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Send a Man Card for our Anniversary
Even though today's our thirty-fifth anniversary, the man of steel's feeling a little grim. He has been ever since he ruptured a disk and started losing man cards right and left. He lost the first card when he landed flat on his back in excruciating pain. He...
Kicking Things Off Mom’s Bucket List
Last weekend, Mom kicked several items off her bucket list. One of them was attending a baby shower for her first great-grandchild who will be born in September. The second item on her list, a wish for her first great-grandchild to be born on Great-Grandma's birthday...
Fourth of July Grilled Shrimp with Greek Salad
We were on the road so much last week I hardly had time to cook, let alone try a new recipe. So today, for readers still unsure of what to fix for a Fourth of July meal, here's a rerun of our current favorite summer grilling recipe. It meets all my criteria since...
Top Ten Tips for Brand New Parents
On Saturday, many family members and close friends gathered to celebrate the upcoming birth of our first grandchild. The expectant parents put the kabosh on silly baby shower games, much to the relief of all in attendance. But the maternal grandma-to-be and her close...
The House on the Rock
Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. Luke 6:47-48 A few days ago, Hiram and I made a quick, midweek trip to Wisconsin to see our...
Discombobulated Me
Discombobulated. My adjective of choice after a discombobulated week that followed hard on the heels of a discombobulated month thanks to the man of steel's back troubles. Sure, the surgeon used fancy-schmancy terms like "ruptured disk" and "disk extrusion." But I...