Today is Princess Nagger’s last day of school, last day of 5th Grade. Where has the time gone?! Since she is going to a school where ‘Elementary’ is Kindergarten through 6th Grade (like it was when I was a kid, vs. the 4 schools for primary education they seem to have now), next year will…
I’ve been somewhat lackadaisical on my blogging the last year or so, in part because of the craziness of getting ready for the great move from Pennsylvania back to Washington State, followed by the temporary status of Basement Dwellers followed by the next-to-final move into our new house. The reason I say ‘next-to-final’ is because…
It’s that time of year again – the time of year where you break out the grill and start filling the air with delicious scents. Do you like to grill? Do you have an amazing rib recipe you know people will love (paging Jan…)? If your recipe happens to utilize McCormick Spices and/or Kraft BBQ…
I love to take pictures. Ever since I can remember, I’ve always had some sort of camera – my first one a 110 that traveled with me everywhere. I remember saving my allowance and getting my first ‘big’ film camera, with all the extra lenses and accessories you could imagine. My first biggest purchase ever. …
Let’s face it. We’re all fascinated by Black Friday. Sure, some of us tend to avoid the crowds and don’t go out shopping on that particular day, but we watch the sneak peeks and sales announcements like hawks, just in case. You never know when that one thing you really really want will be selling…
Who doesn’t love baby pictures? Yep, that’s me not that many years ago as a newborn with my big sister grinning from ear-to-ear at all the mischief she’d be able to enlist me in as we grew up. And no, I wasn’t born in the 50’s in spite of the cool slick ‘do my dad…
The hubby took the rest of the week off (as of yesterday) so we can spend some time with his dad and take care of the chore of clearing out his dad’s apartment in the retirement home and make sure he’s comfortable in the hospital-ish portion of the same complex while trying to figure out…
