AS I SEE IT

Getting in shape takes longer than 15 minutes (12/11/06)

The headline screamed, "A Better Body in Only Fifteen Minutes!" or some such nonsense.

Fond memories of a visit (01/15/07)

"Are there pictures of me picking my nose?" asked Emma's four-year-old cousin, Kaila.

There is usually more to a person than meets the eye (01/22/07)

One minute I was having dinner with my daughter and the next I was staring in amazement as that very same woman instantly transformed into a professional, ultra-competent nurse.

Bad days can have unexpected surprises (01/29/07)

Some days it doesn't pay to get out of bed but occasionally a day that starts out bad can hold unexpected surprises.

Time with family better than presents (02/12/07)

The parade of February birthdays has begun.

George likes living at the landfill (02/05/07)

George Beta Fish wanted to take a ride on the trash truck so he sulked in his castle until we let him.

Home, garden show is fun (02/19/07)

The beautiful music of Ecuador was playing in the background as we passed the castle. The Singing Nuns were selling CD's. I hadn't realized that they were still around -the Nuns not the Ecuador musicians.

Does anybody really know what month it is? (02/26/07)

Am I the only one who thinks the calendar has gone crazy lately?

Lots of mud is a sure sign of spring (03/19/07)

The royal purple petals of my crocus are tightly furled against the March wind.

Old men and children and picture framing time (03/12/07)

I was waiting my turn to have a picture framed.

Time to keep it or throw it away (03/26/07)

So far I haven't seen any packages of pink Peeps® bunnies in the yard.

Pranks bring back fond memories (04/02/07)

She walks. She talks. She steals her mommy's phone when mommy is sick and calls her grandparents then refuses to speak to them.

Are Bunny Foo Foo and Bad Brian one in the same? (03/05/07)

Little Bunny Foo Foo, hopping through the forest; catchin' all the field mice, bop 'em on the head.

Different ways to measure happiness (04/16/07)

"Didn't you ever smile?" my daughter asked me last summer as we were going through my childhood picture album.

What more could a brother want? (04/23/07)

A water balloon launcher.
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