The Thompson's Take On...

It is the ending of another year, but it still hasn't sunk in that in just a few days it will be 2018. In all honesty, I will write 2017 until the beginning of March, as I do every new year. This year just went by so fast for our family. I am not sure if this is just because we are getting older, or if this year was at warp speed. Somehow our years become more eventful, maybe packed would be a better word choice. In 2016 our family planned for 2017 to be relatively low key wi

It has been COLD here in our sunshine state. When it gets cold, anything under 65 Fahrenheit is considered cold by the way, I immediately feel the need to start a fire in the backyard. However it has been so cold that all I want to do is stay under the covers and drink coffee. OK, you caught me. I could do that even if it wasn't cold, but I have kids so that is out of the question. Winter time our family turns toward comfort food, and lots of HOT meals. About four years back