Word Tools
My go-to dictionary is Merriam Webster. One of the flavors of my love affair with words is to know ALL that a word means, and to peak around at uses of the word that I might not have considered. I’m also quite fond of tracing a words origins (and do not have a single go-to…
I love Tools
Marc likes to tell people, especially contractors that come to our home, that “She’s the one that wears the tool-belt in our family” as they try to have a detailed conversation about whatever they are recommending or getting ready to do. This has been one of the flavors in our marriage that I think we…
Home Stretch
The last two nights have held dreams about moving. Our oldest is in his final days at his current location. Our youngest has flown out to help him pack and co-pilot on the long drive across the country. The dreams consist of rollercoasters, tunnels, overpacked trucks (think Beverly Hillbillies). Surprised to find my dream life…
How Much Have You Grown
How much have grown this year? How do you know? When the kids were young we had a big poster that had a tree where we could mark their growth. (I wonder where that went…) On birthdays and other occasions we would mark their height and compare their growth to their past markings and their…
Zoomies
Let’s have some fun. Grab your phone and open your photo app. Look through the photos you’ve collected over the last thirty days. Choose one. Look at it. If you need to turn your phone so it fills your screen, do that. What do you see? Next, zoom in SOME. Move the picture around. Look…
