Everything’s For Sale

Everything’s For Sale

ShareGrowing up on the family farm, my brothers, dad, and grandpa had various collections of items and supplies they may need, though they all had different interests. The family business on the farm is an electric motor rewinding shop and a store that sells tools, equipment and many other things...
The Wave

The Wave

Share There are many differences between the city and the country, one of which is the wave. In Fargo I can pull up next to someone I know at a stoplight and wave until I think my hand will fall off – they don’t even look. The only times that...
“H” is for Starbucks

“H” is for Starbucks

Share Road trips can be a great get away from the stresses of daily life. They’re a fun way to see another part of the country and to bond with the person or people who are traveling with you. But they can also really wear a person out. Last week...
May's Featured Quotations - The Iowa Adventure

May’s Featured Quotations – The Iowa Adventure

Share“Driving isn’t much fun now that I stay within the bounds of the law.” – Laura   “There’s a SPAM museum?” – Sarah “Yes.” – Laura “Someday there will be a Midwest Junk museum.” – Sarah “There is – it’s your garage.” – Laura   “Ok, I’m gonna pass you...
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For a Good Laugh…

For a Good Laugh…

Share I love to laugh. I consider it one of my hobbies. I enjoy being around witty people who have something interesting to say and I appreciate good writing on television shows. Laughing is a great way to relieve stress and it’s supposed to be the best medicine, so I plan to stay on this...
The Maple Whisperer

The Maple Whisperer

Share Maple the dog came to live with me five years ago when he already had two years on his birthday tally and some bad habits. To say that this Shiba Inu/Eskimo Husky cross is high maintenance is correct, or an understatement, depending on who you’re asking and what day of the week it is....
April's Featured Quotations

April’s Featured Quotations

Share“I don’t have a clue.” – Mike “Yeah right, I bet you have a raging clue.” – Dan “Nick’s humor kills me sometimes.” – Tricia “Someday…it will kill HIM.” – Sarah “A dried beef ball – are you listening to those three words?” – Nicole to Megan “Have you ever seen Weird Al? I’ve seen...
A Maple's Life, Indeed

A Maple’s Life, Indeed

ShareOh to be a Maple… Yo ho, yo ho, a Maple’s life for me. He eats, he sleeps, he laughs – even hoots Rest up, me humans, yo ho. He tears things, he barks, but he’s oh, so cute. A Maple’s life, indeed.
Buy, When the Time is Right

Buy, When the Time is Right

ShareOn Friday my in-laws and I headed north of Fargo to an estate sale. Turns out, the man holding the sale had accepted a job transfer to England so he was trying to unload as much of his American possessions as possible. He had fabulous items priced to move. I ventured into the partly finished,...
The Sleepy Time Struggle

The Sleepy Time Struggle

ShareI can only imagine what an effort it was to put me down for a nap when I was a child. I remember not wanting to miss anything and always fighting my afternoon nap. This is also what I’ve been told by multiple family members. I, however, was also easily tricked. As a very young...
March's Featured Quotations

March’s Featured Quotations

Share As you can see below, quotation collection has been up in the last month. Here are some of my favorites, I hope you enjoy! Opinions: everyone’s got ‘em …some of them are just wrong. – Sarah Do you enjoy being right 99% of the time? – Sarah No – it’s just how it is....
The “I Forgot” Phone Call

The “I Forgot” Phone Call

ShareBack in my elementary school days I was usually a prepared student. My mother did not let me leave the house without triple checking that I had everything I needed. Once in a while a classmate of mine would forget something and they would be allowed to go to the office to call their parent...
The Power of Words

The Power of Words

ShareAs a storyteller, I should understand how powerful words can be to people, but I don’t think I fully understood it until this week. This week the Universe smacked me over the head with a lesson about how powerful words can be. Once I recovered from the hit, the power of words was everywhere I...
February's Featured Quotations

February’s Featured Quotations

ShareHappy February! Feast your eyes on this month’s featured quotations and submit a post about which ones made you laugh out loud – it might be all of them. Man, I know some funny people. Here we go… If we drive there’s no fighting. – Sarah If we fly we get to fight? – Husband...
Are You Kidding Me?

Are You Kidding Me?

ShareDuring a recent trip to the Los Angeles area I had a full eight hours all to myself as my friend had to go to work during the day. I hung out in Downtown Santa Monica, taking in the culture, shopping, and enjoying food and caffeine. It didn’t take long to realize that hiding in...
This is L.A.

This is L.A.

Share I have always wanted to visit Los Angeles, Calif. I can’t tell you exactly what the draw has been, though I know it’s shifted over the years. Originally it was the shiny illusion of Hollywood; then I focused more on visiting the place where so much of pop culture has been formed over the...