Barbara Thompson

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 School year, that is. I like that I get two fresh-start-feeling times per year. I went to bed earlier than usual (meaning it was before midnight), but unfortunately then woke up earlier than usual – about 5 hours earlier. I thought about a lot of things (and tried not to) from […]

Monday, September 5, 2022 Happy Labor day – or as it is known in teacher-ing circles, the last day of summer. Keith tried to actually do some yard work, but I hassled him into going in the pool with me. I was yammering on about something while I was floating and when I looked at

We always have a bocce ball tournament on the 4th of July, but this year things went a bit differently because Keith had a concert that evening and the party broke up early. We had our championship prizes – which were still on the refrigerator – so yesterday I thought I would try to gather

Saturday, September 3, 2022 Keith went to a new ENT yesterday. He went to her because he could get an appointment in less than 6 weeks. He has seen many, many ENTs and always hopes that the next one will have some ideas about how to fix his head. He’s had a few with some

Keith wanted a burger, so we went to Culver’s. We agreed that we would just order whatever we wanted. That is usually Keith’s way, but I have to calculate cost and stomach space and healthy (yes, I know…it is fast food) and think a lot. We had a coupon for BOGO double cheese burgers. I

I was visiting my friend tonight while Keith ran errands. He came to pick me up. When I opened the car door, there was a treat just waiting for me! Ooooooo! Good n Plenty is the BEST! My friend, Maren, has labeled my chosen treats Old Man Candy. I don’t think she is wrong –

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER, DONNA!! During pandemic, we had the wonderful opportunity to gather in our friends’ backyard to watch an outdoor movie. We used actual DVDs that we owned. It was fun to look to see what we had that each other hadn’t seen and share some favorites –

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Today I went to work in the morning (to learn how to high school) and then thought I should clean things up around here. I actually really like when things are tidied up. I find it restful. I sat in a chair for a while, then I went in the pool,

Monday, August 29, 2022 Today I thought a lot about our three year vacation plan. I’ve had a multi-year vacation plan in my head as long as I can remember. I enjoy the planning and imagining, and in order to get the best deals, you have to start early. Pandemic threw that all under a

Sunday, August 28. 2022 I remember when we got our first recycling bin for curbside pick up. I was so excited to be doing the right thing. I remember when I first got reusable grocery bags, and had to work so hard to remember to take them to the store. Reduce ReUse Recycle is seared