I love weekends. I actually slept in late (for me)—8 a.m.!! I headed off to Richmond to my favorite mechanics (Jay Edward excepted, of course)for an oil change on the Camry. They were able to replace my rear wipers (windshield, that is), but when they replaced my rear left turn signal bulb, lots of corroded […]

WOW! We got a lot done today! First Beth came to town and picked me up at Millers where my car was getting worked on so I didn’t have to walk. I was glad for that. She helped me paint edges before rolling the wall color. It looked really dark to […]

Tonight we went to the Valley for Clan Christmas. Everyone arrived around 6 p.m. Unfortunately Bubba was on the road, so he was late, and Hayley had a ballgame so the Hellyers were not there. We fixed stockings for the kids under 18. This year we hng them on the dining room chairs. Then Rita […]

We decided to go the Casey County for church tonight. Our tradition had been Midnight Mass at St. Mark for many years. Caitlan and I had frequently sung in the choir. Tonight I made porkchops, and Brendan made delicious mashed potatoes. It was cold and kind of rainy. We got to Sacred Heart in Liberty […]

I got up early today and spend time doing menial chores at Kelley Ridge before driving to the Valley to join Mombo and the Greystone bunch on Ms. Susan Toad’s Wild Ride to Campbellsville. We made it in time to witness Bub sponsoring Deutsch as Aiden in his Confirmation in the Faith, even though he […]

On Thanksgiving do we give thanks for it all? The heart-break and the heart-full, the belly laughs and the sobs, the moments of peace (seconds?) and the gut-wrenching doubt, the partial answers and the incessant questions? My guess is that we must or be hypocrites. That is why I am not yet redeemed–I balk […]