I just LOVE weddings. Witnessing a couple make a promise before God - to love one another till death, a covenant before Him, is so precious to me. It is like watching the birth of a family.My cousin Ryan and his wife Toni were married last weekend. With the ambiance of an old winery - aged oak barrels lining the walls and hundreds of tea lights … [Read more...]
Taking a Christmas Vacation
Hey friends, just a quick post to let you know that I am taking the next couple of days off from the blogosphere. That's as long as my addiction will allow, anyhow. When I get back later this week, I will be sharing pictures from my cousin's beautiful wedding, our Christmas cards (which by the way won't be going out to everyone as I'd hoped) and … [Read more...]
Bloggyland’s MOST WANTED
Do you see this handsome devil here? He is the love of my life. He can also drive me crazy with his extreme disdain and dislike of blogging. Yes, I said it. I spilled the beans. I have exposed him for what he is. He is a traitor to all that is beautiful and lovely in my precious blogdom.Logically supernatural, he reminds me often that 'my friends' … [Read more...]
WORDLESS WEDNESDAY…well, sorta.
Eight years ago we took this trip to the snow. This is a picture of Gracie when she was only a year old...before her socks got wet,...before she started crying about being cold...and before she told me that she had to go pee pee. … [Read more...]
Boo Mama’s Christmas Open House!Thank you Boo MaMa!
Welcome, it's so nice to have you stop by. Please, come on in. And no, you don't have to take your shoes off, unless of course you want to. We have four children so there is nothing that you can do to mess up our house that hasn't been done already.Please don't peek under the beds or look in the closets. I have stuffed all of my dustbunnies and … [Read more...]
You know, this might just work out.
With invites to lots of holiday gatherings, our dance card is full.The grand opening for a mom and pop coffee shop (Catered..Cmon' you really didn't think free coffee was enough to get my lipstick on.),a faculty Christmas party,a wedding,a birthday party,neighborhood Christmas cheer,the occasional platter of Christmas cookies...what? Flour, milk, … [Read more...]
Graveyard shifts are from the devil.
Probably not a good idea to write a post with only two hours sleep in the last thirty six hours....But seriously, who in their right mind LOVES working graveyard shifts? Besides, of course, bats, rats and barn owls?At the last minute I covered for a dispatcher and worked their 7pm-7am last night. There is a reason that a graveyard shift is called … [Read more...]
Christmas can be a sad time too.
The older I get, Christmas memories can bring me to a melancholy place. A few Christmas songs even sound sad to me now. It is not a surprise that this time of year has the highest suicide rate. What a hard time for so many. For months now, we have been surrounded by Christmas. Music, decorations, even commercials joyously show happy families … [Read more...]
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Am I the only one?!?
It's a tradition in our home that each child hangs their own special ornaments. The older you get, the more ornaments you have made and collected over the years. So it is very important to our younger children that they have their own to hang too.Samuel is our youngest so when it came time to hand him one of his special ornaments he savored the … [Read more...]
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