Today was a perfect day….balmy 88 degrees, sunny with a slight cool breeze. A beautiful day to stroll through the zoo and visit all the sweet animals with my daughters. We left our house at about 9:00 am, drove west for about an hour and arrived at the park where usually we are trampled […]
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ~ Twenty seven years…NO WAY!
Yesterday was my oldest son’s 27th birthday. WOW!!!! It feels just like yesterday, the LOML and I were bringing a tiny beautiful newborn baby boy wearing a little white jumper and a pink and blue striped beany on his jet black hair covered head into our home. I remember every sound, smell, and sweet […]
SAYING GOODBYE
Dad and I just dropped you off in your tiny, cramped little dorm room with its elevated bed, dresser tucked underneath, and the cold tiled floors. This will be the first time you will sleep in this new bed sharing a room with a complete stranger that I pray will become your friend in the […]
THE PERFECT PIECE ~ for a perfect piece
Do you remember the store I told you about a few months back called “A Perfect Piece”? You can read about it and come back if you’d like 😉 Me and my dear friend Miss H had a blast walking through this beautiful (and rather large) consignment store and I can’t wait to go back! […]
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!~ Our menu and decor
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!! We are having a little family picnic today and I wanted to share our menu with you. First up…… Baked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs Ingredients 1/2 cup ancho chile powder 1/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup salt 2 Tablespoons freshly ground black pepper 1 Tablespoon ground cumin […]
A TRIP TO THE BEACH ~ Corolla, North Carolina
Last week, we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary with a vow renewal at a beach house we rented in Corolla, North Carolina, about 4.5 hours drive for us. Although the weather was predicted to be pretty wet, we headed to the shore anyways. Here was our view as we drove east. The downpour is to […]
OUR WEDDING VOW RENEWAL ~ and 30 years of wedded bliss
Just recently I wrote a post about being married for thirty years and some advice about what I think has helped us survive thirty years. I also shared a project that I did specifically for our trip to the beach where we renewed our wedding vows. We just came back from a trip to the NC beach […]
PREPARING TO SEND A CHILD TO COLLEGE
Life is constantly changing. From growing up to moving to another area, to changing schools, to leaving home, to getting married, to having children. You can measure just how fast life flies by by watching your children grow. We’re getting ready to send our Son #4 away to college. I recently read an article written by […]
A BEAUTIFUL WALK IN THE SNOW
We got a light dusting of snow yesterday morning so the LOML, our two daughters, and I took a short and very chilly walk on the path behind our house. The view from our kitchen to our backyard and deck. Our front yard. A brave driver is on the road. The roads were very icy. Our […]
A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS ~ and mining for gems!
A few weeks ago, we headed up the mountain to visit Son #3 at school. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful weekend. Because Son #3 had plans to go to the App State football game and a little tailgaiting before, we made plans to meet him and some friends for dinner Saturday night. […]