As most of you probably have realized by now, I live in Michigan. When people think of Michigan, they usually don’t think of blistering heat and droughts. However, that is exactly what this summer has been. It was in the 90s on my kid’s first day of school, which was August 30th. To make matters [...]
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Thoughts For Thursday: I Have Seen It All Now!
Earlier in the week, I wrote a post about owning a private island, along with the reasons why I would never want to own one. Well yesterday, I saw something that makes even less sense than owning a private island. I was driving home from my son’s soccer game and a woman crossed the street [...]
Thoughts For Thursday: Calculator Watches, Button Fly Jeans, Fishing Poles, and More!
I was reading an article on CNN that was discussing how college freshmen don’t think that watches are necessary anymore and I instantly flashed back to my 8th grade English and Social Studies class. My teacher, who you could call eccentric, had just gotten a new watch. However, it wasn’t just a watch, it was [...]
Thoughts For Thursday – How Smells Can Revive Old Memories For Me
When reading a post at ‘Budgeting in the Fun Stuff’ about nostalgic foods, it made me think about how smells make me nostalgic. So I thought I would share how certain smells take me to an entirely different time and place. An elementary school. It seems like all elementary schools smell the same, and I [...]
Thoughts For Thursday: Men And Women Really ARE Different
This will not be a long post, but I just had to share something I observed the other day… I had just gone to lunch with a friend of mine. She and I discussed vacation, our families, upcoming plans, health of relatives and other ‘personal’ things. It was a two-sided conversation, as we each asked [...]
Thoughts For Thursday: I Am Not a Fan of My Neighborhood
As I have mentioned in a few posts before, I enjoy watching TV while walking on my treadmill in the morning. Besides getting some exercise, I get the chance to watch some TV shows that I might not ordinarily watch. So recently, I have been watching ‘Desperate Housewives’. Of course, I recognize it is television, [...]
Thoughts For Thursday: Passing A Driver’s Test – and More
This past Saturday morning, my son took his driving test. I have to tell you, that test is a very stressful time as a parent. Not stressful because your child will be driving, but because you want them to pass so much, and because you have to sit in the backseat during the test, and [...]
Thoughts For Thursday – Random Musings
Today, I decided I am just going to vent a bit. It is my Thoughts for Thursday post, so I am just going to share my random thoughts/rants. I have had it with BP and the fact they still have not fixed this oil leak. It is literally depressing to watch that oil spew out [...]
Thoughts For Thursday: Fun Can Be Had At Any Age
This summer, we have been spending some time at high school graduation parties. At the most recent party, my 12 year old son was getting kind of sad. Turns out that all this talk about college and everything has him nervous about graduating high school one day, and leaving his childhood behind. It got me thinking, [...]
Thoughts For Thursday: When Was The Last Time…
We all have routines and rituals in our lives and sometimes, they abruptly come to an end, without any advance warning. My husband and I often talk about how you never know when the ‘last time’ something will happen. For me, a lot of these ‘lasts’ are tied to my kids. Two of my most [...]
