Shifting Gears   Baby Boomer…Member Life 2.0…Wife, Mother, Grammie…Bicyclist…GoldWinger…Mensan…Girl Scout…Reader…Knitter…Rotarian

This evening I was pleased to attend the celebration of 25 years for Big Brother Big Sisters of the Ozarks – especially since dear friend Robin (shown here with hubby Jim) received the first ever Irvin Westheimer Impact Award for her extraordinary service and dedication to the local chapter.  It was even more fun because she [...]

At least for today I am below my WW goal weight and damn, it feels great.  So good that I immediately treated myself to…………a really cool top at Talbot’s – on sale, of course!  It’s a cotton knit top – very basic 3/4 sleeve EXCEPT it has tiny little bicycles in multi-colors all on a [...]

Many years ago, best friend Bev and I laughed our way through “Thelma and Louise” and those became our nicknames for each other on our numerous chick trips.  Even though my given middle name is Louise and I’m the younger of our duo, somehow I fit the Thelma mode so Bev became Louise.  We’ve had [...]

I just finished “Millie’s Honor” which was written by Neal Powers, a member of my graduating class from Fulton (MO) High School.  I bought the book and read it in anticipation of my class reunion in a couple of weeks – not only do I want Neal to autograph the book for me but I [...]

I love my hubby – I really do – and he is such a great help around the house.  But (you knew that “but” was coming, didn’t you?) sometimes he forgets that he’s no longer in management and is now part of a partnership – in other words, he micromanages!!  Big Time! Case in point:  [...]

A shout-out to son Michael who today ran from the North rim of the Grand Canyon to the South rim in 5 hours and 33 minutes – a distance of 24.7 miles!  His goal was to finish sub-6 hours and since he did it easily (including a 15 minute break for ice at Phantom Ranch) [...]

We just returned from a couple of days in Clinton, MO where we attended Burl’s class reunion.  They had a cocktail party/reception at the new country club on Friday night and then a banquet at the Elk’s Club downtown last evening.  We had attended his reunion 5 years ago so I did remember a few [...]

….September 11, 2001.  May we never forget the destruction wreaked on our country nor the 3,000+ who lost their lives that day from the terrorist attacks. Also remembering my mother who would be 94 years young were she alive today – we celebrated her last birthday on September 11, 1997 with dinner at Leong’s Tea [...]

It’s official – I’m now on the government dole for the rest of my life.  My first Social Security check is in the bank as of today (when I go to my on-line bank I can see it “sitting” there) and at my age, the chances of there being sufficient funding during my lifetime are [...]

Tomorrow evening I’ll attend a baby shower for my friend Amanda who is now the Director of Budget Management at CoxHealth.  Since I left that position a few months ago she has been busy creating a budget along with her bundle of joy that’s due in a few weeks and I’ve been busy knitting for [...]