You were so faithful all those years, heating up our toast.
A kitchen friend who did the job, without the need to boast.
So goodbye four slot toaster, though you never had a name,
Breakfast time without you, just won’t be the same.
Over time your spring was was sprung, your timing turned to slug.
After almost catching fire, we had to pull the plug.
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…
“Dogs have a way of finding people who need them, and filling a hole we didn’t even know we had.” Thorn Jones Rusty was just a ball of soft fur when we got him from a friend whose dog had just had a litter of pups. We weren’t really looking for another pet, after…
When I signed up to be an influencer for Love, Listen, Repeat by Karen Ehman, I had no idea what in the impact it would have on me personally. I read the book and thought it was a good read, but it had SO much great info I felt like it was hard to absorb…
John’s birthday was last Thursday. My mom and dad took all three kiddos to the Reno airshow so we had the whole day to ourselves. What a rare moment! We borrowed an older red Mercedes convertable from some friends and spent the day driving around beautiful Lake Tahoe with a picnic lunch and the wind…
For the last several weeks I have been noticing that Facebook friends have posting things they are thankful as part of a “30 Days of Thankfulness” campaign. I love the idea and have often thought about the differences in being “Happy” and being “Grateful”. Since our family was right in the middle of a crazy…
I just finished reading a piece about increasing your blog traffic. One of the top nuggets of advice was to make sure your title caught people’s attention. Well, if you are reading this, I guess it worked! There have been several serious bumps in the road. I have been busy marketing my books, creating new…