by debidrecksler | Nov 13, 2009 | Family
When I moved to the mountains 23 years ago, I found it interesting that the Sunday paper often included Anniversary announcements for couples married 60, 65 even 70 years! In today’s world where married couples often trade in their spouses faster than their...
by debidrecksler | Nov 11, 2009 | Comedy
Your first thought might be to find her a handsome, successful, hunk of a man who caters to her every whim! WRONG!! After years of interviewing women from all walks of life, men came in second to the one thing a woman must have to be truly happy….Read on and you...
by debidrecksler | Nov 9, 2009 | Human Interest, Life
I’ve always been blessed with psychic abilities which I’ve tried to use intelligently. I once went to a palm reader to have a reading. He studied my palms, looked me in the eyes and said, “I think you know that you don’t need to be here....
by debidrecksler | Nov 6, 2009 | Business
My husband needed tires for his cargo van and called around town to get pricing. Deciding on Sears Auto Center, he arrived at the crack of dawn, to be first in line to get the job done. The price quoted on the phone turned out to be incorrect. What a surprise! (Yes,...
by debidrecksler | Nov 4, 2009 | Family
I recently wrote a column about my adorable songwriter daughter, Heidi, encouraging me to eat healthier. So much has happened since then and according to my 3rd born child, it’s all good.First of all, I now find myself reading the labels on every food and...
by debidrecksler | Nov 2, 2009 | Human Interest
It was a challenge for my generation to keep in touch before the invention of the Internet. Having the ability to “search” for a missing friend or family member and utilize social networking sites like Facebook to reconnect has proved invaluable....
by debidrecksler | Oct 30, 2009 | Human Interest
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 26) – Move over, it’s Saturday night at Club Bounce and people are bouncing onto the dance floor in a big, big way. These are big, big people, all dressed to the nines and many tipping the scales at 250, maybe 300 pounds.Reading...
by debidrecksler | Oct 28, 2009 | Human Interest
A few weeks ago my granddaughter lost her first tooth. When I asked her what the tooth fairy brought her, she said her Mommy told her that the tooth fairy was not real and that she would be giving her a dollar for losing a tooth. Being the world’s most perfect...
by debidrecksler | Oct 26, 2009 | Family
A woman named Laura S. Scott recently wrote a book called, “Two Is Enough: A Couple’s Guide To Living Childless By Choice.”Ms. Scott was quoted as saying, “Women who remain childless often experience a higher level of marital satisfaction than...
by debidrecksler | Oct 23, 2009 | Family
Nestled in a gorgeous natural setting with a mountain view, this 4 bedroom, 3 bath house in Riceville Forest is waiting for a family to walk in and say, “This feels like home!”That was my experience with the house my family and I called home for 16 years....