November 2015

   We don’t really know what is going on inside our bodies until we get that wake up knock…louder and louder…. So while sitting on the davenport watching TV last night, he turned to me and said, “I’m having chest pain”. He is in the hospital in Lee’s Summit.  Preliminary tests have us believing he Read more

Okay.  This cold, rainy weather is getting to me!  If I could, I would cover all of the Windows so I can’t see out and live a little fantasy that it is cold in here because it is bloody hot outside and I’ve had to turn the air down.   I did a little proactive Read more

I struggle with opinions of the minority being foisted on the majority.  I suppose I actually should say the minority who screams the loudest attempting to drown out the beliefs and/or civil rights and/or lifestyles of other humans….or those who  try to control the masses with ignorance, fear, supremacy and prejudice; yet dabble in the Read more

…and that is a part of being human.   I went out about as far as my tether would reach yesterday in delight about someone’s misfortune.  I wish I could say that I reeled myself back in with admonishments during some quiet time last night but, quite frankly, I still feel the same way today. Read more

Not worrying about what others thought about me.  My wardrobe, my hair, my makeup, my weight, my words, my personality, all of my shoulds, my guilt, my cars, my house, my stuff, my inner thoughts, my politics, my beliefs, ME! This is not  a blog about woe is me…this is not even a blog about Read more

I have a couple of good friends *cough Kim and *cough Erin who pop into my mind everytime I see a picture/statue/video of squirrels.  *slaps knee and laughs loud.  Take what you want from that statement. This is what squirrels mean to me    Uh huh.  For some reason. This year, they have decided to Read more

When I become immersed in my family’s genealogy, I always feel a sorrow for my relatives…the ones who came to America…with a new dream, an escape or a wanderlust.  I wonder when the Swickards boarded the ship in Amsterdam if they had any idea that they would be geographically separated for the rest of their Read more

First on my mind this morning, I’m totally undecided in the presidential race.  I used to pick who I thought would be best to lead the country….I would listen to other opinions….but more than likely, I would be secure in my choice.   I even used to roll my eyes as the day before Election Read more

Totally obsessed watching news channels because of the pain in Paris Feeling totally despondent over ISIS, Daish or whatever name we have given the evil Trying to remove the fear from my psyche.  It is a human emotion and giving into their evil intention Realizing we are all feeling the same hatred for the evil Read more