Taulman Times

Two years. It's been almost two years since I last blogged. Do people still do this? I want to blog again .. for me. I want to be able to say all those things I want to say, even if there is no one to hear them.
Things have certainly changed in our family. Rick and I have been separated for about two and half years now. Although we are not together, we remain married. We work together to provide for the kids. He is always welcome in our home, comes for weekend...

It's that time of year again ... time for Lake Superior University to present a list of words (or phrases) they'd like to see banished (for over-use, mis-use, or general uselessness) in 2018. This year's vote getters are -- unpack, dish (as in 'dish...

I wouldn't say that 2017 was my best reading year. I was 2 books shy of my 50 book goal, which is actually pretty good considering the chaos that ensued in my life this past year. I am, actually, kind of surprised I read as many books as I did.
In addition to not reading my numbers goal, I read a lot of bad books this year. I think I have learned that I just like different things than the general population and if a book is highly recommended, chances are I am not going to like it....

Happiest of New Years to you! We celebrated like rockstars last night by eating some fresh chocolate chip cookies and then each retreating to our own bedrooms to ring in the New Year our own way. Exciting, I know.
My buddy Cheryl posted her Taking Stock list from the list she got from Meet Me at Mike's. Seemed like a cool way to start the year....