenage, high-school age son has decided he doesn’t want to travel with us. Son would prefer [...]
My Thirteen FAVORITE BOOKS for 2008 (in no particular order) Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Going Down South by Bonnie Glover You Gotta Sin to Get Saved by JD Mason Song Yet Sung by James McBride Slow Burn by [...]
As we get ready to ring in another year, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the crazy (and not so crazy) things that get dropped on New Years Day. Note that because I live in PA most of my items are concentrated in this state. I was actually quite surprised at some [...]
Thirteen of my FAVORITE CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY SONGS Silent Night by the Temptations Silver and Gold by Vanessa Williams Go Tell It on the Mountain by Mariah Carey This Christmas by Donnie Hathaway What Do the Lonely Do At Christmas by the Emotions Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Luther Vandross Let It Snow by Boyz [...]
My cousin, Carlton, sent me an article today by Norma White titled You Want Change? Try These Ideas. Some of you might have seen the article, as it was written back in October, primarily as a response to the Presidential candidates change platforms. As I read through White’s list, I realized that while I agreed [...]
Thirteen Things about Today! This year has been a roller-coaster year and today was no different, except it had a slight silver lining. Today was the best of days. Today was the worst of days. There was good news. I wasn’t laid off. There was bad news. The raise I was expecting in January [...]
For the last 17 years, Thanksgivings have been spent in MD with my in-laws. Even tho’ we traveled two hours to be with them, I generally got off easy. Granted I would cook Thanksgiving Dinner sometime before the weekend, but usually I was only responsible for something mundane…like mac&cheese or the beverages. This year we [...]
Today is the 33rd annual Great American Smoke-Out (GASO) Day. Annually, on the third Thursday of November, the American Cancer Society for the last 33 years has asked smokers to give up smoking just for today. The belief is if smokers can quit for a day, make that first quit attempt, then maybe they can continue [...]
