Sun, Summer, South Carolina
Circus is over now. I felt like Jell-O all day on Sunday, the day after it all ended. Helping out was certainly fun, though. I want to...
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Jul 21, 20222 min read
The Circus and the Mini Circus
If you live in Peru, Indiana during the summertime, you know what a big deal the circus is. This is my first year finding out just what a...
Jun 18, 20221 min read
A Riveting Game of Baseball
C, from our office, took me out to the ball game tonight, along with her friend, J. Not my normal pastime, but I enjoyed it. Don't ask...
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Chocolate Horse Feed
Just some odds and ends for writing today. Life is too short to pull weeds all summer. A previous owner, one who cared anyway, took the...
Jun 11, 20222 min read
"Mom, You're Old" and Other Fun Parenting Times
My Saturday morning was chaotic. I did a little work from home while drinking coffee as it slowly morphed from hot and refreshing to...
May 30, 20222 min read
The Lake, the Movies, and the Candy Bowl
What all do you pack into a weekend? For the kids and me, it's been: A day at the lake. Thank you to C and H for hosting a gathering at...
May 25, 20222 min read
Mom, I Folded the Laundry
Tonight was one of those nights I just couldn't come inside. I endured the voluntary torture of dance fitness, but if you've read any...
May 23, 20223 min read
Happy Face, Sad Face
I'm really struggling to write lately. Not that I don't enjoy it; I do. It's just that so much is too personal to put out on a public...
May 9, 20221 min read
The Beautifulest Bouquet & Backyard
Mother's Day every year is both glad and sad. I'm glad to be a mother and to have my mother and mother-in-law. I'm sad from missing...
May 5, 20222 min read
My Fountains of Noise & A Trip to the River's Edge
My favorite times with my children are when they are calming down for sleep or waking up. Their noise machines haven't kicked in for the...
May 4, 20222 min read
De-Jungling the Yard
11:00 in the morning. This morning was a different version of the usual morning chaos. One child is home from school today, and the...
Apr 4, 20223 min read
A Granola Recipe & I'm Still Alive After Shopping
It is now April. We're past April Fool's Day. Nobody pulled a fast one on me, and if they did, I have yet to discover it. That also...
Mar 27, 20223 min read
Big Family & Bunny
Most of today was spent where I love best to be: surrounded by family. I grew up in a big, loud, happy family. I'm the third oldest of...
Feb 14, 20222 min read
Bengals vs. Some Team in L.A.
I watched the Super Bowl game last night. Bengals vs. Lakers. No, wait, wrong sport. Bengals vs. Rams. I rooted for the Bengals since...
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Bon Jovi and Bon Ami
North-central Indiana woke up to a beautiful blanket of snow this morning. We've had snow already, but the old snow gets dirty--some of...
Feb 7, 20222 min read
Hot Chocolate on a Snowy Day
Hello, Sunday morning! I need to get ready for church in a minute, but first... coffee! It's percolating in the magic pot right now. ...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Bunny, $99 Milk, and I Finally Painted the Closets
We're far enough into a new year that lots of goals have already be derailed or abandoned. I don't have specific goals for a new year,...
Dec 31, 20213 min read
What Color is Nothing? And Other Random Thoughts
Kara's and my extended Christmas in Wisconsin came to an end on Tuesday when we came back to Indiana. First off, we just had to stop at...
Dec 27, 20212 min read
An Extended Christmas
Christmas is still going on in Wisconsin. Kara and I came to visit my sister, brother-in-law, nad their children. We had to stop at the...
Dec 15, 20213 min read
Clean Socks & Moving
Is a parent supposed to laugh or cry in this situation? That is, I asked one child several times while we were at Meijer if he/she had...
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