As often happens in life, you fix one thing and another breaks. Sometimes accidentally. I wasn’t planning on painting all of my hallways……but it all started with a hole. We had already painted the stairs, of course. Since I didn’t feel comfortable standing on a drop cloth on the stairs, I’ll be slapping some paint on the stairs again……. The…
This is Love
It seems like I haven’t been anywhere exciting in a while. I’m knee deep in home improvements and work. I’ve hated the carpet since the day we moved in 18 1/2 years ago. Light beige berber carpet. Blah. What a nightmare with kids. That, along with the crayon box colors……… but at least they weren’t anything seriously wrong. I mean,…
A Thousand Little Holes
I’ve been in my house for 18 years. The 4 bedrooms have not been painted since before I moved in. This house is/was a crayon box. Bedrooms- one eggshell, one yellow, one peachy pink, and one seafoam green. The kitchen and living room were two different shades of green, I painted the living room a beige color the day we…
Turtletown Falls
Yesterday, we were in Tennessee for a great hike near Tellico Plains. The boys’ retired BMT/hematologist wrote a book about hikes in the Tellico Plains, TN area, so I bought a copy. Originally, we were going to camp this weekend, but my middle son was supposed to go to the beach with a friend. Once the weather changed and got…
Off to Baton Rouge
The time has come! We leave for Baton Rouge later today. I’ve tried updating, but always get sidetracked. Marty has lost almost 25 pounds and I’ve lost 8. True story. I have listened to 4 different books on audible and would suggest them to everyone. The Diabetes Code, Lies My Doctor Told Me, Life in the Fasting Lane and another…
A Wake up Call
Why I can never get on to write about my adventures is beyond me. If I worked less, maybe I could blog more. It is cathartic. Work is busy and it is good. I often am amazed that *I* landed such an amazing Job with such a great company. *They* truly live by their core values and the Deming style…
Niagara Falls
My 55th birthday was my best birthday ever! I was able to go back to Niagara Falls again. Until last month, I had only seen them from the Canadian side of the falls. This time, we started out in Canada and then ended up in New York on the American side of the falls. While the view from Canada is…
Another Ghost Story
Ghost has had an eventful week. Week before last, I was out of town doing tests with a potential new client, then headed to my newest division to help the crew and do new hire paperwork. Happy dance, because I finally have the division fully staffed. It only took 8 months with this post-COVID way of working. My middle son…
Allegheny National Forest
On Independence Day, we woke up and made pancakes and bacon. Life without bacon isn’t worth living. We left camp to explore the National Forest. Jakes Rocks weren’t very far from our camp. We hiked about 5 miles on some really cool mountain bike trails. The Allegheny Reservoir is gorgeous. I had thought I would kayak on Thursday, but it…
Kinzua Bridge State Park
When we arrived in Allegheny National Forest, it was raining on our side of the mountains. We got camp set up that first Sunday afternoon and hoped the rain would stop. Monday, we headed out, even though it was still raining. Not too far away, on the other side of the mountains, the sun was shining. We visited Kinzua Bridge…
My Little Red Bike 