The assistant shuffled the papers and glanced at her watch. I would describe her as being in a distracted rush. “When did you say you were last in?” I cleared my throat and attempted a confident voice. “Ten years ago.” The words came out sounding almost nonchalant, but my brain was racing. I remembered back to my dental assisting days…. Read More
Wrap-Artist G
I’m an odd person. I actually love the challenge of wrapping presents in a creative and beautiful way. Over the course of the year I look for things I can use to enhance my gift-wrapping. Small pine cones, rocks, buttons, pressed leaves, clearance knick-knacks, and remnant ribbons are all prime objects. Sometimes I tinker with the doo-dads by spray-painting them… Read More
A woman’s wisdom…
The man lay helplessly on the floor. He was disoriented and afraid. His brain was telling his body to get up and to get moving, but nothing was responding. “What’s wrong with me,” he thought. “Is this the beginning of a heart attack?” His wife slept peacefully just a whisper away on the bed. He could have called out for… Read More
Booker and Pudgy the volatile days…
The barks and hisses are laced with spittle. My doors and windows are covered with animal nose art. And, for the time being, I don’t see an end in sight to these unplanned play-dates. Each day I bring Booker into the sunroom of our house to spend one-on-one time with him. We’ve established a routine that includes a training period…. Read More
The Christmas letter…
Each year I face a dilemma– AKA–the Christmas letter. The strain and energy that goes into staring at the computer screen is like pushing a grocery cart of goodies through six inches of snow. Uphill. In a blizzard. Wearing flip-flops. Did I mention the cart has one bad wheel? What’s in the cart is great, but getting it from the… Read More
Michael Crawford and goose bumps…
Now that Christmas music is giving us reason to hum along, I find myself waiting for favorites to come up on the radio or in our home CD mixer. Although, to be honest, I’m hearing less Christmas music on the radio this year. In the past one local radio station would dedicate itself to playing only Christmas songs from Thanksgiving… Read More
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