Picture, if you will, the sun-drenched shores of the Aegean, where the cradle of civilization nurtured legends beyond reckoning. It is here, upon the island of Crete, that our journey commences. The Labyrinth in Greek Mythology, with its name that echoes through time like a haunting refrain, finds its birth in the fertile mind of …

So if you need a refresher, the links to all the posts in the series are above. In the last post, I told you about my interesting apartment search and Carol’s use and theft of Al’s toiletry items. The summer between my sophomore and junior year of college was fairly uneventful. I worked as a …

Last week, we made the excruciating decision to put our dog out of her misery. She had aspiration pneumonia and an underlying condition called megaesophagus. The vet told us she was suffering, and even if we could cure her pneumonia (which was unlikely), there was a high probability that the pneumonia would come back. The …

A lot of not so good stuff. Stuff like major sickness making its way through the family, a really bad stone chip in my windshield requiring replacement versus a “fix”, my dog getting really sick with pneumonia, which requires a lot of medicine and hefty vet bills, and me falling down the stairwell at work …

Actually, now that he’s 3, I don’t really think I can call him my baby anymore. And that right there makes me want to cry. I have no idea how 3 years went by so quickly, but they did. It seems like just yesterday I was holding my HUGE 8 lbs. 11 oz. little man. …

I sure am glad it’s the weekend, even though I won’t have much time for relaxing. Last weekend was interesting. On Friday night, we realized our freezer wasn’t working, and then on Saturday realized that the entire fridge wasn’t working, so we had to toss a lot of food and make room in our deep …

From time to time, I get requests to post things like articles or notifications on my blog. It’s my policy not to publish those types of posts unless I feel that they will benefit the people that read my blog, or if I feel strongly about the subject. A couple weeks ago, Emily Patterson from …

Faster than I ever thought possible. Buddy turned six in August and Buster will be three in just a few short days. While they are growing up so fast, turning into little men, there are times, brief moments, where they show me that they really aren’t that grown up yet. I treasure those small moments. …

For the most part, Buddy was pretty good when we told him not to say bad words that he might repeat. I think he maybe only embarrassed me once. Buster, is a whole ‘nother story. That kid is going to give me grey hair. Lots and lots of grey hair. Buster has learned some key …

It was one of those days where you wished you never got out of bed. I hate those days, don’t you? It all started when I reached over to hit snooze and I pulled something in my neck. Immediately, the burning/tingling pain exploded in my neck. Not good. But Buddy had to go to school …