Crazy Crowded Grocery Store

It seems like every woman in Nashville is at the grocery store today. I’ve never seen it so crowded in the stores! It was hard to find a decent parking spot – my first clue. Then there were only a few buggies available – second clue. Some of the aisles were practically wiped out – [...]

No Buses

Amazing how much lighter the morning traffic is when there are no school buses on the road. Everyone in this county is out of school all week for Spring Break. The morning “rush hour” has been really light – I get to work a full 15 minutes earlier than a typical morning drive when there [...]

Candy or Flowers?

Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day today? Did you get flowers or candy? I love chocolates, but I admit I am a bit of a snob about chocolates – they must be GOOD chocolates. Like Godiva chocolates. So if you are thinking about getting me a gift for Valentine’s Day, here’s your hint: Godiva chocolates or [...]

Happy New Year

Some friends from work invited me to their apartment for a New Year’s party tonight. It is going to be about a dozen friends – nothing big or fancy. Everyone is bringing a covered dish and their own booze or drink of choice. That actually sounds good – perfect for ending 2009 and starting 2010 [...]

Low on Christmas Spirit

It took a lot of effort to get the Christmas tree up this year. For a while I seriously considered not doing it at all. But even if no one comes to visit and see my tree, at lest I will have it up for a couple of weeks to admire it myself. I have [...]