We celebrated Christmas today. We had four of our seven girls present, along with Papa R and Nana J. It’s a tough year for my […]
Family Life
{seasons} this is 54
Another year, another birthday. I told the waitress at Texas Roadhouse that I’m 75. I don’t know why they think they have to know your […]
{birthday} Piper Noelle is one!
Yup, I’m THAT dog mom. I waited 20 years to get another dog, one that I could actually train, spend time with, and not distract […]
{Lasts} with my mom
No matter what kind relationship you have with someone, there will always be “lasts.” The last time you spoke. The last time you laughed together. […]
{Family Life} saying goodbye
My precious kitty is gone now. She’s been slowly wasting away for the last 3+ months. We had to start diapering her a month ago […]
{Family Life} unresolved
My brother is running the Boston Marathon for the 6th or 7th time on Monday. I only know this because my parents are flying to […]
{Family} Happy Birthday
Today is two of my girls’ birthdays. My oldest, the one that made me a mother, was born at 6:20 pm. I had tried to […]
{family life} some days are nutty!
We had a quiet Sunday morning church service and Bible study. We had a couple teens from church over for a game of Catan and […]
{family life} #4 is on the road
J passed her driving test today. Only one kid left to teach driving. That means I’ve only lost 4 years of life so far. 🤣 […]
{Family} Bittersweet memories
I’ve spent much of the day (sitting on my rear end elevating a painful knee) looking through photos to add to my series on “Things […]