So, a while back Kristy was looking for something to store keepsakes in for our kids. I suggested that my old footlocker (a Christmas gift when I was a child) might be ideal. It was large and just slightly on the decorative side with its brass hinges, lock, and latches. Kristy liked the idea so it fell upon me to empty it of my childhood ( Read more... )

Ok, time for a pet peeve. I don't post like I used to, but I feel certain that this was a regular segment. I may have already covered this but it deserves another mention if so ( Read more... )

Someone once asked me what I wanted to do for a living.  It wasn't your typical "what do you want to be when you grow up" type of scenario because I wasn't a child.  I was in college.  I had sort of lost direction and pretty much abandoned the career path I had initially enrolled for.  It was a fair question, but it sticks with me to this day ( Read more... )

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