It is hard to believe that 2011 is here. I remember all the hub-bub surrounding Y2K. Remember how the banks were going to get everyone’s account numbers mixed up and airplanes were in danger of falling from the sky at the stroke of midnight! Crazy how this decade has gone by. Frankly, I am glad…
We have six kids. Some are readers and some are not. Amy, our 13 year old definitely falls in the reader category. She loves to read-a lot. For her last birthday, John, bid and won a box of over 60 Louis L’Amour books on Ebay. She was ecstatic! She has read almost all of them….
Hey John,” I asked over the cell phone from Costco. “I just dropped off our family picture and am picking out our Christmas cards.” I contemplated choosing a waving American Flag in support of Nathan who was in the Marines at the time. “Pick out something with the true meaning of Christmas,” John said. I…
Ever year when the Christmas Carols start being played and the decorations get brought out, we pull out our favorite recipes and decide which ones we will make and which new ones we want to attempt. One year we decided to make peanut butter balls. It was a disaster. The church cookbook had a small…
We went to the grocery store and I saw that they were having a sale on whole crabs. The kids and I have been trying new recipes and crab cakes was on our list of things we wanted to make. I walked up to the counter and the young man in a white butcher coat…
The best part of Thanksgiving is leftovers! Nothing beats a hearty turkey soup following the big feast. This year I decided to make my grandma’s home made noodles to add the large simmering pot. It was a mess! I had flour all over myself and the balls of elastic dough were sticking to the cutting…
There is something magical that happens at weddings. One moment a young woman adorned in a beaded white gown is walked down the aisle holding onto the arm of the man who has raised and loved her. His daughter. After making pledges of enduring love and a lifetime of devotion she walks out holding onto…
The airplane taxied down LaGuardia Airport. After a week in New York I was headed home. I half expected the plane to turn into a pumpkin somewhere over Colorado. It was such a fairy tale story come true. This small town reporter wins a writing contest and gets flown to New York City! In fact…
My moment of motherhood bliss shattered like a china tea cup on a marble floor. I had just poured hot water into a favorite mug and breathed in the soothing aroma of peppermint tea. My two cherub faced youngsters played with their kitchen set in the next room. “Scottie, why is your arm wet?” I…