Finally have got some Christmas decorating – and cleaning done! I have been a bit paralyzed with decorating for Christmas this year — I just couldn’t find the motivation, inspiration or desire to decorate. I was beginning to feel some kinship to Scrooge! I did the centerpiece last week, but that’s all I could muster. … Read More
Our Christmas tree isn’t up. Our home isn’t decorated. We are not done shopping. We haven’t started wrapping. I haven’t baked a single cookie. My cards aren’t done. We haven’t put up outside lights. But, we DID get the church decorated! There’s this crazy “ledge” over the entrance in our church lobby – and it … Read More
At this point in my extended family – we have the following combinations of people: Grandma’s, mom’s, dads, uncles, aunties, brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, sisters, brothers, 1st cousins, 2nd cousins, 1st cousins once removed, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, fiancee’s, boyfriend, girlfriend. We range in age from 5 years 70+ years. We can all be under the same … Read More
About 10 pm on Friday night we STILL had mashed potatoes. They were everywhere. So, with 15 people looking for a late night snack — my sister and I decided to experiment with the gobs of potatoes lurking in every nook and cranny of her 2 fridges. First step: Mix togeter: 2 cups mashed potatoes … Read More
Our Baby Girl sent me a song last night. First I read the words … and got a little teary. THEN I played the recording — oooh baby….that was it for me. I lost it. DIY Guy just watched me and smiled — while the happy tears rolled down my cheeks. Before you listen and/or read … Read More
I don’t do this sort of thing. I don’t. I don’t like crowds. I don’t like long lines. I’m the person who bought a book on how to get through Disney World avoiding the lines and crowds when we took our three kids so many years ago. I’m also not a “star follower”. But … Read More
16 years. The number of years we experienced life with kids in school. Sixteen years of helping with homework (and enduring homework tears), going to parent-teacher conferences, packing lunches, signing permission slips, volunteering in classrooms, doing school projects, going on field trips, proms, homecoming, danceline, plays, sporting events, band concerts, graduation open houses, chaperoning dances, … Read More
DIY Guy and I decided today that we missed this . . . We sure had a lot of fun on this 1981 Kawasaki 440 Whaddya say babe? Get another one? Ready for a mid-life crisis? Do we still qualify for that?