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Hey, it is March! Aren't you feeling a bit of hope for a warmer future? I am! I am so looking forward to anything being green again... Oh my word, this brown we have through fall... — Updated 3/2/2021

I have never been a fan of flying. As a daughter of a pilot and the mother of a plane captain, this is not a popular statement. I much prefer trains or the old-fashioned road trip.... — Updated 2/23/2021

Did you watch the big bowl game on Sunday? I did too. I watched the commercials and some guy running around in a lady's swimsuit who got tackled pretty hard. That was funny. The... — Updated 2/9/2021

Well, here we are in February already. Can you believe that? I always find hope in this month. January is just the hangover from Christmas and kind of depressing, right? You have... — Updated 2/2/2021

I hope everyone has sufficiently recovered from the holidays, both physically and financially, and has begun to enjoy the new year of 2021... We had such hopes for the turnaround... — Updated 1/19/2021

Merry Christmas (late) and Happy New Year from Tucson, Arizona. We came to Arizona for the warm weather and to see what it would be like to spend Christmas in the RV. "Why not?" we... — Updated 12/29/2020

This time of year, we all get a little nostalgic don't we? It is a perfectly natural thing to do. We have all of these wonderful memories of holiday seasons, and in those memories... — Updated 12/15/2020

Does your house still smell like turkey? Mine does. There were only three of us here and I still had a 24-pound turkey. What is wrong with me? My word, I will end up freezing a... — Updated 12/1/2020

I actually failed an art class in junior high school, and if you know me, that should be a shocker. I love me some crafting and creative outlets. The idea of someone telling me to... — Updated 11/25/2020

Here we are in the middle of November, and who would have thought that way back in May or even in March we would be where we are today. COVID the Creep is still breathing down our... — Updated 11/17/2020

Ok, here we are. Elections are over – well sort of. We have cast all our ballots and winners have been announced... recounts will be proposed, but all in all, it is over. Now we... — Updated 11/10/2020

Wow, what a week, huh? We have had frigid temperatures and (depending on where you live) varied amounts of the white stuff. As is Colorado's tradition, it is freezing cold for... — Updated 10/28/2020

I have always tried to sing praises to the different mother figures we may have had in our lives during Mother's Day Season. But right now I feel that most mom-like folks are... — Updated 10/21/2020

Well, "The Fly" won the vice-presidential debate. Good job, little dude! We are now fascinated by this fly that stood boldly where no man had gone before. He found a visible podium... — Updated 10/13/2020

I guess it can happen to anyone, right? The president of the United States of America and the First Lady have tested positive for the coronavirus. My social media, like everyone... — Updated 10/7/2020

Well, hello everyone! I have been away from my writing for a bit. My heart and mind have been hurting and struggling to find joy. I know I am not alone in this sort of thing. We... — Updated 9/30/2020

We are getting very close to voting day – you can feel it, see it and hear it all over the place. We will be voting for the biggest and most important office in our country. It... — Updated 9/2/2020

Hi there, everyone. I have been busy poking and cattle prodding my family and somehow missed writing a column for a bit. I last told you to stay tuned to our endeavors of acquiring... — Updated 8/26/2020

Opportunity knocks, sometimes it taps lightly, and still… other times it knocks you down with a thud! How you respond to it is also a measure of how big of an opportunity it reall... — Updated 8/5/2020

When we have our babies, we spend all our precious time with them, teaching them to not need us. Roll over on their own. Sit up on their own. Walk on their own. Go to school on... — Updated 7/29/2020

Life on the plains has proven itself tougher than me, yet again. Every time I think I have this life out here figured out... In terms of knowing how to handle the dry wind that just... — Updated 7/22/2020

I swear there is just not enough time in a single day of 24 hours. I think one day I may actually lose my mind. I cannot get caught up on anything I intend to do. Roadblocks keep... — Updated 7/1/2020

Ah... I am utterly alone in the house for the first time in many months. Now what do I do? I have laundry that needs to be washed and folded, but I just cannot envision myself doing... — Updated 6/24/2020

A few years ago, when we first moved out here to the plains, there was an invasion. The weather, the moisture levels, and the planets aligned just right or something like that and w... — Updated 6/17/2020

How many hands do you have? I have only two, but I need so many right now. I know I am not alone in this. In one hand, I want the world to go back to normal so we can travel and... — Updated 6/10/2020