Busy, busy, busy long weekend here at The Cottage. 1. Thursday: Pick up Cara at airport in Minneapolis. Check. 2. Shop at TJ Maxx. Check. 3. Meet with wedding photographer. Check. 4. Bridal Shower. Check. 5. Grocery Shop. Check. 6. Meet with florist. Check. 6. Celebrate Nate’s birthday (24th). Check. 7. Hang with kids and … Read More
Minnesota Shower
Ladies who have known Cara for many years gathered together at a restaurant in downtown Rochester on Thursday night. They showered her with gifts and love We are so thankful to have all these amazing women in our lives. Some have known Cara for 19 years of her 25 years of life. All have known … Read More
a new pad
Mr. D recently celebrated a birthday. Unfortunately his gift arrived post-birthday. My bad. My plan was to purchase his gift the day he picked me up at the Minneapolis airport on my return from Cincinnati. (It was the day before his birthday) The only place that had the birthday gift I was in search … Read More
Live Stream
Dad and brother in St. Louis. Mom and sister in Rochester. Tim in Cincinnati. We all were watching our Cara graduate from the University of Cincinnati this morning, via live streaming on our computers. Except Tim. He is our hero — he was there representing all of us! We really wanted to be there. Thankfully … Read More
Live Stream
Dad and brother in St. Louis. Mom and sister in Rochester. Tim in Cincinnati. We all were watching our Cara graduate from the University of Cincinnati this morning, via live streaming on our computers. We really wanted to be there. Thankfully we have a very understanding daughter. We’ve had to make some tough decisions this … Read More
keepin’ it cool
“Yeah where I come from … (we do) a lotta front porch sitting”* and we don’t turn on the air conditioning. usually. there are plenty of ways to keep cool at The Cottage . . . With windows open we fall asleep to the sound of a fan whirring, and crickets chirping and wake to birds … Read More
hard at work
Mr. D has been working very hard around The Cottage lately getting the yard ship shape for the wedding. He has been “walking” the yard and spraying weeds, fertilizing the yard, digging up sod, tilling the garden, planting the garden (with my help) and putting in new landscaping. We started a landscape project over Memorial … Read More
Redneck Woman
To understand my girls better, have a listen to this Gretchen Wilson song . . . Then check out our girls having fun over the weekend . . .
Not a typical Saturday
When I went out to collect eggs Saturday morning and let the chickens out for the day … I was pleasantly surprised to see rows of white chairs set up in our neighbor’s yard, along with some flowers and tulle draped from trees. A wedding was clearly on tap for the day It was fun … Read More