Last night, one of the boats on our dock got struck by lightning. I was looking outside when it hit and, man oh man, those lightning bolts look REALLY big when they strike that close! The instant thunder aftershock made me jump about a foot off the bed. Then, I had to go change my underwear...…
Mason taught me how to slice a finger WIDE OPEN with his newly learned guitar playing technique!…
For about half an hour, Tanny was beaten up pretty good. It felt like it had when we had the mast out. Then, Max yelled, "We're hitting something!"…
He ran once. I could tell it was big! He was a fighter! Oh, MAN! I was SO EXCITED!!! Was this the trophy fish I'd been dreaming about my entire life? Would I be able to land him all by myself?! How many dinners would this monster make?!…
Well, okay...not in THIS picture but I swear she did! And, then I told her she's now old enough to...…
We haven't escaped all of it. We've had heavy rain and wind all week. Even if we didn't have modern weather forecasting and satellites, we'd have known something was brewing. Here's how...…
Let me preface this post by saying we are extremely respectful of, and thankful for, police officers...…
Why simmer and sweat outside when you can sit in the nice, cool air conditioning, and…
Ali was determined to not have a c-section. She'd had a very long recovery time after the previous one almost two years prior...and we would find out later why. The facts were VERY disturbing, to say the least.…
We had more entries for the “guess when Mackenzie is going to be born” contest than any contest we’ve ever held! See more pictures of the newest member of the WritersWeekly and BookLocker family, and see who won a book publishing package from BookLocker! …
Our wee little grand daughter is 5 days past due and our daughter's doctor is threatening a c-section. Induction would be dangerous because she's having a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). To keep our impatient minds occupied, we decided to hold a FUN contest! …
And, we still found time to go FISHING!…
Earlier this week, we all headed for the hospital when her contractions were 3-4 minutes apart. She labored all night and then...…
Falling in the bilge can be very dangerous. There is metal, potentially some dirty, stinky, tetanus-laden water (after rain), and even rust. So, I am always hyper-vigilant. Except, apparently, when I am carrying groceries...…
A man who has written for us in the past sent an email last week boldly criticizing one of my children...…
I was pulling with all my might on a line to stop Tanny from going too far forward and I tripped on the boom, which was on the port side deck. Brian had warned us all to watch out for the boom. Heck, I'd been tip-toeing over it for three months. But, down I went and...…
While toddler Jack was sitting at the table eating macaroni and cheese and green beans, I pulled out my guitar to practice. And, he was completely uninterested until...…
The only "treatment" was to tape up his eye to keep it shut while it heals. After that, he was raring to go have more fun so he raced to the truck for his airsoft rifle. And, that's when this happened...…
Jack doesn't talk much yet but he gets his point across. He reached for the left-hand cabinet so I opened it. He then reached for a bag of chocolate covered raspberries. That's one of my favorites so there's no denying the kid inherited my good tastes...…
I'd previously used that toilet several times without incident. However, last weekend, due to warm weather, high humidity, Mercury in retrograde, movement of the Earth's magnetic pole, or just plain karma for something I naughty did or said, I found myself on the receiving end of...…
Hmmm... When will my next hot shower be?…
Several readers have written in asking for an update on “pancake,” my gelatinized blood clot that…
After a few days of very subtle nausea and a sore lower back (because I'm constantly trying to sit still while working and fighting the movement of the boat), I figured out the formula...…
It sounds like a post-apocalyptic plague of gigantic bees are outside and there is no escape…
You definitely won't see this stuff in a FEMA brochure!…
Did you know that if you stop breathing in a disaster situation with multiple casualties, you will probably NOT receive CPR? Read why here...…
I actually don’t know if it was Influenza or something else but everyone in the floating…
Because of my current need for pain medication, my co-workers here have banned me from 1. Social media posts; 2. Accounting tasks; and 3. Late-night online shopping. Hmmm....…
Don’t worry. We demasted it on purpose. Several months ago, we scheduled “No Tan Lines” to…
We are THRILLED to announce the newest edition to our family! This is our new Grandpuppy,…
One example was an individual on the dock who had too much to drink one night, and walked down the dock, knocking on people's boats at midnight, asking for a cigarette. We don't smoke so I'm not sure why our boat...…
We were absolutely THRILLED last weekend when, at a family dinner, our son, Frank, told us he'd been accepted at dental school! It's a local private school and, no, we're not paying for it because...…
I stopped measuring the large, gelatinized blood clot in my upper thigh daily because I wasn't seeing any noticeable results...…
I didn't think I could do much better this year but, sure enough, one gift was opened by our son and it caught my eye! It was a...…
Bet you guys and gals didn't know that WritersWeekly has amazingly talented songwriters in-house, didja? Ha ha ha... Introducing "Buoy Bells!" (Sing to the tune of Silver Bells.)…
Jack was playing on the bed a moment ago and I asked Ali, "Is he going to fall off, or crawl off?" She said no. I guess he heard me because seconds later, this happened...…
I'd LOVE to read about some of your favorite Christmas movies and traditions! Here are mine...…
A new grand baby with a TON of hair, another on the way, and a plane crash!…
After I refused an unnecessary head CT scan (I didn't hit my head!!), the doctor's demeanor completely changed...…
The large glob sticking out of my leg is a blood clot that is...…
Wait until you see the Day 5 photo!…
Please post your guesses in the comments box below the article. The first person to correctly guess each one will win a free book of his/her choice from BookLocker.com!…
All of the previous hurricanes I helped with were bad. But, when I measure those against Michael’s sheer power and the size of the area impacted, this was definitely the worst I’ve ever seen...…
Line crews were staged everywhere. All traffic lights were out. Trees were down in every yard. Houses were damaged. Some older homes no longer stood at all. Even state prisoners in their striped pajamas were out cutting trees and picking up debris, under the wary eyes of their armed guards...…
On Monday morning, we woke up to the expected storm surge watch...…
