We Just Bought A New House and We’re Moving!

We have been house hunting all year in another primary region of the country for several different reasons, and I initially thought it would and should turn out to be quick and easy, but it's been the most hellish house buying/moving experience of my life! Because of things like my poor health and my wife's …

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More Ace

Well, Ace had his first birthday on Tuesday and it was pretty good. I went to PetSmart and found several brands of chicken flavored pate cat food (that's all Henry and Ace will eat -- they're so spoiled) and got three for each. I got some treats. And I got some fun toys, including a …

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Ace’s Birthday

Today is our kitten, Ace's, first birthday. It's really hard to believe. He's grown so much. Yet he still behaves like a kitten and still kind of looks like a kitten, especially compared to our older, bigger cat Henry. Henry has always been "my" cat. He's always been loyal to me. He likes/loves Gretchen, but …

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Cursed?

Weird things have been happening to my mother and to us over the past few months. Check it out. Mom had her taxes done. She owed over $10,000 in taxes! Never owed anything like that in her life. She lives on Social Security, for God's sake! She wasn't real happy about that. Then, last week, …

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New Floors!

So after much aggravation, we finally have some new floors! In early January, we started researching this and settled on a place that seemed fairly reliable and had a good selection. We wanted a new kitchen floor for the first thing (well, my wife did) and we (I) wanted hardwood floors to replace our carpet …

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