If you’d asked me a couple years ago if I knew my auto insurance agent, I’d have probably snickered.
That was before the morning Dave Keen showed up at the weekly meeting of the Alderwood Business Advocates (one of the many chapters of Business Network International, or BNI).
Dave is one of the Dads at the Just 2 Dads insurance agency in Mill Creek, Washington. I’m happy and proud to say that he’s also my property and casualty agent. Happy because I never knew having insurance could actually be FUN! Proud because Read more…
13
Aug
Posted By: admin // Category:
Boardman Views,
Care Giving,
Family,
Humor
How about a good rant today?
Let me begin by reminding you that I’ve been a long-time care giver and have over the years provided care for a number of family members. Since January 9, 2000, 4:00 a.m. (I just remember the time since that was when she arrived at our home following her whirlwind trip from Helena, Montana - long story), I’ve been taking care of my developmentally disabled sister-in-law, Elisabeth, or as we call her, Beth.
Beth
Beth has been and is a tremendous blessing to our family and household. She has a great sense of humor and loves to carry on both sides of a conversation. To listen to her go on and on with herself about who’s getting in trouble (she absolutely loves it when someone else is in the “hot seat”) or who is going to be in trouble is quite an irresistible eavesdrop.
She knows and accepts the fact that part of my “job,” the reason I get paid the big bucks, is to be a pest to her.
All this is to say Read more…
Wow! It feels like just about forever since I last posted even though it’s only been six days.
However, during those six days we moved significantly forward on the new care giving room. It’s all painted and today the new doors and trims are being installed. We seem to be headed for the home stretch with the necessary deadlines pretty easily achievable. So much for that update.
Another thing that happened during the past few days was an email from - now go slowly here - my wife’s mother’s brother’s son. He wrote to inform me that his daughter Kim is in the process of training to run in October’s Marine Marathon held in and around Washington, D.C.
She’s running the marathon with the… Read more…
