Archive for November, 2006



Happy Birthday, Erica

Published on November 12, 2006

We all met at Chuck E Cheese to celebrate granddaughter Erica’s 13th birthday.  A “teenager” already!!  Jim, her father, says, “Geez, I feel old.”  Kate pipes up with, “Yeah, and how do you think Mom feels?!”   Old, yes, but proud of all of them.        All had a grand time, playing all the […]


Shopping, mopping – what a life!

Published on November 11, 2006

By mid-December, I will hate the local mall.  Was there today, purchasing a birthday present for granddaughter, who turned 13 today.  All will gather tomorrow to celebrate and wish her well.  I do not have my Thanksgiving turkey bought yet, and the Mall already has a Santa there, with wee ones on his lap, some […]


Getting a start on it, anyway

Published on November 10, 2006

I have Christmas shopping for adult kids DONE!!!  Ha, Ha!!  Congratulate me.  This has never happened before, to have so much done so early.  Usually, I’m running around in a frenzy at the last minute, with 42 chores still yet to do, and temper getting shorter every day.  As that spoils my enjoyment of the […]