~1~ The biggest news of the week:  I ordered bifocals.  Yes, my eyes are getting old and tired.  I have trouble reading with my distance glasses on.  So, I had to get bifocals.  It stinks.  I spent an exorbitant amount of money so I could have reading glasses and a pair of bifocals.  I spend…

~1~ I'm back.  I hope.  Things just never seem to slow down around here.  I know I should be used it by now, but I'm not.  Anyway, I hope to continue to blog on Fridays with the Quick Takes.   ~2~ As all of you probably know, there are fires all over the state of…

I haven't done one of these in a long time.  I've been feeling like I've had writer's block for a while.  Nothing comes up when I sit down to do this.  All through the week I'll come up with wonderful things to write about (well, wonderful to me).  Anyway, here goes nothing.  ~1~ I had…

~1~ The weather this week has been wonderful!  The mornings are blessedly cool with the sun coming out later in the afternoon for some 80 degree weather.  The wind has been blowing so even though it can feel really hot, it's very, very cool.  This is Texas spring at its best. ~2~ Brother has been…

~1~ As I stated in my previous post, we went strawberry picking.  Here in Texas, strawberries are usually ready by the end of March but you are lucky if they are still there at the end of April.  It was a lot of fun today.  There was an abundance of strawberries which has not happened…

~1~ The weekend's move went well.  I didn't move, but my parents moved in with us (for those of you who don't know what's going on).  The transition has been pretty smooth.  I know my clutter is driving my parents crazy.  It is my goal to get through it all, but I can't devote days…

~1~ The remnants of my head cold have taken roost in my head.  I'm so stuffy it's like I have cotton stuffed in my ears.  I've been pretty miserable all week.  I hope I feel better soon.  I have a lot of work to do around the house.  And, it needs to be done by…

~1~ I went to the first military ball in 13 years.  The last one was the Marine Corp Birthday Ball when Ben was attending the advanced course (Captain's course) at Quantico, VA.  Until now, I couldn't leave Brother with a babysitter.  His anxiety got the better of him and it'd take days to recover.  We've…

~1~ Have you ever watched Storage Wars?  It's fascinating to watch what they uncover in these storage places.  I wonder about the people who leave the things in these places.  There was one place where one guy bought a big storage locker full of household goods.  My first thought was that this was a military…

~1~ I type my Quick Takes on Thursday evening.  As I sit here I'm listening to the snow.  It's more like frozen rain so you really can hear it.   ~2~ We attended mass for the Feast of St. Blaise and the blessing of the throats.  After, we went out with friends to celebrate the…