Collecting My Thoughts

First, the Christmas flower (amaryllis) from brother Rick and sister Kate bloomed. My, how magnificent! Cute pot too. Then Joan sent a check...

We (or more accurately, he) packed up the tree and poinsettias to go back to the garage attic today. I had thought that since it is shedding...

Time to get all those appeals and write the checks (or click the pay pal) before midnight tomorrow. Again this year we're sending a cont...

Today's surprising conversation at the coffee shop at Coffee Spills , where I record that sort of trivia.

I think some is predicted for tomorrow. Christmas day it was 47 here with green grass. I looked at a number of videos of this lovely song--a...

I need to invite my children over for a "Read the Manual" day so they can create a log for me about buttons, bangles and basics. ...

At Hokulea's blog, Christmas cancelled , she writes about trying to help customers whose orders have expired. Although I don't unde...

Matt Hodge, a Campbellsville University graduate student, has dedicated this new carol to the troops. It was recorded by the Campbellsville ...

Today my husband was putting away the wrapping paper and ribbons when he found a gift card from last Christmas that had a receipt on it and ...

Most of the food is ready. I dashed into Giant Eagle this morning--ran out of butter and milk of all things. Don't like that store, but ...

We've been hearing some stories about some of the odd and hyper-political ornaments on the White House Tree--like Obama's face on Mt...

Maybe I'll just put a bow on the new Town and Country minivan we bought 3 weeks ago. We've started (a bit late) researching a 32...

Last night we got in line, after line, after line along with thousands of others from central Ohio to see the Wildlights (Nov. 20-Jan.2). Th...

Here's something I didn't need--new Christmas dishes. I bought a set about 10 years ago, and we use them once a year. But I was at...

We decorated the tree Saturday. As I was placing a shabby, scarred, blue flocked bulb on the tree I commented that this was our 50th Christ...