Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Second Half Is About To Begin!

 

 

 

 

Thank God for the second half!  

 

Have you ever had that thought?  Has your team ever performed below expectations in the first half, only to seem like a different group altogether in the second half?  Well, in a way, they were a different group.  The team that takes the field for the second half is never the same team that played in the first.  Why? Because of halftime . . .

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Saturday, December 19, 2009

What Was Your Favorite Christmas?

What was your favorite Christmas?  Perhaps favorite isn’t the best word. 
How about . . . memorable?  I have several favorites.  The year I got a raccoon was one of them for several different reasons.  It ranks right up there with all the Christmas days at my grandparent’s house.  Those were the best!  But the most memorable is no contest.  It was the year of the Christmas Eve blizzard!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Your Personal Water Tank

Several years ago, we had almost finished rebuilding our house after the devastation of Hurricane Ivan.  When it came time to choose appliances, I let Polly take the lead.  To me, a dishwasher is a dishwasher.  The only exception was the coffeemaker.  I was like a six year old in Toys-R-Us when I saw the coffee maker of my dreams.  I am a sucker for unusual gadgets and this particular coffee maker was very unusual. 

It was a wall-mounted unit that actually allowed one to choose strength and quantity, then at the push of a button, would grind and...

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