I am so fortunate. On Friday I got to spend time with my mother. I got fed winter squash chili, broccoli salad, home-made whole wheat rolls, and banana pudding with my groupies at Beth and Jim’s house, and Mombo came along. My sweet friend Jerry joined us, and then we all went to Hayley’s game […]

After Hayley’s game last night ( a valiant effort in a disappointing setting), I brought Mombo back to the Valley since it was after dark. We had quite the Clan contingent at the game (me, Mom, Jerry R., John, Dana, James, Susan, and of course all the Hellyers). This morning I took her back to […]

I had dinner with my groupies at Elvira’s on Friday night. I was late so Deb ordered my house red and a plate of ravioli for me. Yum! On Saturday I was up early enough to get some laundry done before Brendan arrived. Time to change to the flannel sheets. Jim Brown helped us work […]

After our big day on Friday, I headed to Danville to stop by the art center and see John’s original watercolor for the Brass Band Festival poster. I had to purchase a poster for myself and have it signed. It is magnificent (portraits of various hornblowers)–reminded me of when Wayne and I first came to […]

It is so wonderful to have Caitlan home. Unfortunately, she caught a bug somewhere along the line (maybe on the plane), so her first week home wasn’t the most pleasant. She and Kyle were able to eat dinner here in Campbellsville with Janet and me before she got sick. Janet made delicious taco soup. I […]

Friday–Saw Torrance Rylee, finally, and she fell asleep on my chest Groupies at Deb’s with heavenly potato cheese soup Spent the night at Sharon’s, served tea before bedtime Saturday–Took Camry to Miller’s for gasket replacement Sharon picked me up and dropped me at 4th saying she had a few errands before helping me paint Her […]

Just a quick summary. Friday night I went to Kelley Ridge and fixed tomato bisque soup, heart-shaped grilled pimento cheese sandwiches, and “janet salads” for the groupies. It turned out to be only Beth, Martha, and me, but it was very intimate and nice. We toasted each other with Valentine champagne flutes and peach sparkling […]

Okay, the bad luck started when I went to school on a day that school was closed. I thought I was on a phone tree that would call me, but my branch must have broken off. That night I woke up with what felt like a boulder in the middle of my stomach, and I […]

When I left Kelley Ridge on Sunday morning for Sacred Heart, I decided to put Greg in the car first because he was jumping all around, oh so excited, because he wanted to come along. Once I got him in the car, I finished loading things without having him potentially trip me (which he has […]

In dixonese, lazo-butt is a derogatory term, a slur. But I feel that is what I’ve been for the past two days. I had Thursday and Friday off due to illness in my school district. I thought I could get monumental amounts of work done. Well, I started by staying in bed at Yorkshire Estates […]