NaNoWriMo Procrastination

I came home with a plan tonight. I was going to work on my blog and then work on my writing for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I need 50,000 words by the end of November to qualify and it doesn’t even have to be good or published. Just written. 50,000 words is a lot [...]

Read Full Post »

A Proud Soldier

I think he is a World War 1 cavalry soldier. He is made out of cast iron and the paint is chipped and his horse is missing the off hind leg from the hock down.
That’s the right side, from the knee down.
Here’s the story:
I was a toddler. We lived in Jarbidge, Nevada in the summers [...]

Read Full Post »

Hug A Soldier

So sad and so senseless. All I know at this point in thime is that the shooter was from Virginia, graduated from Virginia Tech, and was a psychiatrist who worked at Walter Reed.
He opened fire on men and women who were unarmed and who were being processed for a tour of duty in Iraq. Only [...]

Read Full Post »

Extended Parenting

On my way home tonight, I debated several ideas for tonight’s blog entry. For one thing, we had a beautiful sunset and I was trying to keep an eye on the changing reds and keep my eye on the road. That’s not as easy as it sounds because I was trying to watch the sunset [...]

Read Full Post »

Just Hanging Out

I am way behind on everything, but I think I’ll just hang out tonight. Watch TV and do nothing.
Sometimes you just have to be a couch potato.

Read Full Post »

It’s My Birthday!

I share this day with several friends, one of whom is  a true “birthday twin”. I always joke that I am the older one to make her feel better.
It is also my daughter-in-law’s birthday, so Happy Birthday to Kaci Hicks! Love you!! “MMMMMUAH”! (kiss)
And my photo of the day is courtesy of my beautiful husband [...]

Read Full Post »

Back to Business – Photo 95/365

I missed a week and a few days there between taking a vacation and adjusting to a busier household. But I promise to finish what I have started: a photo a day for 365 days.
This morning dawned foggy. I had no clear plan except to try to get somewhat organized, file a bunch of stuff [...]

Read Full Post »

Toddler Mutant Ninja Turtle

Our life has been turned upside down here. My oldest daughter moved in upstairs with her husband and two small children. This is a small house to begin with and now two families are sharing it with one bathroom.
I now have a toddler who follows me everywhere and wants to do what I am doing.
One [...]

Read Full Post »

White King

Our trip took us into Salt Lake City during rush hour. We didn’t stop again mostly because we were cruising through country we’ve both seen, we were tired, and we wanted to make the last leg the shortest (from Elko to Reno). The slat flats are always interesting to me, but I’m not so much [...]

Read Full Post »

From Fairplay to Dinosaur

We backtracked a little out of Colorado Springs so we could go north through Fairplay to Walden. The plan was to make it to Wyoming and I-80 by dark, find a motel, then follow I-80 back to Reno.

We thought this was the coolest old building. I think it was the library but I forgot to [...]

Read Full Post »