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The weekend is behind me. I started to see some improvement on Friday in my younger brother: much less pain, a cheerfulness that had been missing, and he went on and on about redesigning medical ...

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Waiting on my husband to finish up a job then we head to Tampa to see my younger brother. Step mom has arrived and we’re going to do a tag-team push to get him to agree to go by ambulance to the ...

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BOTH computers crashed the other day. We had to wipe the laptop’s hard drive clean. It’s back up and running, but I can’t get online. Clunky old Mr. Desktop chugs along. He’s twenty years old, bu...

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I’m putting the brother entries on private. Last night I made a comment on someone’s entry about my personal preference based on things I’ve seen. I received a rather defensive reply. I responded...

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Last week was downright crazy. Our niece and her husband were here for four days, which meant a lot of entertaining on top of an already hectic schedule. They flew into Tampa, which is a signific...

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The United Way presentation turned out to be more question and answers. They were very nice and took notes. I was able to tie our interest to theirs by honing in on some of their focus. For insta...

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Another busy week looms. I have to present our non-profit to United Way this week, so I’m focused on that AND finishing up my online profile for the matching funds program. I’m excited but nervou...

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Social: We went out to eat at the Oyster Bar last night, meeting up with old friends we’d not seen in quite a while. It was a nice visit (loved my Cajun oyster po’ boy and Lisa had high praise fo...

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Last week was full on and this week will be nuts. Business: First quarter/end of year tax stuff continues and will be a sorry pile of papers and deadlines until late March. We have a dozen bids ...

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Hey, I don’t know who might be interested but click on the It is focused on an eagle and her newly hatched baby . They built their nest under a light, so night time viewing is possible, too. ED...

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It amazes me that the extreme right, instead of being happy with a Trump win, continues to spew ugliness near and far, with wild suppositions and name calling, which might be interesting except t...

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Much of Florida is under a tornado watch or warning at this hour. So far, our area has seen a couple of gusty storms (it’s quiet now), but the storm is hitting hard just 15 or 20 miles north. I s...

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Good morning! Today, I am clearing out the clutter because my husband is making an awful mess at the other end of the house. We’re remodeling the master bath, the very first room we remodeled whe...

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Thank you to those who responded to my request in the last entry. Your input was helpful. So. Here’s the story and why I wanted your input before explaining. I started and run a non-profit that ...

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Hi all, I know this might be a bit confusing, but do not want to comment more until after you’ve given me your HONEST input. Please understand that you may be making incorrect assumptions, but I ...

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Last Thursday’s chilly temperatures were a nice departure from our endless summer, but it was a temporary reprieve. By Sunday, we began to climb back into the high 70s, which was great, since it ...

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It was good. Emotional, but that’s the way it is these days. The kids liked their gifts and wowed us with theirs: they booked the tickets for our trip to New England next fall using our voucher f...

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I’m not sure how to title my entry. Perhaps it will come to me as I type. If so, you already know what I came up with. :) A friend died tonight. She’d been in ill health for the past three decade...

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The conservatives (aka “alt-right” aka “White supremists”) tried very hard to stop her because their plan is to wipe out every opponent but they fell short, as they will over and over. I’m not a ...

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A huge loss on so many levels: Hmmm…I might have to do this as a .

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I was just called a “baby killer” for supporting Clinton for President. My heart aches for a grandchild. I’ve spent my entire life lifting kids up. I am currently focused on millennials. Try to i...

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This non-profit work is turning into a full time job! It’s going well, but a million details must be addressed at once and so I find myself devoting more and more hours to fine tuning the process...

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There are at least six different things I should be doing, but I haven’t been exactly stagnant. I started a non-profit a while back and it has been growing by leaps and bounds. Of course, it wil...

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There’s a lot going on right now. Lots of writing and pursuing grants. Had a belated birthday celebration with a friend (his is at the end of September, mine is in early October and between all f...

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She’s home and the power came back on shortly after they got home, so they have air conditioning. No damage to the house, except for a section of fence. The only downside is that they are without...

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