Michele Mathews

Season's greetings
Season's greetings
Season's greetings
A recent survey reveals that most of us don't care whether a store employee wishes us a merry Christmas or happy holidays. Sixty-six percent of customers said it was appropriate for store employees to say merry Christmas while 61 percent said it's perfectly OK for them to say happy holidays...
I thought we were friends ...
I thought we were friends ...
I thought we were friends ...
Do you have co-workers you chat with about each others family and life events? You seem to be friends -- at work anyway. Then that co-worker gets let go by the company and all of a sudden you get unfriended on Facebook! Huh? You weren't the one who let them go or had anything to do with it.
Samaritans of Snoqualmie
Samaritans of Snoqualmie
Samaritans of Snoqualmie
We hear stories about them ... they are quietly among us. They appear when needed then fade back into obscurity. No, I'm not talking about superheroes, although you could call them modern-day superheroes. They are good Samaritans. A couple of those good Samaritans helped my son recently.
Real tree or fake?
Real tree or fake?
Real tree or fake?
Would you pay $1,000 for a real Christmas tree? That's $77 a foot! That's what they're going for in New York -- and if you want it delivered and set up, that's an extra $250. Thankfully, around here the average price for a real fir is $50...
Shhh ... they'd never look there
Shhh ... they'd never look there
Shhh ... they'd never look there
Now that my kids are older it's getting harder to hide Christmas presents. I'm running out of really great places that they won't think to look. Before, I could get away with stuffing them in a rubber maid in the closet or behind all the clothes in the closet, but they've caught on to all my hiding places.
No thanks
No thanks
No thanks
Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy family, friends and FOOD! My hairdresser -- Alex -- asked me the other day if I make a dish that no one eats. She said her mom has to make a pistachio pudding that only her mom will eat, but it was a dish that her grandma always made...
What are you thankful for?
What are you thankful for?
What are you thankful for?
Thanksgiving traditions -- a lot of families have them. For some, it's a certain dish served each Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe playing games, watching football. Or, if you're like my family, each person goes around the table and says what they are thankful for each year...
What are you having?
What are you having?
What are you having?
My girlfriend and I were chatting about Thanksgiving the other day and she completely shocked me when she said that she wasn't cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. What! Isn't that un-American?
It's called respect
It's called respect
It's called respect
When I chose to attend Monday's Buffalo Bills-Seattle Seahawks NFL game, I had one person in mind: my friend Sheri, who is a diehard Bills fan! My goal was to invite her and her husband to the game with my husband and I. I was a little worried that they wouldn't be able to attend, due to the game falling on a Monday night. Luckily, they both could go, but I didn't realize that Sheri hadn't been to

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