Guest Post: Diana Trautwein

If you have met my friend Diana Trautwein, who blogs at DRGT/Just Wondering, then you know you’re in for a treat. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure, then I encourage you to scoot right over to her place as soon as you’re done reading what she’s shared here. With no further ado…Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere’s Diana! When […]


She Said "Yes"!

Aloha! And So Did She. And So Did She. Our vacation begins tomorrow.  My husband, Rich, and I will fly to Hawaii to visit my daughter Elaine, (whose birthday was yesterday), her husband Rob, our grandsons, Cadence and Sawyer, and the baby sister who is eagerly expected in September.  We’ve arranged care for our dogs. […]


How I Know I Married Well

Trevor. What Trevor Taught Me About My Husband Did you ever watch a scene and realize you were looking right into the essence of someone’s character? I had one of those moments the other day. My husband, Rich, sat on the sofa and scratched Trevor’s ears. As usually happens in our three-dog household, it didn’t take […]


Bagels and Floods

The Four-Slice Wonder. Cream Cheese and Choices We had a bad day, here, not too long ago. He said something, or maybe I did, and it didn’t sit right on the other’s heart, and suddenly we were scowling and snapping words out of thin air, turning our backs and letting untold annoyances overflow their banks. […]


Cadence’s Fair Game

Cadence and the Army Men. The Epic Next to the Coffee Table “Lala, I’ll be the green guys,” Cadence said, as we hunkered down on the living room floor. “You can be the brown guys. And here: You can have my Green Lantern.” He offered me a plastic toy that stood in Gulliveresque proportion to […]