Why do people have to be so darn peopley?

Recently my #1 darling daughter posted something on her Facebook page that has continued to bother me. It was a photo of a note written on a napkin to a waitress. While the writer expressed that the waitress had done an excellent job in providing service for him, he didn’t leave a monetary tip. InsteadContinue reading “Why do people have to be so darn peopley?”

#GetYourThankfulOn

Although spring is my favorite season, November is my favorite month. It’s because Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  Much like Darling Daughter #1 begins to listen to Christmas music well before Christmas, I like to get a head start on Thanksgiving by focusing on what I am thankful for all month long.    I love Thanksgiving mostContinue reading “#GetYourThankfulOn”

Leadership…and just a little bit of snark

I don’t really know when I became a leader or when I realized I was a leader for that matter. For the most part I’ve never wanted to be a leader and often when called on to lead I’ve been a reluctant leader at best. As a little girl growing up there were a lotContinue reading “Leadership…and just a little bit of snark”

Chocolate Angel Food and Frozen Vanilla Custard

My sweet mama has long been known for her angel food cakes. I’ve actually never had anyone else’s angel food that is as good as hers. A few years ago I realized that I had no idea how to make an angel food cake so I asked my mom to teach me. My mom isContinue reading “Chocolate Angel Food and Frozen Vanilla Custard”

The Greatest Accomplishment…

I have a friend and mentor who retired a couple of years ago. He’s a well known community leader with a long and successful career. The last time we met right before he retired he told me, “Well, it looks like I made it!”. Because of our relationship and his willingness to share both hisContinue reading “The Greatest Accomplishment…”

The Killer B’s or Judging a Book…

Back in my glory days of working in healthcare there was a group of physicians that all had a last name that started with the letter B. Other doctors coined a nickname for them, “The Killer B’s”. Obviously, as a doctor that’s probably not the nickname you want to have pinned on you, and IContinue reading “The Killer B’s or Judging a Book…”

The fear of bunnies…

But guess what happened. Karen walked in, took a look around and said…

June 21, 2020

Happy Father’s Day! At the Bodenbach house today is a double celebration. It’s also our youngest daughter Molly’s birthday. She turns 21 years old today. None of us are quite sure how that happened. We kind of still think of her as being an 8 year old. Funny thing about kids, they have a wayContinue reading “June 21, 2020”