Husbie Received a Very Special Award

| September 17, 2011

I was blessed with the opportunity to witness a very special occasion for Darling Husbie.  On Thursday, 15 September 2011, my beloved husband was presented with the Honorable Order of St. Michael.  It was a moment that nearly brought this hardened soldier to tears and left him momentarily speechless ~ something his peers and subordinates [...]

Absolutely Ape for Banana Bars

| September 15, 2011

More often than not, it seems there’s two bananas out of the bunch that end up being neglected on the counter top.  They quietly sit in anticipation of being consumed, but it never happens.  The longer they sit, the more they are neglected.  Scoffed at, even, if their once vibrant yellow skins dare turn a [...]

I Have Discovered a New Species

| September 13, 2011

Apparently my beloved Darling Husbie is never going to let me live this one down, so I may as well share it with you ~ as my version ~ before you hear it from him.  I mean, I figure I may as well take credit where credit is due, right? Quite a while back, now, [...]

A Sad State of Affairs

| September 10, 2011

It’s truly a sad state of affairs when you struggle to do ten situps!  As someone I adore always says, “Oh my socks!”  Before moving to the flatland, I would have said I was in better than average shape thanks to our Geocaching efforts.  There’s something about climbing to the summit of every nearby mountain [...]

Ten Things We’ve Been Up To Lately

| September 7, 2011

Would someone please pull the emergency brake?!  This year is whizzing by faster and faster each day.  We are already through the first week of September.  Wasn’t the Fourth of July, like, yesterday?  We’ve nearly reached the last quarter of the year already.  How is that even possible? It’s been nearly a month since I’ve [...]