Who Would Want to be Me?

It started like any other day; get up, shower, apply makeup, etc., but before I was even finished with my morning routine the weirdness started.  As I picked up the ringing phone the caller ID read “ITT Tech.”  Odd, why would a technical college be calling me?  I’m...

A Thankgiving Story

Warning: if you are inclined towards being a vegetarian you might want to skip reading this article. Of course, if you do, you’ll miss my grandmother’s classic Thanksgiving story. When I was growing up our family spent most every Thanksgiving with my dad’s...

Medical Mystery Breakthrough

Earlier this year my husband and I were very excited to become grandparents for the first time.  An alert of our new status, however, has apparently made its way to our immune system and is causing all kinds of havoc with our health.  It’s like an alarm went off...

Going to the Birds

My husband loves feeding the birds.  It just makes his heart happy.  But, last winter we encountered a bit of an issue with our bird feeder.  It seemed to attract the deer as much as it attracted the birds.  And deer are much more expensive to feed. Add to that the...

Why Can’t I Wear White?

I’m writing this on Labor Day.  Labor Day seems to be the holiday that we all celebrate with no real understanding of why.  But who’s going to complain really?  We love our holidays and if nothing else Labor Day signifies the end of summer; the last weekend at the...