The big event!
Our niece Ella (my snister’s youngest) turned 3 on Monday! That’s why we were in Iowa last weekend — for her party on Sunday! With my mom’s mom Time seems to fly when you have young people in your life. Like, how is Ella already 3?! And I haven’t aged a day?! (I kid,...
Random Thoughts Thursday 500
Hopefully I can make this long story short — for reasons I won’t get into, my coworkers and I were discussing whether something happened in 2001 or 2002. I recalled that the thing happened in 2001, then said I met and started dating Steven in 2002. Then said “Wow!...
Some sky art
Saturday was the first time we took one of our nephews/niece on a plane ride! One of my siblings trusts us enough! My older brother’s youngest son, Thomas To this day, I still remember the first (ever!) flight I took in a single-engine plane and how magical it...
Reading Update (2025 #40-42)
There are spoilers in the reviews of the last two books, marked by SPOILER. [40] Ferry Pilot: Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic by Kerry McCauleyNon Fiction / Aviation, heard about it another aviation book, Kindle Synopsis: Ferry Pilot follows Kerry McCauley’s crazy...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂