I have taken a much longer break from blogging than I had intended.  At first my break was caused by travel for Thanksgiving to St. Louis, MO.  After I returned I had a cold which took me a week to recover from and while I had it really zapped my energy.  Tomorrow I will return to making daily posts.  To those who have missed my postings, please accept my apology.

The picture of the 2014 Ford Explorer is the rental car I drove for 20 days while my Altima was in the body shop being repaired from a collision.  That whole process also took a toll on my energy and creativity.  And driving the Explorer to MO and back was much more expensive than driving my Altima if it had been available.  I am hoping that I have no more negative experiences as I move toward Christmas and celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.