I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July. Mine was spent back East, with my husband’s relatives. We left Friday, June 27 and came back late last night. I wasn’t sure what we were going to come home to, due to all of the fires we’ve been having. This shot was taken from my [...] Read more »
New California Cell Phone Law, Effective July 1
More than 1,000 crashes were blamed on drivers using a hand-held cellular phone in 2007, injuring 447 people, according to the CHP. My cell phone has come in handy while driving only a couple of times . . . when I needed to call a tow truck on the highway. I’ve come to loathe cell [...] Read more »
The First Day of Summer
Today was my day off and the boys’ first day of summer vacation. They got to sleep in, but my internal clock woke me up at 5:30am, of all hours. During the week, I struggle to wake up at 6. Go figure. I sat at my computer, thinking of all the things I need to [...] Read more »
Testing Out Our New Wii Fit
I’ve been anticipating the Wii Fit ever since I heard of its imminent release several months ago. So, when it became available on Amazon I grabbed it immediately, knowing how the consoles sell out faster than you can click a mouse. It just arrived on my doorstep today. But did I get to try it [...] Read more »
Bay Area Experiences Worst Wildfire in Two Decades
Yesterday morning, I took my youngest to school as usual. The sky looked a bit hazy, but I didn’t think anything of it until I went out for lunch and saw what looked like a thunderhead just beyond the hills. It wasn’t until I went to pick up my oldest that I realized what was [...] Read more »
Thoughts and Reflections
Several weeks ago, I posted an email that I received from a friend, which spoke volumes about dealing with nasty people. It was called The Law of the Garbage Truck. I should have printed it out and stapled it to my forehead because once I posted the message, I went about my way and forgot [...] Read more »
Morning Pool Party
We live on the edge of town, which means that we see all kinds of wildlife. One morning, shortly after we moved into our house, my youngest son found a drowned baby rat floating in the shallow end. Recently, I happened to get up late one night to find a huge raccoon taking a drink [...] Read more »
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
I asked both of my sons this question last month, particularly my oldest. He’s a freshman in high school and has a strong interest in becoming an architect. Back in October, I posted a picture of the replica he made of our house. For Christmas, my husband got him some home designing software. He signed [...] Read more »
Robbed
When I logged on to my email yesterday morning, I wasn’t prepared for the nasty surprises that waited for me. Someone from Indonesia had managed to get my PayPal password so they could buy a couple of cell phones on Ebay. They committed this crime a mere fifteen minutes before I woke up, robbing me [...] Read more »
Recapping 2007
My husband and I were discussing what kind of year 2007 was. His attitude was that it sucked. We’ve had some issues spring up with the family business as well as a certain member of his family. Despite that, I can’t say that this year sucked. For me, it was a mixed bag. I’ll focus [...] Read more »