Well, there was the wonderful trip to Hawaii. Then the summer turned into “moving the kids.” We came back, had a wonderful wedding celebration with Michelle and Nic, and then went through things in the basement so that Ian could gather his stuff into one room before returning to Hawaii for the last time. […]

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There are some things that, once you have done them, you know you will never do them again–like the time I white-water rafted the Colorado with Nancy and almost died (I thought). Well, last night I climbed a volcano with my kids and saw molten lava and rocks being spewed into the night sky like […]

Slideshow of Hawaii so far!!

Friday Night: Went to Patti’s for Groupies. We were all there, which I liked, because frequently one of us has other commitments. We have decided to read Scott Hahn’s THE LAMB’S SUPPER which is about the Mass and the Book of Revelation. Patti had a chicken cacciatore sort of dish over pasta, salad, bread, […]

“I Wish I Were in Love Again” by Lorenz Hart
The sleepless nights,
The daily fights,
The quick toboggan when you reach the heights—
I miss the kisses and I miss the bites.
I wish I were in love again!
The broken dates,
The endless waits,
The lovely loving and the hateful hates,
The conversation with the flying plates—
I wish I were in love […]

I do not eat them any more.
They’re made from what is on the floor.
I do not like them, Oscar Meyer.
Not even from a late campfire.
I do not eat them off the grill.
I won’t eat one at all until. . . .
I’m at the Taylor County High School girls’ softball field, and Hayley is playing […]

Over the weekend I took two long walks. The first, on Saturday, was at dusk. I tried to walk my Kelley Ridge property line to the west of the lane coming back to the house. This is the only time of year to do it. I so wish I had the ability to clean up […]