https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/Just stuff I want to write. I know I enjoy getting to know my ancestors through reading their journals and like the idea of leaving a flavor of the me that wasn't just what was left in photos and records; there was a life lived and this was some of it.................All postings 2005-2015 Copyrighted © DCJameshourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/897353NINETEEN At nineteen, life begins To have possibilities… The world, an oyster Just pry it open…. Be it a pearl or dry sand Your dreams can come true For at nineteen years - The only thing in their way? Choices made by you! In 1997, my daughter gave birth for the first time. While it horrifies a...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/896961I've been sick....I basically lost all of February, and most of January. Nothing life-threatening, just very life-affecting. I'll spare any readers all the details....mostly, I couldn't figure out exactly what the problem was causing all the different symptoms. I was worried it was heart-related,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/895162It's funny how old habits die hard. In the days when I worked, I always devoted some of my time on Sunday to basic female weekly maintenance......and, when time allowed I always added in as much pampering as possible. I am a firm believer in the therapeutic value of pampering....sometimes known...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/895110I had the TV on with the sound muted for most of the day, watching the storm mess....while I looked out at sunny, 61 degree weather here and wondered if I would get any unexpected work out of all this mess. I normally wouldn't get a call before hail season....usually March, April, sometime in...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/894915I have no idea if I’ll be able to add these photos or not, as I haven’t tried in months, and I never can get the placement or size right….but, I can’t say no to both Kabu and TAPS! So, here goes….I am going to attempt to post a photo of formerly blonde and now purple hair….and a shot I took of...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/893854Serendipity is one of my favorite words. I don’t remember the first time I heard the word, but I do remember always thinking that it sounds like it feels, and that it sounds like what it means….and that it is just such a fun word to say. So is serendipit ous and serendip it, which I just decided...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/893774Well, Michele flew to KC on Friday …..wait, that was just yesterday, wasn’t it? The Sister’s son and daughter picked her up and that was good because the airport is such a long distance from our house she got a good visit in with them and also got a lot of information. I, on the other hand, was...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/893644I just got off the phone with Michele and she was in quite a bit of turmoil. To recap, The Husband’s mother died in the early morning hours Sunday. He called me Monday afternoon and we had a very productive conversation. He is the only father my daughter has ever known….he adopted her when she...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/893592Some of us live in our heads more than others, thoughts rushing in and out like waves in the ocean….or rolling in and out as regularly as the daily tides. If you are of this nature, flotsam occasionally has to be dealt with….and it is sometimes from a storm of unknown origin at the time it floats...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Krisles1499/893526I had friends spending the night last night and we were watching some late night TV..... discussing the new low slime level that Ricky Gervais had reached with his humor during the Golden Globes, especially noteworthy against what we agreed were the most beautiful gowns in years. We were agreeing...