Category Archives: Bucket List

I’ve been an avid reader for almost my entire life. My love of reading originated when my 3rd grade teacher read the book, Charlotte’s Web, to us. A little at a time. At the end of each day if we completed … Continue reading →

One of the things that makes me most happy is to do things for and with my family to make them happy. While there are lots of small, everyday things that I do to make them happy, I also love … Continue reading →

We had an interesting experience over the holidays.  Our daughter is dating a guy who is a falconer.  When he came to visit, he brought his bird, a female Red-tailed Hawk, and we had the opportunity to learn more about … Continue reading →

It has always been DSH’s dream to own a place at The Lake. This year we realized that dream when we bought the Little Cottage on The Lake. It’s not fancy, but it sits on a nice, flat lot, has … Continue reading →

We went to a shootout last weekend. Not that kind of shootout! The Shootout is an annual event at the Lake of the Ozarks – the largest unsanctioned boat race in the Midwest with over 100 racers and 100,000 spectators.  … Continue reading →

The Sandcastle Girls is Chris Bohjalian’s 15th book, and was released on July 17, 2012. The Sandcastle Girls bookcover. This is a fictional account of two women who are related by their Armenian ancestry – one from the early 1900s … Continue reading →

I spent my late teens and most of my 20s reading mostly science fiction and the related genres of fantasy and mystery fiction.  Science fiction and fantasy remain two of my favorite genres both in literature and in film, and I particularly … Continue reading →

Our middle child will be graduating in May with an engineering degree.  She attends the Missouri University of Science & Technology (formerly the University of Missouri – Rolla and originally The Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy) where over 90% of its … Continue reading →

If you can judge a book as much as by what is said as is unsaid, then this is a classic.  A friend of mine (thanks Rachel!) recommended this book to me.  It is not a hard book to read, but … Continue reading →