Phew! The flurry of the weekend is over. After the kids left I took a two-hour nap! The cooking, cleaning (a little), and all the preparation was worth it. It’s a private time with just the kids here, so I don’t and won’t post a lot of pictures. It’s pretty […]
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This cheesecake is for the weekend. Some of the kids will be home and they love cheesecake. Also Kelsey and her family are moving—just a few minutes from where they currently live. It will be wild and crazy and I can’t wait. But something else happened today that is also […]
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This is where I started my day. It is the view from one of my dear friend’s backyard. Every so often we get together for one hour (yes, exactly one hour) on a Wednesday. By keeping our time to one hour our schedules allow us to get together more often. […]
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This is me working in the yard this afternoon. I had yet to venture out into the jungle known as our yard. Gene has been mowing, but I had not begun the after-winter cleanup. Lots of reasons why—poor weather, busy with more important things/people. I have lots of things in […]
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I tried to write this blog last night. But it wouldn’t come or maybe more accurately, my mind was so bone-tired I couldn’t think. As you know we had The Grand Sunday night. We kept him yesterday while his mama and daddy worked. Everything I tried to write sounded the […]
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Today was one of those fill-me-up-but-exhaust-me days. We’re keeping The Grand overnight. He is in the exploratory stage so Gene and I spend much of our time watching him gather and line up rocks, while helping him up and down the porch and deck steps. He’s into throwing balls and […]
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A couple of weeks ago I asked Gene for a board to make a “Welcome” sign similar to one I found on Pinterest. He pulled out several boards. Each one was unique. One was new wood. One had a rich great grain. He showed me two slim boards he could […]
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Today has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions. And the emotion that runs through every part of this day is thankfulness. The first part of my day was spent in a cozy room at the church with the faithful women in the focus group for my new book proposal. I […]
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What a fabulous surprise I received today! I learned that all the kids and the grand will be here for Mother’s Day weekend! And the best part—I didn’t plan any of it. The three families live in three different cities, two different time zones, and have a variety of work […]
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We hosted small group tonight. We love our group. I gotta tell you I started the day tired. By the time I finished cleaning and prepping for group, the fatigue caught up with me tonight. I felt bad yawning halfway through the evening. But our time tonight was worth the […]
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