As I have done in the past, I am giving all of you my personal perspective on the military career of my daughter. She returned home in May, a year and a half ago, from a tour in Iraq. In the meantime, she has continued to work as a full time Army National Guard soldier at the Omaha armory. Obama's...

Ahoy me steeplematies! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day, one o' me favorite days o' the year--but methinks I be marooned here at the bottom o' the blogpile with nary a comrade t' spar with. Alas, I be resortin' to attackin' me own blog this year fer lack o' any eager scurvy dogs...

Avast me steeplebuddies, it be time t' prepare yerselves fer the annual Talk Like a Pirate Day on th' blogs. It seems we have many fellow rum guzzlers who've jumped ship in the past months so I be hopin' there be a few of youse scurvy dogs left t' make the day fun! Fer meself, I have...

*pink* pink* pink* pink* pink* pink*................................ Sugar and spice, and everything nice............................ I am the proud grandma of a brand new grandaughter (first girl in the family) and so very happy! Praise the lord for my new little angel, Eva Rose. frills and lace *pink...

12,000,000 years ago, a huge volcanic eruption in southwestern Idaho threw up a great cloud of abrasive dust that settled out to a foot or so deep over much of northern Nebraska. The winds blew it around like fresh snow, and eventually the high ground was blown free of the ash, but the low lying areas...

MVP 3 times, 10 World Series rings, 300 homers and an enduring legacy of quotes that as Joe Garagiola once said, 'You walk away and you want to screw your head on a little bit tighter...Did he really say that?'. Here is a sampling of some of my favorites, and be sure to add your own. You better...

Have any of you seen the new Star Trek movie yet? I plan on going, but I hope I won't be disappointed like I was when I saw the new Indiana Jones movie, and the remake of the Day the Earth Stood Still. There are so many Star Trek quotes I could use including favorites such as "Beam me up, Scotty"...

Babies, babies, babies! There have been plenty born recently to Steeple people and a few more to come! In fact I will be a new grandmother myself in a few months and am looking forward to having another girl in the family. If you want a beautiful, handmade baby gift for that shower you will be attending...

Hey everyone, I am once more recuperating from knee surgery. I had another total knee replacement, and this one did not go so well...I hope to be back blogging and commenting soon, but until then, please send up a little prayer for me that I will soon be back to normal! Fleur

Yes, it's silly, but I love Harry Potter, and Dumbledore has always been one of my favorite characters. Here is a selection of some of his sillier quotes: 1. "Numbing the pain for awhile will make it worse when you finally feel it." 2. "Don't count your owls before they are delivered...