What did you all get for Christmas? Did you get what you were hoping for? Were you surprised? Did you surprise someone? We haven’t had our “tree” — as in opening presents and stockings. We went to church last night (Christmas Eve) … and had our usual open house party with food and friends. Then … Read More
A myth?
My name is Cheri, and I eat cookie dough. I’ve indulged from early childhood, standing on a chair in my mother’s kitchen to reach inside the bowl for that soft, buttery concoction of eggs, flour, butter, oatmeal, brown sugar, sugar…. At some point in my early adult years the warning came out….eating food with raw eggs … Read More
Snow + Wedding
Yesterday we were blessed with another 8 inches of the white, cold fluffy stuff. . . It really made our yard look like a winter wonderland Then, just as we were about to leave for Kelli & Matt’s wedding It happened . . . A White Out But the wedding went on and was the … Read More
One more thing off the list
One more item checked off the list…. 16 dozen long-stem roses arrived yesterday morning Ordered from Sam’s Club — delivered to my door I didn’t start working on the wedding flowers for Kelli until around 9:00 pm. Mostly because I was running around doing other errands and checking other “to do” items off my list. The … Read More
The “olden days”
These (and many other) –shall we say “nostalgic” photos are causing quite a stir on Facebook since Danae posted them on her facebook. . . Over 200 comments have been made on various photos in her photo albums on facebook. There is one problem I have with her posting all these … Read More
Oh the Banter….
And the beat list goes on . . . but Team Dietzman made some serious dents in the list tonight! I was amazingly productive tonight. Maybe because I got on the 4:35 bus, so I was home by 5 pm…..it really does make a difference. While I fixed Turkey A’la King (thanks for the recipe Wendy!), the … Read More
Don’t go it alone . . .
Last week DIY Guy (a.k.a drummer boy) received an email from a, shall we say, “younger dad”. It said: “As you know, I’m raising girls. As you also know, you’ve raised a couple girls yourself. Not that I think it ends when they leave home, but I figured that since you’ve gone through the middle and … Read More
Trying to breathe
I’m stressed tonight. Not because of work. More because I’m trying to work through my issues of being an introvert in an extrovert world — and how I am perceived by others. You see, I’ve been told numerous times that I am perceived to be unapproachable & intimidating….often from people at church. I’m weary, stressed, discouraged. I’m weary … Read More