Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 31st, 2010 in bird watching, life in Scottsdale, life with Norm
It’s been so much fun watching the hummingbird nesting right outside my living room window. I’m calling her Tinkerbell because she’s just so tiny and so cute. Since I didn’t know much about hummingbirds, I went to the Google to get the scoop on their nesting habits. From what I read it seems the female [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 28th, 2010 in bird watching, life in Scottsdale, life with Norm
So I’m out in front of our house waiting for Norm to join me so we can go out for lunch. I noticed a hummingbird flying around so I watched it to see where it would land. Hummingbirds are so fascinating to me the way their wings flutter so fast like a helicopter. One would [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 26th, 2010 in miscellaneous stuff
So I went to the dentist for the first part of a root canal procedure. It seemed like it took more shots than usual to get my mouth numb. I try to keep my eyes closed during the drilling and focus my mind on other things because I hate the sound of the drill. What [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 23rd, 2010 in memories
For as long as I can remember I’ve always been a smiler. When I make eye contact with people I just naturally smile and it’s amazing how disarming it can be to total strangers. Smiling can be a secret weapon when you’re in a tense situation as well. I think smiling is great because it [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 23rd, 2010 in blogging
During the night I woke up to the sound of rain on the roof. I had no idea it was going to rain last night so it caught me by surprise. It rained a good while, and although it kept me awake, it was a pleasant sound. If you live in the dry desert country [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 22nd, 2010 in miscellaneous stuff
Have you ever looked in one of those five times magnification mirrors? I have one and I dared to look at my face in it the other day. Oh what a dangerous thing to do. I mean, there is adult acne that one has to deal with but, when a woman reaches 40 something, there [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 22nd, 2010 in bird watching, life in Scottsdale, life with Norm
Last week we had very warm and beautiful weather all week, so Norm and I went to our local park three days in a row toeat lunch, feed the ducks and enjoy the great weather. We went again today and it was just perfect out. We grabbed some lunch and ate it at the park. [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 21st, 2010 in politics
As seen on Twitter ObamaCare: It will cure the pre-existing condition known as freedom.