My nephew, Tim, and I did the Des Moines Tweed Ride in Des Moines this last Sunday. It was cold, but the ride was very short so it was doable. A bunch of tweed wearing folk showed up, and we drank beer and raised money for Dogs for Vets (or...
A couple of weeks ago, Maleigha participated in the Iowa Arabian Horse Association show in Cedar Rapids. It happened to be a weekend that Rick and I were out of state, so she had to travel with friends from the farm and be responsible for herself and her horse. I...
I woke up to snow this morning. Basically, winter for me has started. My first inclination is true hibernation - to crawl into a cave (or bed) somewhere and emerge afresh and anew in March (preferably losing weight in the process) but, alas I’m not a bear. So, I will...
So, they changed the sizing on some underwear that I buy via the internet to HUGE. I measured them against the ones I have, and they were at least 2 inches bigger in the waist. I talked to some salespeople at a men’s store I go to in Des Moines,...
I can’t believe it’s November already. Fall has been a busy time for my husband and me - doing all of our typical fall things. November is also the month for Thanksgiving. I like to sit by myself and think of all of the things that I am thankful for...
I can’t believe it is already November. This is the time of year where I am reminded to be more thankful for the blessings in my life. One of my friends, Heidi Watne, has been gratitude posting each day things she is grateful for this month. It is such a...
I’ve had this cough for about a month. Now, it’s evolved into just a “small back of the throat” tickle. I’m not one to use cough drops though I may start … it’s bothersome. I further think the dry air and dust have a lot to do with it. I...
I had an experience this last weekend. A good friend was taken by ambulance to a downtown Des Moines ER Friday night. It was not like what we experience at Iowa Specialty. My friend, when the ambulance got to the hospital, was helped off the gurney by the EMT’s and...
The first part of this month, Tricia and I were fortunate enough to make a trip to Arizona. Tricia has a few cousins that live near Tucson so we thought we would go visit. We always enjoy our time when we head down there. It had been over a year...
October tends to be a pretty busy month for our family. I personally hit a big milestone this month as I turned 50. Not quite sure how I feel about that yet, although I did have to appreciate the benefit of having older children. Jacob made me breakfast in bed...
