by kelly | Jan 25, 2025 | Everything Else
When we heard a scraping noise followed by a loud hissing sound as we backed down the driveway Sunday afternoon, I knew before Mike stopped the car that it was bad. I was hoping maybe the tire had hit one of the many sharp rocks that line the triangular wedge of land...
by kelly | Jan 11, 2025 | Everything Else
I was poking through a local store with my niece and her boyfriend a couple weekends ago while they were visiting between Christmas and New Year’s. They got into a lively debate over the relative merits of the Squishmallow collection on the shelves nearby. “They’re...
by kelly | Dec 28, 2024 | Everything Else
Time has a strange way of moving. Logically, I know there is the same number of minutes, hours, days and months each year, but sometimes a block of time or an event goes by so quickly and other days drag on. I was thinking about this as I downloaded over 1,600 photos...
by kelly | Dec 14, 2024 | Daily Courier, Everything Else, Friends
The Christmas cards are starting to trickle into our mailbox. I love to open them up and look at the photos of friends and family, but they also serve as a guilty reminder that I am terrible at sending our cards out on time, if at all. In early November I give myself...
by kelly | Nov 30, 2024 | Everything Else
I was cleaning out our basement freezer to see if I could make room for leftovers when I pulled out a bag from the bottom that said “Turkey 11/25.” I’m guessing these are not leftovers sent to us by the Ghost of Thanksgiving Future, but my Sharpie scribble didn’t give...
