We have a mouse in the house. I don't like it. I don't even like the thought of it. I was preparing dinner the other night and expecting Gene to be home at any moment when I noticed Dolly staring into the bathroom. I thought that was unusual since she has never shown...

Years ago, I remember a conversation in the car with my 4 year old son as he asked his father, “Daddy? How come you don’t drive in the grass like Mommy does?” My husband burst into laughter as I alternately glared at him and then my son. He patiently explained that...

A man, a parrot, and a zebra walk into a bar . . . I know, it sounds like the opening of a joke.  But truth is often funnier than fiction.  I'm an avid newspaper reader.  I can't seem to help myself.  So when I ran across this story a couple of years ago, I saved it...

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...