The life and times of a happily married couple in Ohio.
Last week seemed like a long week but it really wasn’t. Memorial Day (our next long weekend/short week) is 138 days away. Realizing that is not how you want your Monday morning to start. After a brief vacation with temperatures in the mid-50s late last week the Ohio winter has returned. We didn’t expect for [...]
As you know, today is the last day for Half Nekkid Thursday. Today is our 330th and final post. California Girl and I have thoroughly enjoyed participating as posters and as followers. We want to give our heartfelt thanks to Osbasso for organizing and running it for almost seven years. That is a monumental achievement. [...]
California Girl and I went to my 30 year high school reunion on Saturday night. It doesn’t seem like that been that long. Most everyone in attendance looked good. Sadly, there were a number of classmates who had passed; some of whom I knew about, and some whom were a surprise. It was good to [...]
After a four week Christmas break, The Girl has gone back to school which means that California Girl and I are empty nesters once again. The house is much, much quieter than it was a few days ago. We had partially adjusted to the change last fall; but, after a month like old times, we [...]
January Had an occasion to do the Snoopy Dance because of something that happened at work. Took a cool photograph of California Girl with the flowers she received at The Girl’s last senior night. We reviewed the proofs of The Girl’s senior photographs and made our selections. It was a bit discomforting how rapidly her [...]
We took The Boy back to school so California Girl and I are officially “empty nesters”. I never realized how much I talked to and interacted with the kids until now. The house is really, really quiet. The Girl called earlier today just to check in. We text and FB chat a lot but it [...]
Sunday was the last time that the “Fab Four” will be together for a while. The Girl will start classes soon and orientation has already started. It’s hard for us to believe that we have TWO kids in college. It doesn’t seem that long ago that The Boy was starting high elementary school. I know that [...]
The Girl is so busy shopping, attending graduation parties, and generally hanging out with friends that California Girl and I are already getting a mini preview of the fall. She doesn’t have a summer job, so, unlike when school was in session, she doesn’t have a regular schedule. We recently decreased her allowance because she [...]
The Girl had her last club soccer game this weekend. She won’t “officially” be an adult for another month or so; but I feel a lot older than I did last week. In just a few days, she’s graduated high school, got her college identification card, registered for classes this coming fall and found someone [...]
It was another busy but successful weekend for us. For the third weekend in a row, The Girl had an out of town soccer tournament. She played really well in the championship game and her team was victorious. You may have seen in the background of some of our photographs that our mantle is full [...]
