Lawson, age 10:  “Family, friends, God” Daxton, age 8:  “Family, doctors, water” Kellen, age 12:  “Food, family, and water” Dalton, age 15:  “Family, friends, animals” Kristie, age 44:  “The four people who live in my house and call me ‘wife’ and ‘mom’, Diet Dr Pepper in a styrofoam cup from Sonic, living in America” Cliff, [...]

Oh yes, it is.  A CAKE. How stinking cool is that?  Kudos to my friend Sherri Randell, for her amazing Cake-Boss-like abilities.  There is no cartoon character, animated figure, theme, season, or inanimate object she can’t re-create.  For myself, I consider it “advanced” if I actually flip the 9×13 cake out and frost the sides ….. typically [...]

(or) “How I spent my Thanksgiving Vacation” Week 16 of LTM Wow, what a wonderful week we had in sunny, southern California! So many thank-you’s to send to friends, and friends of friends, who were willing to host us during our stay. I have to say, we took the tourist world by storm and thoroughly [...]

(and/or) ONE YEAR LATER, THE CRAP SANDWICH DOESN’T SEEM AS BIG ……. (see last year’s Thanksgiving entry if you have no idea what I’m talking about!) Week #14 of Long-Term Maintenance Therapy Q. Which is the most elusive, most sought-after, most hard-to-find thing in the entire universe? a. The Fountain of Youthb. The Meaning of [...]