Now that my treatment and reconstruction surgeries are over, I felt that my journey with breast cancer had come to an end. But as life has returned to a new normal, I realize that I'm just starting on another journey . . . one that is very fulfilling. I have...

We have a raccoon problem. Mind you, I know that we live in the country and that raccoons were here first, but I draw the line at them camping out on my front porch. The other day, our dog refused to come in the house and kept playing by the garage. My friend and I...

Memorial Day weekend brings the unofficial beginning of summer, and you know what that means . . . let the fairs begin!  My goal for the summer is to visit as many small town festivals and county fairs as I can. I plan to eat my way through four counties in my quest...

I recently got a notice that my work email had been Pwned. (You can check any email at: https://haveibeenpwned.com which is a free resource for anyone to quickly assess if they have been put at risk due to an online account of theirs having been compromised or “pwned”...

One of our favorite toys that the kids had when they were small was a Little Tykes Cozy Coupe. Now that we are grandparents, we wanted to find a Cozy Coupe for Tavi to enjoy when she is visiting. So when Samantha told us about a sale on Cozy Coupes, I jumped online to...

Whenever we are asked if we ever see deer or wild life on our property, Gene just starts to laugh because he knows what my response is going to be. “We live in a stinkin Disney Movie! We go outside and the birds sing while tying ribbons in my hair. Deer are humming to...

I think that I am experiencing the 12 days of Christmas early this year. We took a quick weekend trip to Texas to visit my family and my niece, Casey Ramm, surprised me with a signed Tom Clancey book written by Marc Cameron. As he was signing the book, she told him my...

A few months ago, I read an article that IPod was discontinuing the Nano and Shuffle music devices.  So I asked Gene for an early Christmas present and he found me a nice, spanking new gold shuffle to store my Christmas music on.  I know that I’m opening myself up for...

As I was walking the Cedar Valley Nature Trail today, a coyote ran out of the woods onto the path ahead of me.  I'm not sure what the coyote was thinking, but several things went through my mind as I stopped in my tracks and stared at it. The phrase "it is more afraid...