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...
Sep 2, 2020 | Photography, Random Thoughts
Once upon a time, there was a new mom who was determined to get some great photos of her first born. She got some great photos and they all lived happily ever after. The end. Well…not quite. This new mom (me) did get some photos of her first born, but now that...
