We were blessed last week to attend the ceremonies and festivities around our DF Leonās promotion to Brigadier General. You might remember I shared a recent trip to Fort Smith, Arkansas and a tour of their Air Force facilities.Ā Our friend the Colonel who hosted us is now the General and we could not be […]
Big Red got loaded up with boxes as John and I flexed our muscles. I know, thatās a bit misleading. Weāre not moving. Praise the Lord. DF Evonās daughter Jessy is though. And we assisted a tiny bit. It is so exciting that she has a new and beautiful place and is entering her next […]
Remember in the old days when you would go visit your relatives, and Uncle Bob would get out his slide projector, darken the room and proceed to give you a blow-by-blow travelogue of his recent trip to ___ (fill in the blank)? Well, at the risk of sounding like your Uncle Bob, Iām going to […]
There is a tradition in our family loving all things haunted.Ā My sisters, niece and nephew love to tell ghost stories when we are together.Ā Some of them are actually scary.Ā Some are pretty lame, but it doesnāt stop us. So when DH and I had a chance to stay in the haunted Crescent Hotel […]
Just a few miles north of our house on I17 is Agua Fria National Monument.Ā It’s a place we have always wanted to visit, but the road is recommended for four-wheel drive vehicles.Ā So, we finally took the time and Johnās big truck to visit this week. We added on a visit to Prescott, taking […]
F.Q. Story District As you can see from the picture, Saturday was a picture-perfect day in Phoenix and we took a drive into town and visited a couple more historic neighborhoods.Ā Some are still in need of a major overhaul and some are just perfectly charming.Ā I took pictures of a few homes in the […]
We got out for a little exploratory drive on Saturday and discovered the Cheery Lynn historical district in Central Phoenix. Not far off a main road, Thomas, sits this adorable neighborhood. The homes are Tudor and English cottage and not at all what you might expect to see in Phoenix. It is one of the […]
I am a positive person.Ā Most of the time.Ā Until Iām not.Ā And I hate when Iām not.Ā Now, probably much like you, Iām lonely and depressed and tired and worried.Ā But thatās not a normal state for me and I want out!Ā Here are some of the coping strategies Iāve used over the years […]
Do you celebrate what I call ethnic (but PC would probably prefer āculturalā) celebrations?Ā I do, especially if they involve eating.Ā And luckily for me, most holidays revolve around food!Ā Of course, everyone knows the menu for Thanksgiving and Christmas, maybe even Passover and Easter.Ā But some of the lesser celebrations ā well Iām all […]
I absolutely love math. Ā That is either a crazy affirmation statement that makes me hope someday I will supernaturally be good at it or itās the biggest lie Iāve ever told. Ā I donāt love math, but I love the ideaĀ of math. Ā Iāve seen movies about math. Ā A Beautiful Mind, Enigma, The Theory of Everything, Hidden […]