Life & Musings

Picture if you will, an old pinball machine.  Now imagine that it is lit up, making obnoxious noises, and the flippers are flying to and fro like crazy trying to bat not one, but several balls at one time, all of which are sporadically hitting different targets and...

I grip the steering wheel, keep my weary eyes on the road, and smile as my four year old belts out a pretty decent attempt of "A Holly Jolly Christmas" from the back seat. We had just embarked on our 600 mile journey when I hear a sniff next to me. I look over at my...

Wait... before you roll your eyes and exit, or before you read on... let me first say that I am not here to evangelize. I do not care what your religion is or even if you don't have one. I am not atop a soapbox preaching - far from it. If anything, I am kneeling on it...

Olivia and I just discovered the magical (and overpriced) world of Build-A-Bear.  I took her there on her fourth birthday and we made a big fun day of it.  (Last year we went to the fair.)  I’m not going to lie, it was pretty awesome and I think I had as much fun as...

Ten years ago two young and naive kids in their mid twenties said "I do" as they stood on a sunny beach holding hands, with their family members looking on. A whole decade has passed since that day. It's hard to believe Kendall and I have been married that long. It...

For weeks now I have been waging a full-fledged spring cleaning war upon my house.  So far the battles have been gruesome, but rest assured, I remain victorious.  I must say that Goodwill is reaping the spoils, and it's very likely that my neighbors think I'm moving....

I'm a big I Love Lucy fan (judge all you want; it's an awesome show) and the other day I happened to catch part of the episode where Ricky puts Lucy on a schedule.  After laughing quite a bit at the humor and absurdity of such a ridiculous schedule, it hit me...  I...

I smiled as I slipped the envelope into the mailbox.  I silently wished the recipient, a friend of mine, good wishes and hoped she would have a great birthday.  I also hoped the card arrived on time.  Like many of my friends, she and I rarely get to chat or hang out...