Sep 18, 2021 | Random Thoughts
Recently, I was out in my backyard filling my bird feeders when I glanced up at our owl box. We put the nesting box up in one of our trees several years ago, and finally, last year we had some wonderful Screech Owls that nested in it. It was so fun to watch the...
Jul 15, 2021 | Random Thoughts
You may have read my blog post a while back talking about how hard it was for me to find some kayaks during the pandemic. Remember that? It was titled Hooray! The Kayak Shortage is Over! At Least for Now… When I first started looking for a kayak, I watched lots...
Jun 25, 2021 | Random Thoughts
There’s just something about water that I find calming. Not drinking water, but a body of water, especially small ponds and lakes. I’ve always been drawn to lakes (and beaches), and I love to sit out by the water and read a good book, or sometimes just...
Jun 3, 2021 | Random Thoughts
I think we can all agree that it’s been a crazy year and a half. This COVID stuff has changed all of our lives in one way or another. We have been very fortunate over here. The changes have been minimal, and mostly the change has been how much time we spend at...
Mar 1, 2021 | Adventures And Travel, Random Thoughts, Travel/Places to Visit
Recently, my sister came in town to visit from Chicago. She arrived in town just before the snowstorm hit us here in Texas. I sort of blame her for the weather, because I’m pretty sure she brought it with her from Chicago. So, for the first few days of her...
Feb 23, 2021 | Random Thoughts
It snowed in Texas! After many years of no snow, we finally got some. And by some, I mean a lot! So much snow that we lost all power across this great state, and in my part of Texas, the schools shut down for 4 days! We were experiencing rolling black outs in my...
Feb 10, 2021 | Adventures And Travel, Parenting And Mischief, Random Thoughts, Toys
Update: When I first published this blog post last May during the first few months of all this crazy COVID mess, bikes were the big thing. It was practically impossible to find a bike to buy. And when I took my bike into the shop, they said it would be several weeks...
Feb 9, 2021 | Random Thoughts
“Can I have a pet bird, Mom?” Well…those were words I did not want to ever hear. A pet bird? What? I had a few pet birds when I was younger, and they were pretty cool, especially the small parrot I had in college. But that ended badly, because...
Sep 24, 2020 | Parenting And Mischief, Random Thoughts
Should carpool really be making everyone so angry? I know that carpool is not anyone’s favorite way to spend precious morning or afternoon time, but is it something that should be making everyone so angry and on edge? I don’t think so, Karen! I don’t...
Sep 16, 2020 | Random Thoughts
Apple computers! I love them! I’ve had many of them, going all the way back to my Apple Macintosh plus that I got around 1987/1988 when I was attending Texas Tech University. I had been a Commodore 64 computer nerd throughout high school, but was ready for an...
