At some point in the early stages of all three of our children being grown and flown, I found a study called “How to Thrive in the Empty Nest”. I ordered it immediately. Having been mostly a stay-home mom; the blank calendar, decreased laundry load and table for two each night for dinner had displaced…
How are we doing? Russ and I went to a couple of stores on Saturday and again Sunday after the Illini game. I would say from the ransacked and depleted shelving, American retailers did okay this year. The crowds looked a little bedraggled. Post holiday signs were evident in the energy level and dress code…
I shared a little about our Christmas yesterday, but there are few things that stand out in the afterglow that will linger in my heart for a long time. First is the effort everyone who was healthy made to be present in whatever they could. There were the three that trekked down to join us…