I got a call out of blue yesterday from my sister, Paula.  She was in Clyde at my dad’s house (about 16 miles from here) and wanted to know if we could get together.  She came in on Monday and could only stay 2 nights because she had to get back to the radio stations [...]

Ba-JICK, ba-JICK, ba-JICK…I awakened to this sound at around 5:00 yesterday morning. “The cat is throwing up on the bed!” I announced, as I managed to scoop Gracie up and take her to a “safe” spot, i.e., not over the bed, carpet, or rug. I held her as she had a nice episode of feline [...]

After months of typical wifely nagging (I’m good at that), Randy finally went to the doctor.  He has had a lesion on his arm treated at least 3 times over the years with no resolution.  Originally, it was an actinic keratosis.  Yesterday, it had to be completely excised and closed with sutures.  It’s suspicious for [...]

I’ve been following Ike’s track toward the Gulf.  They were saying earlier in the week that the brunt of this hurricane would probably make landfall around Corpus Christi, where my sister lives.  However, this morning I see that the storm is predicted to make an almost 90-degree turn northward after passing over the Houston/Galveston area. [...]