Our First Morning Camping
by After harrowing t-storms the night we set up our tent, we woke up to crisp clean air, sunlight filtering through pine trees and no mud …
Category: Family
Home Again
We arrived home around midnight Thursday from our South Dakota camping trip! Friday was a blur of unpacking and at least six loads of laundry, …
Decorating for 50th Anniversary
Last week’s flurry of real life busyness spinning every which way and added to 50th anniversary “stuff” had me up each night wa-ay past midnight …
The “Making Home” List
Monday’s early morning plan came off with success, despite the fact that it happened in my nightgown (not dressed for the day as intended) and …
Do You Sculpey?
You really should. It’s tons of fun! My oldest wanted a dog themed birthday party one year…she’d just gotten her first border collie from Grand-dad, and was …
In Training Part 2
Something beautiful happened yesterday. After a frustration filled morning on the part of both me and toddler, I decided that an afternoon of peace was …
Picket Fences and Marriage
In a strangely generous gesture, I allowed my oldest two to wait up for their daddy last night. He didn’t get home till almost 11 …
Fireworks Downtown
The dispatcher’s SOS pretty much ruined the moment. But when a business downtown is fully engulfed, and your fire department is called upon, you do …