My husband wants us to take a hot air balloon ride but I am terrified of heights.  I imagine the view and experience would be exhilarating but I have to overcome that one little fear 🤣

My marriage – after 31 years, we are still going strong.  A milestone I do not take likely.  Through all the ups, downs, success, failures, we keep going with a sense of humor and commitment.

My kids – they are hard-working, well-read, respectful and ambitious.  I love helping with their creative pursuits!

Short term …I am a shop manager for an independent repair facility. We are working on a ’69 Jeep, ’83 Monte Carlo and ’98 Lincoln.

Long term …thanks to encouragement from all of you, I have started the first steps for the children’s book I want to write . 

Have an awesome weekend everyone!

Some days I really really really hate being so tall.  Many times people remark “oh I wish I could be tall or it must be nice being that tall ” Sometimes it really isn’t. You don’t get left alone in the grocery store because customers always want you to reach an item for them. People are uncomfortable around you when you tower over them and you’re usually smacking your head on something 🤣

I have no idea what this lazy day is that thou speakest. 

Even if I am off from my job, I am working to grow my home-based business, cleaning, helping my husband or kids with projects, spoiling pets.  The only hobby I would put under the lazy category is when I take a walk in nature with my camera for my photo sites and decompress.  But it’s productive as it recharges my “batteries”.

I would unequivocally have to say my mom. My dad left her when I was just 7 years old never to be seen again. She had three young daughters, no job, no friends. The only friends she had been around were his friends. She got work as a nurse’s aide in the long term care wing of the local hospital where she worked until she retired well after I was married, earning several pins and certificates for her compassionate care of elderly patients with Alzheimer’s, cancer, etc.  Even when we had little, she found ways to share with those who had less.

For the first time in about 12 years, we live in a neighborhood with great neighbors.  What I have observed:  the younger kids are respectful of the property around them. Not tearing across other yards with their bikes.  They have helped some of the older ones with yard work.  Driving in and out of the neighborhood people smile and wave, they visit at the mailbox. We had a 4th of July block party. We bring someone’s garbage cans out for pickup if they are gone on a trip. 

I would love to try Indoor Rock Climbing.  I do not like heights but I think that since the indoor version has various difficulty levels, safety harnesses and is a controlled environment, I could do it.  It just looks plain fun.