Well, in between upper G.I.s, bloodtests, work and my Kroger trips (see "I Finally Earned my Kroger Badge" in the Kroger forums), oh, and a three year old who insists on staying up way too late (gets that from me, I s'pose), I got to spy on the Obama Inauguration. (Thanks NPR!) It's a new day for me. A day of hope.

It's also a day of bitter coldness here in usual somewhat mild western Kentucky. It's only been winter a month and I'm already praying for the spring. In...

I have started a gazillion blogs and have managed to keep up on, let's see, oh, NONE of them. Mostly because they're fun and life is so scheduled these days, it's never a priority. But, gosh, I love this website and if more bloggers help it, well, I'll give it the ole' college try.

I've been here since my last vacation in late-October. I haven't yet begun to get thru all of the nuances of this site, but ohmigawd I'm amazed. I feel like I've stumbled into the underground network...