Lassie, Come Home
I remember watching The Lassie Show as a kid and how Timmy would be so upset when Lassie got lost. As smart a dog as Lassie was supposed to be, she got lost a lot but I would grieve each time until...
View ArticleWhere Do I Turn?
Each Friday I participate in the FiveMinuteFriday.com challenge to write for five minutes on a prompt word. This week’s word is turn. Most weeks I’m able to whip out a post on Friday but I was stumped...
View ArticleWhat’s in Store?
I loved Christmas as a kid so much so that I always had trouble sleeping the night before. I would lay in my bed imagining what gifts would be in store on Christmas morning. I would like to say that I...
View ArticleRound ’em Up
I have been having trouble coming up with original ideas for an early week post but today on the way home from work something mentioned on the radio sparked an idea for something to write about. The...
View ArticleBecause of a Baby
The FiveMinuteFriday.com word prompt challenge is taking a break until after New Year’s but I like to stay in the habit so here goes. We are expecting our second grandchild, first grandson any day...
View ArticleA Christmas to Remember
The title of this post may cause some to either cringe or cheer, but despite how it sounds it is not about one of those Hallmark Christmas movies that my youngest daughter loves so much. I love...
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Can’t Quite See It
My wife is a sewist or maybe it’s a seamstress. I’m pretty sure sewer isn’t right. Which ever it is, she sews. In our almost 37 years of marriage, I have learned way more about the art of sewing than...
View ArticleJust Say My Name
Tim Hawkins, a Christian comedian, has a bit talking about weird grandparent’s names. My Mom and Dad were Grandda and B. My Mom didn’t want to be Grandma so it started out Momma B and was shortened to...
View ArticleThe Far Side
As a kid, we would visit my Dad’s side of the family and I thought my uncle’s and aunt’s homes were far apart. We would take a short cut through the woods because it was so far walking on the main...
View ArticleTotal Waste of Time
The old saying goes that “you can’t judge a book by its cover” but far too often it happens way more times than it should. I’ve been guilty of doing it as well as it being done to me. When I was a...
View ArticleSecret Stash
My grandmother was a sweet, caring lady but she was notorious for keeping a secret stash in her bedroom of snacks. She would sneak into her room when the urge for her favorite snack would hit. It...
View ArticleOne Bad Apple
It’s been really difficult to have an opportunity to write for the FiveMinuteFriday.com challenge this week. Although I’ve been retired for 2 weeks now, I have been super busy. A big reason for that...
View ArticleGimme a Break
I nearly decided not to participate in this week’s FiveMinuteFriday.com’s challenge. The word is respite which of course means a brief rest from something difficult. The problem is that our family has...
View ArticleAll In
It’s good to be back participating in the FiveMinuteFriday.com again this week. I failed to contribute for last week’s word suffer due to the pain it would cause so I was pleased to discover this...
View ArticleHurry Up and Wait
I have had the distinct privilege of jumping through multiple hoops in attempting to obtain insurance coverage since I have retired. I never had to worry about either mine or my family’s medical...
View ArticleThe Blame Game
With my wife and I having raised three kids, we were very familiar with the blame game. When something got broken or a mess was made, it was some times difficult to deduce who was to blame. The not me...
View ArticleAlready Taken Care Of
When my oldest daughter got married, one thing she requested at her reception was Chick-fil-A chicken nuggets. We ordered them and they were to be delivered in plenty of time for the celebration. Like...
View ArticleK.I.S.S.
Each Friday I participate in the FiveMinuteFriday.com challenge to write for five minutes on a prompt word. This week’s word is complicate. I usually try to complete the challenge on Friday but this...
View ArticleThat’s All I Can Stand…
The title of today’s post is the first part of Popeye the Sailor’s catch phrase if you are unfamiliar with it. The entire quote of “That’s all I can stan and I can’t stands no more” was usually spoken...
View ArticleNever Alone
Having survived three teens journey to adulthood, I had very few instances of being lonely. As a matter of fact about the only alone time I could manage when all three were at home was in the...
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