Barbara Thompson

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

We celebrated with the traditional dessert – pudding stuff. Pudding stuff needs to be made a day in advance, so the pudding stuff makes the graham crackers soft. Think about that. When would you want your graham crackers soft? Only in pudding stuff, I think. When I was making it yesterday, I asked Keith if

Friday, August 26, 2022 Look at that picture! That’s build your own state fair right there. Dave brought me Usinger cheddar jalapeno sausages from Wisconsin and I got pretzel buns at Cub. There’s part of me that wonders why anyone eats anything else. Keith and I each had one (I shared!) for dinner, and saved

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Since David and I had such a good time at the Wisconsin State Fair, I asked him if he wanted to go to the Minnesota State Fair. It opened today. He decided this morning that that sounded like a good idea. I told him it would be crowded and very different,

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 We went to an outdoor amphitheater in Richfield to see a show that “brought to life the music and news of 1966 in a delightful, moving, and rockin’ show.” I got an email from the Illusion theater (because we have been patrons in the past) and it sounded intriguing. My brother,

I saw an article on my phone that promised to show me the perfect house for my Myers-Briggs personality type. I like houses. The problem was I did’t know my personality type. So I googled up a M-B type (free, instead of actual M-B test that you have to pay for) and took it. It

Monday, August 22, 2022 You’d think the picture of the day would be what I would write about, but I don’t have a cruise picture, because I am not on a cruise. I could just get a cruise picture. I will. I will go look for a cruise picture. Now you don’t even know what

Sunday, August 21, 2022 Last year, I boldly got ear plugs (by saying please get me ear plugs to Keith) so my right ear wouldn’t ALWAYS be full of water when I went swimming. It is one of the best decisions I have ever made. Now, I got a new swimming hat (by saying please