“Man plans and God laughs” is a well-known Yiddish expression. I am a planner – I like to have everything laid out so I can be prepared. For me, planning is half the fun of any trip or event. This year I have certainly learned the truth of the Yiddish phrase about plans. We are …
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Courage, Sacrifice, and Perseverance
I love watching the Olympics. Because Tom and I are at home right now, I have them on the television most of the day. As I have been watching, I have really been struck by the courage, sacrifice, and perseverance of the Olympic athletes. I think NBC is doing a great job with coverage, especially …
Good Shepherd Rehab Center
My father spent the month of January at Good Shepherd Rehab Center in Ashland, Ohio. I wrote previously about him breaking his leg and having surgery. A few days after his surgery, the hospital let us know they would be releasing him. They wanted him to go to a licensed rehabilitation center and they gave …
Snowcation: What Did You Do?
What did you do on your winter snowcation? I haven’t actually heard anyone use this word, but you clearly know what it means. A snowcation is where you are forced to stay indoors because of snow. And we certainly had that last week. A lot of snow! My snowcation started on Saturday because Tom was …
Center of Science and Industry, Columbus
Have you ever been to the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio? If you grew up within an hour of Columbus, it was practically a requirement that you visit. Field trips, overnights with scouts, and family trips all led to COSI. Tom and I both went when we were in school. But we …
Historic Circleville Ohio
Historic Circleville is one of those places Tom and I have driven by several times without stopping. Last summer, when we were working in Kentucky, we passed by Circleville twice a month. Fortunately, visiting Wittich’s Candy Shop gave us an excuse to stop and explore. Historic Circleville is a small city of 14,000 residents about …
Cookies Out the Wazoo
Have you ever used the phrase “out the wazoo”? I don’t use it often, but it is a very apt description of my cookie baking during December. Out the wazoo is slang from the 1960’s and means “in great quantity or great abundance.” Did I bake cookies out the wazoo during December? Yes, I did. …
Tough Guy David Clymer
Who is your favorite tough guy? When I think of tough guys I often think of action heroes such as Harrison Ford or Arnold Schwarzenegger. I know those particular choices date me, but I don’t know any young actors that I think of as tough guys. A tough guy is someone who gets beat up …
Full Fall and Christmas
Tom and I have been back in Ohio since the middle of September and it has been a very full fall and Christmas. Here are just a few of the things that I have done in this full fall. The end of September was spent preparing for my hip replacement surgery. Tom and I cleaned …
Merry Christmas and New Year
I hope that you had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a happy New Year. We had a very laid-back Christmas compared to some years. John and Jackie were in Pennsylvania visiting her family during the week of Christmas. We had talked to them before Christmas about gifts. None of us really needs …