Bevitized!

The other night Don and I were playing cards and listening to music and it was such a nice night.  I’m not sure there is anything more relaxing than spending time with the one you love doing something you both enjoy.  We play “Hand and Foot” and although we always say the victories belong to…

Have you ever had one of those moments when you say something totally innocent but the people around you burst into laughter because what you said can be taken in a completely different way than what was intended?  I’ve had countless occasions of “foot in mouth” situations but there are two in particular, that have…

My mother is and has always been a wonderful person.  She was the most patient, loving mother an extremely  shy kid that was afraid of everything could ever have.  Some parents want their kids out by the time they’re 18 but my mother convinced her little “Bubbles” that I should never feel there was a…

Hindsight is really not as useful as foresight.  I’ve had situations where foresight was trying desperately to make a connection with me but the override feature in my brain wouldn’t let me respond in a way that would prevent certain circumstances.  I remember one such incident with “certain circumstances” that I wish I could forget.…

If you have a dog and you walk it in town, I’m pretty sure you’ve picked up some droppings at least once.  I got in the habit of carrying two plastic bags with me when Missy, our 115 pound St. Bernard/Bloodhound cross and I would head out for our daily adventure.  One to stretch over…

The beautification of my bedroom became a priority the day my sister moved into a dorm at NSU and out of what was now considered “my bedroom.”  The plans I had were limitless and even though I had an operating budget of almost nothing, I was still in the planning stages of what would surely…