Category Archives: Monday Update

I can not imagine the loss of a child.  I have lost my mother.  But the  thought of losing a child is unbearable.  I will start this blog by saying that in times of grief and suffering you reach for  … Continue reading →

Windy, chilly, and damp.  Finally getting some “holiday” weather.  I mean, Christmas isn’t Christmas unless there is at least a hint of winter weather.  Right?  I think Santa Claus thought so last night when the northerner blew in.  Fulshear winds … Continue reading →

Douglas Fir is a family Christmas Tradition.  He is an 18″ tall artificial Douglas fir Christmas tree that lights up his eyes and mouth when he sings and talks.  And can be extremely annoying.  Especially to Lani.  So Libby, Bill and I … Continue reading →

I do believe that we have all finally lost it.  Thanksgiving morning started with rise and shine at 4:30 AM.  Well, rise…not to sure about the shine part.  Libby and I meet outside to venture to Magoo’s to get the … Continue reading →

As Lani and I were pulling away from the house, I casually said to her “I don’t know about this. Leaving four men alone unattended while we dine with the girls….kinda makes me nervous.”  Lani shot me the “I agree … Continue reading →

All the way to lunch with Bill in tow, I was so excited.  Kinda like when your souffle doesn’t fall or when your dinner is ready in the crock-pot when you get home.  (Erma Bombeck, my heroine, said somewhere in … Continue reading →

Always afraid that history would repeat itself in certain stupid things I’ve done…I am very careful to try to remember stuff that seems to float away and keep focused on important issues.  Well, I’ve gone and done it!  The chemo … Continue reading →

I have been visiting Quito, Ecuador this past week.  No, not literally but the replica of it in the form of Magoo’s domain.  I walk in the house and drop to my knees of heat stroke.  His dachshund Lilly was … Continue reading →

Heaven help us!  I swear this is why I love my wine.  Magoo has been a “world traveler”.  And what I mean by that is that the man is freaking superman!  His cape is an ordinary bathrobe that just happens to … Continue reading →

The best way to describe a colonoscopy is mid-evil torture treatment that is literally a pain in the ass!  And the prep for a colonoscopy is a cannibals way of cleaning the dinner  before the meal.  I have had several … Continue reading →