I got a new art palette, a new jacket that I has put in my "want" list, and a box of 30 different rubber ducks. The story behind the rubber ducks: My back yard floods just about every time it rains, and I've been trying to figure out just how to keep it from doing... Continue Reading →
Things I Love
My first morning coffee, the way Hubbin looks at and laughs with me, phone calls from my kids and my friends, my Grands, honeysuckle, orange roses, babies, my Can-Am, pizza, sunshine, snow, paid bills, hot showers, warm rains, thunderstorms, fluffy down comforters, people watching, a clean house, freshly mown lawns, clean sheets, a child's hug, hearing... Continue Reading →
Handling Twice the Stress
I don't like to be blindsided. Well, that's the logic I have maintained most of my life, the 'what ifs' driving various scenarios in my imagination, from little things to big ones: "What if my child is part of the pile-up I heard about on the news?" "What if the noise coming from my dryer... Continue Reading →
Another Late-Night Tornado Warning
Last night it began to rain, oh, sometime after 8 o'clock here in Duncan, Oklahoma, and when I say 'rain', I mean HARD, pounding the roof and windows, RAIN. I tuned into the local news channel to see what drama was due to head our way but was disappointed to see that they were only... Continue Reading →
Getting My Mind Out of the Gutter
Yes, I know the title is misleading, but I am amused anyway. We are of course talking about our home's rain gutters. I cannot believe just how many nests have been made in them this year! Today Hubbin is cleaning them out and I'm spotting him on the ladder. Yep, I'm the 'gofer' girl; I'm... Continue Reading →
Selective Hearing Loss
I have selective hearing loss. What I mean is that I only hear what I want to hear, usually if I am in the middle of something and am concentrating and deep in thought. I won't hear children screaming, I won't hear a timer going off, I won't hear my Hubbin talking to me, until... Continue Reading →
Creating a 2024 -Temperature Range Wall Art
There's a year-long project I'm going to start on January 1st. When the idea originally came to me, it was in the form of a knitting or crocheting project, but since I don't do either of them well, I decided to modify it and do it as a piece of unique wall art instead. Here's... Continue Reading →
Ever Race the Rain?
Ever try to get something done before the weather rolls in? Well, today was such a day for me. Our lawn needed attention because the scheduled day and time got bumped due to other things in my life simply getting in the way, and yes, it had dropped down to the bottom of my "To... Continue Reading →
It’s One of Those ‘Bunker’ Days
Hubbin and I spent a bit of time in our bunker this afternoon because of the hail and the Duncan warning siren blaring. Yes, we have a bunker for a storm/tornado shelter. Something like it was in the top five requirements of home ownership for me to move to the Midwest/South, and I'm mighty glad... Continue Reading →
Feeling the Urge to Write
It seems as if the only moments I take the time to put a halt to my busy day and write lately are when storms are a-brewing; today is no exception. I am on the patio, seeing the lightning flashes and hearing the thunder roll and it is peaceful to me, this weather, comforting in... Continue Reading →
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