When I was a kid I loved watching The Jetsons where Rosie the Robot did all the household chores while George and Jane Jetson traveled around in small spaceship-like vehicles between planets. I thought it would be so awesome to have my own personal spaceship. Of course, I also thought it would be pretty cool…
Just for Laughs
A Thanksgiving Story
I rarely make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without thinking about my grandmother’s turkey story and it still makes me laugh. I posted it on my blog five years ago but I decided it deserved a little encore presentation as a special bonus blog this week. Warning: if you are inclined towards being a vegetarian…
Small Town Stories
I live in small town. Not quite hick town small, but small enough that it can sometimes feel like the Cheers Bar where everybody knows your name. It has its pluses and minuses and sometimes it’s just plain funny. I had an entirely different blog topic on tap for today but changed my mind because,…
Trivia Can Save You Money!
I enjoy trivia, little facts that are basically unimportant in a person’s everyday life. So, when I go to Caribou Coffee (found only in the Midwest) I enjoy their “trivia question of the day.” It’s posted up on a chalkboard and if you know the answer you get 10¢ off your order. And wow, that…
Flashback Fun – Crossing the Border
The other day I had a bit of a flashback to when our kids were younger – like about 20 years younger. We had traveled up to northern Minnesota for a weekend at my husband’s parents. They lived on the Rainy River overlooking, coincidentally enough, a little town called Rainy River in Ontario, Canada. On…