You Know You’re Old When

Went to lunch at our favorite place (Red Robin) today to see our favorite waitress (Samantha).  She is such a sweetheart and loves it when we make a special trip to see her now that she’s at a different Red Robin restaurant.
Somehow we got on the subject of high school.  It seems she was born [...]

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In a San Diego State of Mind

(cue music: Billy Joel singing “In a New York State of Mind”…)
San Diego is a place I think about often.  My parents live there, my brother and his family live there, as well as a whole host of extended relatives and good friends.  Part of my heart is there although my home is here with [...]

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My Dream Kitchen

Last year a friend was telling me about remodeling she had done on her kitchen.  New granite countertops with an undermount sink, new cabinets with wine racks and upgraded lighting were among her favorite aspects of the redesign.  Since I don’t spend much time in our own kitchen, I began to ponder what would my [...]

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Video Chat

An avid fan of Gmail and now a big fan of Gmail video chat.  I’ve been using it for several months and think it’s the bomb!  (Yeah, I can’t believe I said that either.)  My mother and I enjoy using video chat to stay in touch.  My folks are in San Diego and I’m here [...]

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Music Soothes Me

When I’m working at my computer I enjoy listening to music.  Sometimes it’s classical Baroque, jazz, or instrumental, and other times it’s contemporary Christian artists.  A few months ago I started noticing one of the speakers hooked up to my computer wasn’t working all the time. 

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My Wish Is His Command

When Norm, my loving husband, was courting me he called me his princess and to this day he still does.  Sure, he has other terms of endearment for me, but my favorite is princess.  When he’s in a good mood the princess gets what she wants. 

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Observations

For most of my life I’ve been an observer.  I like to watch what’s going on around me and I’m very aware of my environment.  I notice things, sometimes things other people don’t notice and would rather I didn’t.  I can’t help it — I’m just observant.  Maybe it was that morning we had a [...]

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Thoughts on Social Media

Are you familiar with Twitter and Facebook?  They are the latest thing in social media and I have been using both for almost a year.  There are many things I like and don’t like about them. 

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