They say working with your hands can be satisfying. However, this week my jobs seemed to need two set of hands. I had been trying to make...

Today just happens to be the day the National Park Service was created... The Organic Act was signed on August 25, 1916, it created an...

I remember being 6 and sitting in that kiddie pool in the hot summers. We were scraping pennies but my brother & I were happy as could...

I'm up a creek because it is too hot to work this week. The temperatures are hovering around 100° and heat index's are off the chart with...

This year has been the year of extreme hot heat. These temperatures🌡️are most definitely hotter than the usual August days. Yesterday it...

To get seriously honest, I've spent many days alone for a few years before and then now too. It wasn't the first time I wiped a tear or...

Sleep can be tricky, you can wake up relaxed and refreshed or wake up dry mouthed, head hurting and not sure what year it is. In my case...

There are plenty of Small Town America that is worth traveling to and some of you don't know they exist. It might not be on your bucket...

Just what I need to hear as I'm packing for Colorado! 😮 Those female tarantulas have a lifespan of about 25 years, while their male...

Whew! The last few days has been a crazy. I actually put my nose to grindstone and did some work. 😎 First order of business was getting...

Summer started officially on June 21st, but much of the world has already experienced brutal heat. In the last two months, extreme heat...

The heat wave may dissipate but the rain will flow. Nothing is worse than having plans ruined by a rainy day. Today means mean waking up...

It's August 13th! Thirteen has always been a good day in our family. My daughters were both born on the 13th, My granddaughter was born...

I got to attend the first day of the Missouri State Fair once again this year! Since the inception of the Missouri State Fair in 1901,...

Prior travel has convinced me that I don't believe I am cut out for the city life. My husband and I both worked in the Capitol City of...

Yes it's been raining... It has taken me 65 years to fully learn that we need to experience life's occasional pain in order to fully...

I am proud of myself for at least accomplishing something before I played hooky yesterday! I headed out early to get the Cargo Trailer...

As I was driving to Church yesterday I caught a glimpse of Missouri's first Buc-ee’s being built. It is going to be massive and it's...

Today I want to dedicae a special message about a gentle soul that I had the luck and pleasure to spent 36 years with. We were honored to...

I am home now from my latest adventures in Iowa & Northern Missouri. If anything I have learned from my journey is to be "Grateful." My...