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

I’ve had a Moxie weekend seeing shows both Friday and Saturday evenings.  One was an A+ – the other flunked!  Burl had to work a concert at the Shrine on Friday night so I treated myself to “Sunshine Cleaning” since I wasn’t sure if he’d like it and it’s only slated to be shown through [...]

A few weeks ago, Burl accused me of throwing away his can of Girl Scout trail mix.  The can was about half full and he had left it next to his favorite chair in the den.  I denied having anything to do with it but since I’m the only other human in the household, he [...]

A couple of months ago as I was driving to Des Moines, I caught an interview with an author on a talk show.  I missed the start of the show so wasn’t sure exactly who was being interviewed or the name of the book and of course, I lost the station right before it ended [...]

Today I honor my dear friend Jan who was awarded a Doctorate in Public Affairs from Missouri State University.   We have been friends since Ralph and Jan’s daughter, Claire, were in kindergarten at Greenwood.  I still remember Ralph coming home from her first day of school and telling me, “I have a new best friend [...]

Tammy has had a busy weekend and I’ll let her post on her blog about her activities – hate to spoil the fun she’ll have in sharing what she did. Since she couldn’t join us earlier in the day for Mother’s Day festivities, she and Steve came by late this afternoon to give me their [...]

Ever since Burl bought a John Deere last fall, he’s been excited about mowing this spring.  He’s now “one of the guys” in our hood as he tools around on his bright green and yellow toy and our yard always looks freshly mowed. One of his buddies was moving and had some accessories to sell [...]

We put in several hours in the yard today – making only a small dent in what needs to be done but, hey - you have to start somewhere. I was raking leaves that had accumulated since we raked last fall and Burl was tilling in the garden.  We have lettuce that’s almost ready to pick [...]

I drove back from Des Moines yesterday and since I was alone I had to forgo the luxury of reading or knitting while I drove.    Fortunately I was able to get a talk show on a Kansas City radio station and their variety of topics kept me focused for a couple of hours. When [...]

When we met, Burl discovered my secret longing to buy a motorcycle and ride across the country.  Apparently that sealed the deal for him!  Buying the first motorcycle was easy – we found a used cobalt blue Goldwing – the price was right, we both liked the color and it was ours. The second bike [...]

It’s Sunday night but this evening doesn’t really have the feel of any particular day to it – I just know that I’ve had a busy few days with lots of activity and it won’t be long before I crawl into Ralph’s bed with a new book and read myself to slumberland. Yesterday morning I [...]