One of my littles (my grandsons) was having a conversation with his younger brother in the back seat of my car the other day while on the way to our next quest. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" This is both amusing and thought-provoking since the eldest is eight years old... Continue Reading →
Someday I’ll Wash Away the Fingerprints
My Littles visited this past weekend and though I try to streamline cleanup and chaos, there is still the aftermath from each of their visits. There are water bottles, towels, sheets, pajamas, and of course, fingerprints on everything from their little hands (one time, one of my Littles even licked the sliding glass door to... Continue Reading →
“Fret” – The Other Four-Letter “F” Word
I make Bible reading, study, and prayer my first priority, just about every morning. I say 'just' because some days things jump into my way and off I go, but *sigh*, I do try for every morning. This morning, I did a Bible roulette and opened the Good Book to whatever Psalm He wanted me... 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 →
Finally, A Friday!
This week has been a wild one! I have been working on a new lifestyle change - one that gets me to a weight and fitness goal, and this past week has surely tested both my resolve and my limits! The biggest stressor of the week was Hubbin's cancer surgery. He was diagnosed with both... Continue Reading →
With All the Best Intentions…
Well, I posted the other day that my mornings would be started out with coffee and a morning blog. Yes, that jinxed my whole day yesterday! First thing that happened was that my computer monitor screen went wonky. I've never seen such pretty colors! It happened just as I clicked on the Google link, which... Continue Reading →
Another Week (and Summer) Coming to An End…
This summer is winding down, though one wouldn't know it by the temperatures we are experiencing. It's supposed to be 106 degrees on more than one day next week! I see back yard sprinkler play in my little grandsons' future, and of course for me, because I can't let them have all the fun now,... Continue Reading →
4th of July Fireworks and My Gambaby’s Singing
When my oldest grandson was about four years old, I took him to see the fireworks on Independence Day, knowing it may be the first ones he might remember seeing with Grandma. We found a parking lot filled with other fireworks viewers who had brought chairs and snacks and beverages - it was almost like... Continue Reading →
Twenty-three Blue Magic Marker Pumpkins and 9-1-1
I used to work a late swing shift at a casino cafe when my children were little. I was a single parent back then, and I'd get home late, somewhere between one a.m. and four a.m., depending on when I got to close down the cafe for the night. This meant that if the kids... Continue Reading →
Easter at My House
For years my Easter was just about as full of traditions as the other annual holidays, but then my children grew up and out of the need of one vital one: Hunting Easter eggs. And then my children moved out and on with their own lives, leaving me to color eggs for only my own... Continue Reading →
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