Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Pretty cool when I think about how they have known each other since they were 5 🙂 That announcers booth up there is home base for the checkbook and my purse on Saturday game days. But then I have to run up and down those stairs the whole time chasing kids out of restricted areas,... Continue Reading →
It's a Pensieve! Created as a place to put down my thoughts on life and, more recently, to document memories. Can you tell I am reading Harry Potter? Yes, one of the last to do so, I know. I've just finished books 4 and 5. The routine is that SportsBoy and I read the book,... Continue Reading →
More focus on the arms. Still feeling good and strong. Some pedaling, walking and gardening kept the aerobics up. A pretty good week overall. Now for the book: Bleachers by John Grisham My review rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this on the flight to Austin two weeks ago. Totally up my alley since... Continue Reading →
I'm listening to Air America and the host Ron Kuby is doing a segment on the media's obsession with "flip flopping" this election cycle. Where did I hear that before? 🙂 Did I mention the mosquito bites? The ones I got Friday evening while chatting outside in the twilight? Oh, they look horrible and they... Continue Reading →
Playing For Pizza: A Novel by John Grisham My review rating: 4 of 5 stars Don't read this while you are hungry! A short, fun read about a washed out NFL player landing on a team in Parma, Italy. A friend of mine who played a different professional sport in Parma read this before me... Continue Reading →
From Faboo Mama. I think I saw this on the August mom sites last year too, but that was before I got back into reading regularly so I couldn't participate! The Rules Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more (no cheating!) Find page 123 Find the first five sentences Post the next... Continue Reading →
I read....a BOOK! A fictional book!!! Shoot, the last time I did that was 6 months ago when I read a book since the author gave it to me. However, over the last 24 hours I *finally* read The DaVinci Code! The illustrated version. It was given to me as a 40th b-day present. Yes,... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 