From my kitchen window, I can see a concrete wall six feet from my nose, literally. I also have a close up and personal view of my neighbor’s home. There’s just a tiny patch of blue that’s mine. Houses this close are the norm here in Arizona, so the view from my kitchen sink is… Read More Airplane Happiness
The news report last night said that today, October 3rd, is supposed to be our last day of triple digit temperatures for the year. Hooray! Maybe now we can enjoy being outside. According to ABC 15 news, “monsoon 2011 will go down in the record books as the hottest ever in the Valley of the… Read More Is It Over?
Looking out the window is one of Silas’s pastimes. This morning he’s watching our neighbors across the street trim a tree. He offers them suggestions and advice through the closed window. In the afternoons Baby is mesmerized by the neighborhood kids playing in the street. A couple times I’ve taken him outside on Thursday mornings… Read More “Thanks, Grandpa”
Silas has decided it’s time for a career change. The magazine rack just isn’t as interesting as it used to be. Although we installed some cabinet locks a while ago, they haven’t really been needed until this past week when Silas discovered how to open drawers and cabinets. I’m thinking more locks are needed ASAP!At… Read More From Librarian to Chef
For those of you who do not have a holiday and are toiling away while the rest of America relaxes, please know that you are not alone. Silas feels your pain. After working in the garage all morning, this tiny mechanic is in the middle of changing out the brake pads on a ’95 Camry.… Read More The Wage Laborer
the “cold” tap water is too hot for hand washing (in the afternoons) you hibernate in your house and don’t come out till November the weeds stop growing you nearly burn your arm on the car door when trying to make a deposit at the ATM bottled water is a must EVERY time you get… Read More You Know It’s Summer in the Desert when…
Sometimes life happens in nice, neat blog-post packages. It’s easy to have something to write about or have a topic around which to theme a post. Then there are other times. Times when life just happens. Times I’d like to remember, but times that are harder to record since they are the stuff everyday life… Read More Little Bits of Life
As a boy, Stephen and his siblings would occasionally be herded into the family van for one of Dad’s famous “Mystery Drives.” They would set out, not knowing the destination, and have a family adventure along the way. Those family day trips are such a happy childhood memory for Stephen that he took me on… Read More Mystery Drive
Yep, a deep fried Twinkie! What is this world coming to? Stephen was thrilled to try one (for free!) at lunch last Friday. Next time we might give the deep fried Oreos a try. So what does a deep fried Twinkie have to do with “The Hot Dog Craze?” First of all, who else has… Read More Hot Dog Craze {and a Deep Fried Twinkie}
Last night was our first major bona fide monsoon storm since moving to Phoenix. Check out this link for some incredible time lapse photography of the giant storm! We’ve heard a lot about these monster dust storms, but never experienced one up close. We didn’t really get to see much of it, since it occurred… Read More Monsoon Season