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

We awoke to snow flakes today – the kind that look pretty and probably won’t stick so I just figured the temp would warm to the upper 40′s and I could ignore the fact that winter will in fact rear its ugly head this year.  I was wrong.  Despite a few hints of blue in [...]

I’m a true flag-waving, pledge-of-allegiance saying, never-miss-a-vote American but one thing I won’t do is get up at the butt crack of dawn on Black Friday and “run with the bulls” at the nearest Target, Wal-Mart or Best Buy.  No thanks!  There is not a single item for sale at a bargain price that could [...]

What a glorious day – beginning with the Turkey Trot and ending with a little online shopping!  And in between stuffed with wonderful food, lots of family and plenty of fun.  Tammy and Steve hosted our dinner today in their new home and Tammy pulled out all the stops to set a beautiful table and [...]

We got up early this morning and joined over 5100 other fun people for the 2008 edition of the Turkey Trot.  Since the temp was only about 30 I layered up to keep warm and by the 1-mile mark, I had already shed 2 layers and was sweating like a big dog!  Cindy, Ralph and [...]

A few days ago I saw our good friends Ann and Norb at the gym.  They were heading to the racquetball court to play a few games – Ann was brimming with enthusiasm and Norb was reluctantly tagging along – probably figuring it was easier to give in and play with her than argue! I [...]

Granddaughter Bella practiced her skills at blowing out candles by helping me a couple of weeks ago.  Today it was her turn and she needed no help at all in blowing out the 3 candles on her cake. Her party was held at the gym where she takes gymnastics and by time the kids chowed [...]

We are home safely – our flight even arrived 20 minutes early today!  Thought I’d share some sights from our trip. Here’s a great shot of the sunset last evening.  I think western skies are the prettiest – they just seem to be more vibrant and dramatic than we usually see at home.   But they don’t [...]

Our vacation is flying by but we are managing to pack a lot of fun into a few days.  Yesterday we met our dear friends, Dave and JoAnn, for lunch at the Fish Market where we celebrated 40 years of wedded bliss.  Dave and JoAnn lived in Springfield for many years where they owned a [...]

It’s a beautiful thing – me and my Trek!  I keep my old Trek 1420 in Phoenix for when we visit and today “we” rode about 25 miles in the desert.   While I certainly wouldn’t trade in my newer Trek 5200, I have such fond memories of this bike. I bought it in 1993 as [...]

Flew to Phoenix yesterday on our super-duper cheap Allegiant airfares – could have been cheaper is we had booked at the airport, not selected seats in advance (there were about 10 empty seats in the back of the plane so we could have sat together) or brought luggage with us.  Trust me, plenty of people [...]