Life is too short to not be myself…
I don't know about you, but I've been needing a little escape from all the ... craziness in the world (well, mostly the United States). It's been overwhelming and exhausting. So the other DD and I took a Christmas break! Yep, we just did Christmas all day. We baked cookies, we ate cookies, we drank... Continue Reading →
So, it's July... how can it possibly be? AND the middle of it at that! That means Christmas is less than 6 months away! It will be here in less than 166 days! What?!?! 😳 Yeah, I know... when I realized this last week, I started working on some Christmas gifts. If I'm going to... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening, my dear friend, Phelba, passed away. She had cancer. She fought it for a lot of years. I will miss her so much. I’ll miss her laugh, and her smile. I’ll miss all our long chats about EVERYTHING. Even stuff we disagreed on. She and I could talk about anything… and we did. ... Continue Reading →
This morning, I rolled over in bed and picked up my phone. I had gotten out of the habit of doing this in early January but as this virus has taken over, I find myself once again, looking for my phone and catching up on the news before I even get out of the bed.... Continue Reading →
Wow, I just knew I’d be back over here in a day or two after my last post but then things went wonky. I started trying to decide whether our little churches should continue to meet on Sunday mornings. We are a predominately elderly (over 70) congregation but we are also very small. I had... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I reminisced about Christmas traditions, specifically ornament making. I have so many other traditions I could share and maybe I will but in going down memory lane I'm reminded that traditions are fun and important too but they shouldn't consume us or close the door on new ideas and traditions. Sometimes as we grow... Continue Reading →
In keeping with my Christmas in July theme, I've been thinking about Christmas traditions. I have so many from when I was growing up that I just adore and have incorporated into my little family's traditions as well and I have traditions that we have started new to my little family. When my son was... Continue Reading →
So... Have you started thinking about Christmas yet? Are you one of those people who starts buying gifts in January and so you're already done? Did you take advantage of the Prime Day deals to get a jump start? I totally missed that and to be honest, I don't really even know what it is!... Continue Reading →
What a crazy week this has been! I realized yesterday morning, Wednesday, that I posted my Wonderful Wednesday post on TUESDAY!! I've been a day ahead ever since. Sometimes I think I'm losing my mind. So very much going on... We moved Darling Daughter into a new apartment this week. It's really cute and she'll... Continue Reading →
A couple of nights ago, my darling daughter informed me (via text) she was planning a trip to Chicago with a friend. I gulped, my eyes got big and I said... ok. This actually sent terror through my heart. My baby girl, going to Chicago without her dad to protect her?? What kind of crazy... Continue Reading →
