Another Day

You’ve heard the term ‘Another day, another dollar’, right?  Its just a phrase meaning you are going to work and earning your wage for whatever job you are doing.  This isn’t bad in itself, because at least you are working, even if it isn’t something you really want...

Just a Minute

I’ve been off work this week, which doesn’t mean I’ve been sleeping in and lounging around the house most days.   Instead, I have been trying to get some projects done around home and a few other places that have been put off for a while due to being lower on the...

The Star

  Each year, after we celebrate Thanksgiving, the approach of Christmas seems to come along quickly as we get gifts and make preparations to celebrate with family.  This is the exact opposite of my experience as a child, when it seemed to take forever for...

What Next?

  Here we are in mid-December and it feels like Spring in Iowa.  On Wednesday, we had several schools cancel early due to high wind warnings.  Some friends jokingly said they never got out of school their entire academic career for strong winds.  But blow, it...

In Touch

So, its that time of year when we traditionally send and receive Christmas cards from friends and relatives.  Maybe you don’t even send out many, if any cards anymore, but surely there are a few people in your life that will send you a card this time of year, even if...