I’m A Lot Like A Mole…Fortunately to Help You on a Legal Case!

Reading Time: 5 minutes Okay, so I do something I’m not so sure many other people chose to do and it’s clearly an inherited trait.  Dad did it too. Okay, it’s…it’s…I’ll just come out and tell you. I use bar soap and I use the soap until it is totally gone. And I mean totally!  I don’t waste soap… Continue reading I’m A Lot Like A Mole…Fortunately to Help You on a Legal Case!

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ~ Thank Our City Workers!

Reading Time: 3 minutes A few years back, Des Moines Public Schools had planned to use Martin Luther King, Jr day as a snow make up day, but it was overturned by the school board based on good speaking and listening skills of many people. Since then, MLK’s Monday is for all of us to celebrate what he helped… Continue reading Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ~ Thank Our City Workers!

Samantha Josephine, Soo Soft and She Smelled Sooo Good!

Reading Time: 3 minutes Oh SamiJo, how I miss you.   I’ve cried a lot and believe writing this blog and posting pictures of you are healthy for me to grieve, even one year later.  Samantha Josephine Botkin ~ January 10, 2002 to January 10, 2018. I have many memories of Sam. She’s the only store bought cat I’ve ever owned!… Continue reading Samantha Josephine, Soo Soft and She Smelled Sooo Good!

Happy 56th Birthday Randy! Get on Your Bike and Ride!

Reading Time: 3 minutes Happy 56th Birthday to my husband Randy! September 29 is also Randy’s mother’s birthday. Marylin would’ve turned 76 today. She’s been in heaven for 20 years now. How many women have babies on their birthdays? Pretty cool, huh! I’m curious of the odds. The lines from from the Beatles Birthday Song from the White Album… Continue reading Happy 56th Birthday Randy! Get on Your Bike and Ride!

Hello Attorney, I’m Here to Help Your Client With Shoulder Injury!

Reading Time: 3 minutes At the beginning of the year 2017, my left rotator cuff was injured during a combination of physical activity, but I’m not sure how it happened.  Being the type of person who always wants to, no, needs to have answers!, I just had to go with the fact that I hurt! It took a long… Continue reading Hello Attorney, I’m Here to Help Your Client With Shoulder Injury!

Intimidators: Tailgaters, Drunken Jerks or Glaring Attorneys? Need an Expert? I’m Here to Help!

Reading Time: 3 minutes Remember the last time someone tried to intimidate you? How about when a person (for example, that careless tailgater or the drunk in the same beer line as you) may think they can make another person do something or react in some way? Exceed the posted speed limit ~ NOPE! Pay attention to public intoxication… Continue reading Intimidators: Tailgaters, Drunken Jerks or Glaring Attorneys? Need an Expert? I’m Here to Help!

Florida…Recovery Mode is A Lot Like Rehabilitation!

Reading Time: 4 minutes Originally Published on: Sep 14, 2017 We had a nice Florida trip early August 2017…finally made it! Initially, the plan was for Randy and me, our son Nick, his friend Jolee (who’s getting married to Jeremy this Saturday!); our daughter Arin and her friend Kassidy to make the trip in June 2017. But due to a… Continue reading Florida…Recovery Mode is A Lot Like Rehabilitation!

Need Help in Telling Your Client’s Story? Here’s One About Bowling & Rehabilitation!

Reading Time: 5 minutes My husband Randy had his cardiology checkup clearing him to see the doctor every two years now. Thankfully he only had to make visits for a little over three years following his cardioversion and rehabilitation.   As you may know, anytime work is done on any electrical system there’s a chance something could go awry.… Continue reading Need Help in Telling Your Client’s Story? Here’s One About Bowling & Rehabilitation!

Ever Had a Real Lemon? Customer Service Has to be Peachy!

Reading Time: 4 minutes Ever had a real lemon of a car? Ever had horrible customer service regarding it? Let me tell you, recently (original blog date May 18, 2015) two guys representing Teen Challenge and their vehicle donation program hauled away my daughter Arin’s first car….a used green VW Jetta. Ooohh, that car >:( Arin had saved her… Continue reading Ever Had a Real Lemon? Customer Service Has to be Peachy!

The Peacock: Poem, Feathers and Symbolism in My Life

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Peacock written by Amy E. Botkin 1/24/15 CRHP Retreat Look past the strutting and into the beauty. As the morning begins, we praise. The sun shines through the multicolored stained glass. We reflect on our journey through life. Our hearts flutter at joy in such holy surroundings. The mixing of colors, teal, green, yellow, blue….they glow, spread, encompass….our hearts,… Continue reading The Peacock: Poem, Feathers and Symbolism in My Life