Well I can’t say that my little gathering went off without a hitch but, thanks to my obsessive preparations yesterday, today’s last minute meeting at the end of the day wasn’t much of an issue. I also had a lot of help for which I am so grateful for.

To those who are up at o’dark thirty and out the door running, please tell me how you do it. I’ve got the get up part down. It’s the out the door part that I can’t seem to manage. When my alarm sounded this morning, I was out of bed in seconds. It took only [...]

Tonight, my kitchen looked like a scene from the movie Julie & Julia. The sweet smell of onions filled the air and piles of onions covered the chopping block. I felt a bit of inspiration coming on as created a rather tasty taco soup for a gathering tomorrow night. I need a lot more than [...]

There are sayings that come out in times of difficulty. Things people say to offer up comfort. Pretty much, they all are a bunch of bologna. While “he’s in a better place” might comfort some, it never did a thing for me – aside from bring on a rush of anger. Of the 5 in [...]