Playtime is self-care!

I always thought that taking care of your self was paramount. You cannot take care of anyone else if you are sick or too tired to do so. Imagine my disappointment with myself, when after 12 years of teaching I quit because I had nothing left to give. I simply ran out of steam. This…

Happy Easter! Corrected!

I was looking for an Easter post that was not glitter bunnies or overly religious. I decided to make my own. It turned into my EASTER FAIL!! I forgot to double check my spelling of resurrection. Here is the corrected one. Sorry to any of you who received the first post. (It was seriously only…

The Absurdity of Change

I remember the first time I ask my daughter to grab the dog food with the picture of Lassie on it and she immediately asked me, “Who is Lassie?”  That was years ago. Since then, many things have changed. I would have been better off if I would have asked her to grab the dog…

Adventures in Stout, Hearty, Irish Stew

I am a good home style cook, so Irish stew did not seem too daunting.  I found a recipe and it was close to the stew I usually make except it had one cup of “very stout” beer and one cup of “hearty red “wine. That didn’t scare me too much until I started thinking…

Dust Clouds

Dust clouds gather around the feet of activity. They hover behind cars driving on dirt roads. They are like exclamation points, highlighting the obvious. It is dry here!  Eastern Colorado at its finest (please read that with a sarcastic tone in your head). It is so dry here that the static electricity shocks the dogs…