I have red hair. Let’s just say the sun and I do not agree on many things. My memories of being a kid at the pool are dismal. They include: White, white, pasty white skin Freckles Tee shirt over swimsuit Fat legs (and other parts) Uval (probably the only sunscreen available back in the day [...]
I’m not much of a winter person. I want the snow to start falling the day after Thanksgiving and to stop — completely — on January 2. That’s when spring should begin, steadily growing warmer and warmer. Today, with the Lindon, Utah, temperature sitting squarely at 26 degrees fahrenheit, I’m fantasizing about our pool. The [...]
Last weekend when Sam and I left the movie theater to head home from our weekly date, I cringed. The cold air slapped me in the face and the legs of my pants were icy as I walked. “I wish it was spring!” I said. He agreed. Warm weather sounds mighty good this first week [...]
Today is Sam’s 50th birthday. And even though it’s a weekday, I was able to book a flight on a hot air balloon to celebrate the day. While Sam would probably rather be skydiving (something he did before we married), he agreed to forgo that high testosterone activity until all our children were adults, so [...]