The State Fair & Remembering Deodorant
Have you ever had a day in which you're halfway through 11 showings on properties in another city, on a very hot, Summer day, and the car...
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Aug 5, 20222 min read
You Are Beautiful
School is back in session. Today was the first day. If you could see my emoji face right now, it would be the one where the eyes are...
Jul 27, 20223 min read
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...
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 12, 20222 min read
Tottering on Roller Skates
I don't have a picture from yesterday. I rarely remember to take pictures. But allow me to paint a mental picture instead. I am 42,...
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 31, 20221 min read
A Thank You On Memorial Day
This is Memorial Day. I've seen many heartfelt pieces on social media today saying eloquently what all patriotic Americans are thinking:...
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...
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...
Mar 20, 20221 min read
Daydreams & Daffodils
Life isn't any fun without some embarrassment, or potential for embarrassment, here and there. What I'm talking about is the dance...
Mar 13, 20221 min read
Joy is Risky
Thoughts are always tumbling around in my head. Sometimes, they're worth my time; other times, I scrap them. One that is surfacing now...
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Paths of Righteousness
Anyone familiar with Psalm 23 will recognize this phrase right away. It's one that has stuck with me particularly through the past...
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Sunny, Snowy, and a Sunny Card
It's a beautiful, sunny, snowy, 7-degrees-Fahrenheit day. I live in a state with 4 distinct seasons. Sometimes those seasons land all...
Feb 1, 20221 min read
The Sun Will Shine
How do you handle disappointments? Broken expectations? Anyone who is older than 6 months has had to deal with disappointments and...
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 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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