This post could also be titled."The Red Bag Goes Road Tripping". Michael and I aren't the types to sit on the beach and get sand in our toes. We occasionally like to drive somewhere and see something new. Our mantra: "You can find something interesting wherever you go." This time we wanted to visit Hannibal [...]
Last weekend we took advantage of the three day holiday and headed to Joplin, Missouri for family time and great food. Our daughter, Rachelle, and I decided to have a photo-shoot for the blog. Michelle, our oldest, also had a hand with my makeup (more later). Today's look is vintage me: a little bit of [...]
Where has summer fled? This was brought home this morning (I am writing this on Thursday, August 18th) when Michelle put up a post on Facebook showing the boys on their first day back to school. I then recall those pre-retirement days with the "July" welcome back letter, and the teacher workday schedules of this [...]
Last week, I tried a new experience. It was hectic but fun. I joined the second week of Sylvia Van De Logt's 40+ Style's Casual Style Challenge. The first week completely passed me by. I didn't realize what was going on at first. But once I did, I jumped in! Before I even started, I [...]
Friday night is Starbucks, shopping and thrifting. Michael settles in at Starbucks with a good book and coffee. I do the other stuff and join him when I'm finished. Where I live, Mother Nature had a fun time on the first Friday of April. Sunny but cold with a good dose of wind, some folks [...]
When the Joplin School District had Spring Break, Michelle hired her fill-in veterinarian and brought the boys for five days to spend at the farm. They also went to Kansas City (we are just one hour away) to spend time with her sister and to pick up some culture. Our son-in-law is the clinic's office [...]
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