Can you take it? Another teenage boy story. Warning: this is high in the ewwww content (Dorothy, maybe you don’t want to read this, I remember your reaction to other too much information posts in the past). Bear with me, guys, this is my therapy. Sitting in the car 8:14 in the morning, waiting for…

My recent trip allowed me to eat my way across the Midwest. I love to eat and mostly I do so in a healthy manner. It’s usually easy for me as I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. This trip was an exception. I thought as you grow older, your taste buds die off;…

After the wedding I spent a few days in Southeastern MN with my SIL and BIL, parents of the bride. It felt like coming home as there are only three family members I can think of from my younger years who still live in the same house. And what a house it is, over 150…

Meet Amalie, my niece, and her new husband, Luke. You know what, Luke? You’ve married a pretty sensible woman. I know because she planned a knitting project just for the honeymoon. You might think it strange, but taking along your knitting assures that flights will be on time and you won’t be stuck in traffic…

We made it to Wisconsin despite our flight being cancelled due to snow in Denver. The closest they could get us was Chicago! We rented a car and drove the rest of the way through sheets of rain. Better rain than snow. More on the wedding in another post – it was a wonderful mixture…

What made this workday so different? It started out with a commute on the seaplane. I admit I was nervous about it, but the pilot said not to worry, we were travelling above one long strip of runway. I found that quite reassuring. Vancouver to Victoria, harbour to harbour in 35 minutes, can’t beat it.…

Do I miss my houseful of girls! I’ve been used to two daughters and one or two girl language students to keep me company. Now it’s Chuck, Bryant and me. They do boy things and make boy sounds. Last night they captured a gigundous moth, put it in the freezer for three minutes, just enough…

If you know me you know that I don’t make purchases without first knowing from where the money will come. Ms Practicality here never carries a credit card balance. So what I’ve done, in my books, is really bad. A total act of greed and comfort. OK, so here’s the story. I was at Costco…

The used to be called our walk, as in Bryant’s and mine. That is until he turned 16. No explanation necessary if you know 16 year old boys. Gracee’s not thrilled with it either. She’s never been much of a walker. When she arrived to us, at an older than usual puppy age, her toenails…

My Thanksgiving crowd left on the 11:00 ferry this morning. Chuck’s on his way down to B’Ham to clean the condo before the next rental. Too bad there was no room for me in the van, it being filled to the brim with U Vicers and the dad. I’ll relax suffer at home, thank you…