Humor and woodsy wisdom by Laura Lollar
We’re building a new house. People warned us. They said it would ruin our marriage, cost more than the builder’s original estimate, and take much longer than expected. Well, they were mostly right. I’m happy to say our relationship remains intact! But the whole process has been an eye-opener. We’re now five months into it but nowhere near as far along as we’d hoped. Why the delays? Well, first …
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I married an engineer. You’re talking to a woman who doesn’t balance her checkbook, goes by the rule “good enough IS enough” and cooks by the seat of her pants. As my former boss knows all too well, the term “planning” is anathema to me. Risk assessment is a phrase I’ve never much dwelled on. Project management scares me silly and “measure twice, cut once” is a lesson I still haven’t …
I was beginning to learn that Doug had a great sense of humor and was also good at springing surprises on me. My birthday was no exception. As the date approached, I coyly let him know I didn’t have any plans for that night. Being the gentleman he was he said, “Well, of course we’re going to have to celebrate! How about supper out that night?” And I said yes, with a smile. He arrived at the …
I wasn’t looking. And despite my sister’s encouragement, I wasn’t eager to meet the guy she kept saying was a very nice man. She’d worked with him for decades and had even showed me his Facebook Page. Nice smile. Good looking. But I’d gotten used to being on my own lo’ those many years and frankly didn’t want the drama. Then she invited me to a Military Appreciation Day concert. Mom, Dad and my …
How many of us will admit to being a little horse crazy as a kid? When I was a young ‘un, I lined the shelves in my bedroom with lots of little plastic horse statues, hoping one day I’d get to own a real one. When my parents took us six kids to a winter festival, we sat on a sled with hay bales pulled by a team of huge draft horses. I remember telling my mom, “I love the smell of horses!” (I'm …
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