My Grandsons I love my grandsons. They are the light of my life (and all those other sweet sayings). That being said, spending time with the 3 of them is joyful and just a little stressful. Reality is usually a little more rambunctious and louder than I prefer; but I relish my roll as … Continue reading
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Christmas Thoughts
We’re spending the day cooking and wrapping presents. This has been a transition year for our family in many ways; so we’re going to start a new Christmas Eve tradition — Christmas Eve fondue fun! Tonight the fun will begin. We’re going to have cheese and chocolate … Continue reading
Home For Sale (Only Slightly Used)
Tomorrow’s the day! Tomorrow’s the day! We’re going to list our home for sale. We’ve been planning and thinking about our new home for months; however, I haven’t really thought much about moving from this house. This has been our home for almost 24 years. Our children grew up here. We’ve painted and remodeled rooms (some more … Continue reading
10 Marriage Tips Every WIFE Needs to Hear
This is a great post that I think all women should read — those in a relationship, those soon to marry and those already married. Having been married for many, many years to the same (mostly) wonderful man — I think this list is right on target. Thank you Karen for this list. Continue reading
Just A Few More Details — and It’s Time to Start Building
It’s really going to happen. We’re really going to build a house. We’ve been dreaming and planning this house for months. It’s taken a long time to get to here; but — we’ve signed a contract with our builder and we’ve applied for the construction loan. There’s been a soil test to determine the strength … Continue reading
30 Things I’m Thankful For Everyday
Thankful: adj. feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative. Every year during the holiday season I enjoy seeing the gratitude and thankful lists people often share. I usually make a list in my journal every year; but this year I’m going one step further by sharing my list on this blog. My list starts off being thankful for … Continue reading
Life’s Defining Moments
Defining Moments Special Note This blog post feels much more personal than my usual posts. For some reason this particular post has been on my mind for several weeks and I feel that it’s important for me to share. There are things that have occurred recently in my life that are most definitely defining moments; … Continue reading
21 Break-up Quotes! (… there comes a time in your life…)
There comes a time in your life, when you need to walk away from all the drama… It always saddens my heart when I hear that a couple broke up. I guess I’m still naïve enough to want to believe that everyone gets the happy ending. We all know that marriage (or any relationship) is … Continue reading
More Waiting, More Planning and a Learning Curve
Waiting and Planning… We’ve been waiting for several very long weeks for the second version of the elevation drawing of our home to be. The purpose of this elevation drawing is to show us what the front and sides of our home will look like. Once we agree on the elevation drawing, the construction drawing … Continue reading
Moving – phase 1
We’re Really Going to Move We’ve been working with our builder on the design for our new home for several months now. The fact that we’re moving has not really seemed too real until today because so far all the work on the new house has been on paper only. True, we’ve been packing … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 