Feb
13
I am no longer a religious person by nature. I may no longer believe that one spirit is up above running the show. But I do believe that the Universe is not a random collision of cosmic forces. I am a believer that everything happens for a reason and when one door closes another door …
Dec
17
Where are you Christmas? The holiday is almost here. With Steve unemployed it does make it hard to be in the Christmas spirit No matter how many angels I grab off the Angel Tree it has not helped me find Christmas. My world is changing and I am rearranging but does that mean Christmas changes …
Oct
04
Steve and I joined my dad last Sunday for a nice slow ride around Strawberry Resevoir in the boat that he lovingly calls “Queen Mary”. It was fun to see my dad’s face light up as we came into the Renegade dock for a potty break. There was another boat at the dock and the …
Aug
29
Two weeks ago I received word that my cousin Penny’s husband had passed. They had been married 24 years. It really wasn’t until about 4 years ago that we started getting closer and hanging out a little more. Golf was the driving factor and beer really helped the cause as well. Up until a weel ago …
Jul
27
Well another lapse in posts. We are 3-1/2 weeks into the lay off/unemployment. I must say that I am starting to feel a little unsettled. I know intellectually we are going to be fine but it is the small reality in my head that keeps sending little fits of insecurity through me. Luckily the relationship …
May
07
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May
06
100/365, originally uploaded by tburning. Sunday night on May 1st 2011, I was sitting on the couch watching my recording of Army Wives and pondering the nice day. Realizing that is marked 45 years of my existence on this earth. I sometimes feel that not having children has made me less relevant; especially living in …
Jul
21
Steve and I are packing for an extended weekend in Yosemite National Park. This is part of my ‘gotta see all the national parks’ obsession. It will only leave us 2-1/2 days inside of the park and an extremely long drive home. We have been to Yosemite a couple of times but it was more …
Feb
13
It seems that through life we are often looking for validation. As young children we need to be told that we are good. Maybe the lack of positive validation is really the key that turns so many to the path of no good. Well that is a discussion for another time. I wanted to focus …
Dec
24
Wow, December and 2009 are almost over and I have not made an entry in my blog all month. So I had better quickly make an entry and say Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Winter Solstice and a Festivus for the rest of us. So much is made …
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