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This past weekend was very busy. My husband had built a boathouse about two and a half years ago so he could build his boat. He moved the boat closer to the water a few months ago and the boathouse has been empty ever since then. He took down the tarps that were getting tattered from the weather and...

Cooking for the family has always been a challenge because I‘ve always had a full time job. It was quite an adjustment for me when I got married three years ago. My husband is one of those people who wants to sit down together at every meal and he prefers home cooking to restaurant food about a thousand...

My husband convinced me it was time to get a locking gas cap for my vehicle. Normally when he ventures into the "paranoid" zone (and he is a frequent visitor), I humor him but don't usually change any of my habits. Now that it is costing about $60 to fill my gas tank, his suggestion has...

One thing I dread is car troubles. I know so little about cars. I think that any time I take my car into a repair shop, I'm taken advantage of. They could say, "Your flap-doodle is shot and it must be replaced." I respond with, "Oh, OK. How much will it cost and how long will it take...

My bedroom set (two dressers and a nightstand) are almost as old as I am. I got this set when I was a kid and I've carried them with me to every home I've lived in. Every time I think about changing the furniture, I end up realizing that there's nothing out there that's any better than...

There are two kinds of shopping. Shopping for fun, which, for me, is a new purse or pair of shoes. Then there is the mandatory shopping for household products, groceries, and the like. This kind of shopping can be a chore. I have gotten to the age where I MUST write down a shopping list before heading...

My brother is about ten years older than I am and my sister is about eight-and-a-half years older. When I was little (under 10 years of age), I think they mostly thought of me as a pest. The most my brother would say to me was "Go away, punk." That, of course, is not the fond memory. My brother...

It seems fairly innocuous just sitting there on the end table. It's small, brown, and wooden. But encased in that inanimate little object, if only for me, is the most powerful emotion of all: love. Everybody has symbols and artifacts that mean something to them; toys that carry memories of good times...

What's so special about an anniversary? Well, lots of things. First, it's a milestone; a way of saying: "Hey, we made it another year!" There's something special in citing longevity. It's an achievement all its own. We like to know that we accomplished higher numbers, three...

Another chance to say: "I Love You". Originally this day was set aside in honor of Saint Valentine. He is a Christian saint who died around 270. I wonder how it changed to a day of giving affection to loved ones. We all look forward to February 14th because that means we will likely get cards...