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Good Morning & Happy Thursday! Happy Birthday to friend Aubrie…wife, mother & educator/teacher extraordinaire and best friend to my daughter Andy; to long-time friend Doug, one of the outstanding young men of our time, who turns 47 today; and to friend and business associate Jeff!  Here’s to all of you on your special day of…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Last Day Of January In The Year Of Our Lord 2021! Wow!  My, how did January fly by! Happy Wedding Anniversary to my daughter, Amy, and her husband, Joel, who celebrated their special day yesterday (January 30th).  It brings back lots of wonderful memories of that beautiful winter day at…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Tuesday! Kudos to Iree Wheeler, a former Glacier National Park employee, for recently receiving the “Dark Sky Defenders” honor from the International Dark Sky Association (I’ll bet you didn’t know this association existed…I didn’t until I read about it!).  Iree is one of just eight from around the world to…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Monday! During one of our weekly visits to the grocery store, my mom and I noticed that there were bags of what looked to be cheese crackers of some sort being advertised on sale for $10.99 a bag…at that price they must do a lot for you!  I asked a…Read more

Good Afternoon All, Happy Monday and Happy “Winter Solstice”! Speaking of the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year…it began at 2:02 a.m. this morning!  This shortest day of the year is caused by North America’s tilt away from the Sun.  In addition, the planets Jupiter & Saturn are as close as they have…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Thursday! Only 8 more shopping days ’til Christmas…whew! As our family is growing, we’ve decided to go with picking names of the people for which we are giving gifts.  It does help simplify things, but I miss not shopping for gifts for everyone.  I love the adrenaline rush that comes…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Wednesday! Only 9 shopping days left ’til Christmas!  Have you been naughty or nice this year?  Remember Santa’s checking his list…checking it twice…goin’ to see who’s naughty or nice!  Like most folks, I’ve been naughty AND nice this year…I wonder what Santa will do??? Happy Birthday wishes go to my…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Tuesday! Only 10 shopping days left until Christmas! A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister-in-law, Val Newbold!  Here’s to you, Val, on your special day of celebration yesterday (Dec. 14th)!  I hope you had a great day and enjoyed yourself!  All of your family in Spokane sends you our…Read more

Good Morning & Happy Wednesday Everyone! Tomorrow marks the birthday of a long-time friend and former client, Ed, who has owned Kaufer & Company in Spokane for many years.  Among Ed’s many talents, he has a spectacular singing voice and has a CD to his credit.  If you stop by his store located right across…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Tuesday! A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend Phil in Spokane!  Phil is one of those people who is very intentional about maintaining friendships and relationships with others…one of the finest qualities a person could have in my book.  Here’s to you, Phil, on your special day of celebration! …Read more