A couple weeks ago DIY Guy was “tucking in the yard” for the winter. When it came time to move the heavy clay chiminea he called in reinforcements — and this time it wasn’t me! Our boy did call me to come out with my camera. I wasn’t sure why he was so concerned I document … Read More
Church tonight Started out like any other Wednesday evening worship service Everyone there knew what to expect and what would happen . . . Sing – Prayer – FYI announcements at least everyone thought they knew how the evening would unfold. Somewhere during the announcements our Pastor started talking about how we honor God with singing, … Read More
Our “Oklahoma kids” had us over for a lovely, tasty, homemade dinner this evening — at their very cute home. One of the foods on the menu was Acorn Squash. I heart squash. They used Pioneer Woman’s “Sweet-Roasted-Rosemary-Acorn-Squash recipe. You can find it here. Oh Lordie …..is it ever good! I scraped my squash wedges … Read More
As previously mentioned in yesterday’s post — DIY Guy and I spent the weekend in the Twin Cities — both of them … as in Minneapolis AND St. Paul. Our hotel in Edina was amazing. Check out these rooms . . . Pretty nice rooms. Nicely appointed. Beautiful beds… However, Those are a couple of … Read More
It snowed on Friday. No big deal here in MinneSNOWta We had a full weekend planned with friends Original plan was a trip to Lake Geneva, WI We traded that trip in for more local trip – (totally unrelated to weather) Friday First stop: Shopping at TJ Maxx (the girls) 2nd stop: Dinner downtown @ … Read More
The Spirit of God dances… He can’t be tamed. He won’t be contained. He refuses to be confined to a weekend retreat, an evening meeting, or a moment of devotion. He doesn’t follow schedules, programs, or agendas, and He doesn’t wait for His name to be called. The Spirit of God dances. He dances right … Read More
I ate this tonight. While I savored the graham cracker crust with layers of cheesecake, pumpkin and fresh whipped cream – I thought of you. Yes, you . . . and the other 50+ people who stop by this blog throughout the day and/or week. I thought how you would probably love to make this … Read More
Back in April, I posted about the kids saying good-bye to Tanya, who had drove her last mile. You can read about it here if your memory fails you like mine does. “Tanya”, as Baby Girl affectionately called the 1990 Camry, died of transmission failure. Tanya’s demise meant we had some car decisions to make. Do … Read More
WOW. Talk about a fast and full weekend! Sheesh. Time flew – but it was so fun. We had recreation time . . . . . .and a wedding that we all attended . . . Where we did a little catching up with friends as we celebrated a marriage with their family These … Read More
These two are on the road. Driving. From Cincinnati > through Indiana > then Illinois > followed by Wisconsin > then crossing the mighty Mississippi into Minnesota > and picking up brother in Winona > and hoping he will drive the last 50 minutes of the trip. Oh how I hate it when the kids … Read More