Melissa Bartlett

Owning a home is a smart decision. Having something you come home to everyday that is yours is a smart decision. You can make all the changes you want without have to consult a landlord.

In true fashion to the statement this is why we can't have anything nice. The pool in Thompson Park that just had a ribbon cutting over the weekend has already had people try to ruin it for us.

When was the last time you went camping? I will tell you that it has been years for me. I enjoy getting out and putting up a tent. Getting back to nature. Unplugging that darn phone for a bit. Doesn't that sound relaxing?

We had the debate about our junk drawers. We have them here in Texas. Heck, probably most everyone has that one drawer that holds just all the odds and ends you don't know what to do with.

As we are approaching the weekend we start looking for things to do to enjoy our time. I'm not against having a full calendar. I mean our calendars have been very thin over the past year. So overscheduling is not really a problem these days.

I mentioned earlier this week that the Junior Achievement will be finally having their movie night this Friday at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens. They will be showing Toy Story 4. The third time hopefully is the charm since it rained out two other times.

Just when we really were hoping to be putting the term Covid behind us this happens. OK I know I am living in a dream world and that word would not be leaving our vocabulary any time soon. I know this word is sticking around. We can hope anyway but here we are with another closing due to Covid.

The wait is about to be over. The pool at Thompson park is about to be open again. This has been one heck of a ride. It really has. Back in 2018 the news came out that due to safety concerns the pool at Thompson Park was closing.

We all like a good deal. We like to find treasures. Garage sales are huge in this area. If we can also help out a great cause it's even an even bigger deal. That makes me finding this post on Facebook yesterday even more exciting.

When you are looking for a new home which one room do you concentrate on the most? A lot of people just want a good kitchen. We spend a lot of time in their. I mean if we eat at home we sure do.

Junior Achievement planned to have a movie night back in May. The weather didn't cooperate. It got rained out. Then as luck would have it the changed date wouldn't you know it, the rain happened again.

Nobody warned us growing up that the most difficult decision we had to face every single day was what is for dinner. We think being an adult is great. Then we realize that decision about dinner is not easy. We seem to always have someone not happy.