by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 29, 2010 | Owning A Home, Uncategorized
I’ll start by referencing my previous post for brevity’s sake. The little addendum to the story about the laundry room flood is this: We recently discovered the radiator in our bathroom was not heating up. It was confusing even to the radiator repair guy...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 28, 2010 | Memories, Organizing, Uncategorized
I like calendars. Whenever I go into a store at this time of year, I can’t help but stop and look at them. Puppies, kittens, horses, Mucha,Degas, Renoir, Vargas, and the list could go on for way longer than you are willing to read. The thing is, every year there...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 7, 2010 | Uncategorized, Writing
I was leaving Whole Foods today when I noticed a woman pushing a cart with just three six packs of Whole Foods Tonic water. I have to admit the bright purple packaging is sort of festive, but I doubt that the purchase was motivated by the color. As I pondered the...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Almost exactly a month ago, I got rear-ended on the freeway. I was literally stopped behind traffic, the car behind me stopped and the car behind him made for a double whammy. It turns out that there was actually some damage to my bumper, though I didn’t see it...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
I got this phone call on November 19th from someone in Helena, MT who works for the State of Montana retirement division. She was calling to confirm the closure of my cousin’s estate. The first part of the conversation was rather convoluted, you see, because she...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Gah. Only four more days of NaNoWriMo. I know the hubby is looking forward to not hearing me say, “I need to do my wordcount.” The kids are looking forward to me paying some attention to them. I know the youngest is tired of me saying, “No, I’m...
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