Conquering the Grill Grates

by | Aug 11, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Just Laughs

Summertime is grillin’ time, right? Actually, we love to grill all year long, though my husband does protest a bit when the temperature drops below zero. He’s also not fond of dirty grill grates. He’s sure they’re going to give him cancer. And I guess since he’s...

Walk Away the Workday

by | Apr 24, 2017 | Just Laughs

“50 is the new 40,” “Blush is the new neutral,” “This is the new that” is very trendy. We do our best to make people feel younger and in style. But the “this is the new that” trend has taken a nasty turn. I heard it the other day: “Sitting is the new smoking!” How is...

All for the Love of a Little Confetti!

by | Jan 19, 2017 | Just Laughs

I’ve never been the athletic type. I don’t like to run. I stink at tennis and, well, most every other sport so when Fitbits came out I stayed far, far away from them. I didn’t need some piece of electronic equipment telling me what a slug I am. Around Christmastime,...

The Great Christmas Tree Topple

by | Dec 22, 2016 | Just Laughs

While discussing Christmas trees with a group of moms the other day, I heard several stories of toppled trees. I walked away thinking it must just be a rite of passage for parents to have their Christmas tree tip over at least once while their kids are young. I won’t...

I did it!

by | Nov 1, 2016 | Just Laughs

For days I had been thinking about a meeting I wanted to attend in Minneapolis, but it may as well have been Timbuktu! Anyone who knows me well, knows that I don’t drive south of Fridley alone. EVER! And Minneapolis was too far south for me! My husband, Mike, had...

Goodbye Summer

by | Sep 15, 2016 | Just Laughs

I’m having a hard time letting go of summer this year. It goes by so quickly, and I never feel like I’ve done everything I wanted to do. Or I haven’t done enough of it. When summer approaches I get excited about the potential it holds – lazy days sitting at the...