My Grandma
Each day is a gift. Today was even more so because I spent several hours of it with my mom, grandma, and one of my brothers. Mom and I...
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Feb 19, 20202 min read
Tuscan Chicken and Drinking Someone Else's Coffee
If I could choose to be endowed with any superpower I wished for, it would be Mary Poppins's snap. Every night after dinner, when I've...
Feb 17, 20202 min read
Eagles Along the Wabash
Kal started out today with a headache, so I stayed home with him while Kris and Kara went to church. On his request, we went for a mosey...
Feb 16, 20201 min read
Cleaning Up Messes and House Dieting
I'm watching Leap Year upstairs with my little ladybug while Kris and little Kris are watching Venom on the downstairs T.V. Perfect...
Feb 15, 20202 min read
Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day. Kris made some origami flowers for me. Different, but cute! Kara made up valentines for her class and added a...
Feb 14, 20203 min read
Snow Day (and Living to Tell About It)
Some days, you just don't get coffee until 5:00... in the afternoon. School was closed today, the kids were with me in my shop, I had...
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Chores, Schmores, Mom Is Not the Maid
There are times it seems "Mom" is spelled "Maid," so it's time for some retraining here. My dear little ones, and the dear big one, need...
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Knocking Off the Ankle-Biters
It takes longer to dread a job than to do it. The dreaded, ankle-biter job for me today was attaching handles to my kitchen cabinets. ...
Feb 7, 20201 min read
Bacon and Eggs With Love and Candles
Dinner tastes better made with love and with candles flickering on the table. Kal did all that tonight, plus set the table very...
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Random Housekeeping Thoughts
The dishwasher is humming peacefully. I swept up the crumbs that were sticking to my feet. The table and counters are clean. It's way...
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Don't Cook a Bad Attitude Into That Stew!
My work includes lots of creating with my hands. Work at home involves all sorts of using my hands to complete housework and make...
Feb 3, 20203 min read
02-20-2020 and the Superbowl
Notice the palindrome? Today was a nerd holiday. This is Sunday's writing, Groundhog Day, even though it's early Monday morning now. I...
Jan 31, 20201 min read
Great Expectations
The hardest expectations to live up to are our own.
Jan 26, 20202 min read
Snowy Tranquility
I pity the people who never get to experience the tranquility of a fresh snowfall. All is silent and still. The snow feels like a...
Jan 23, 20201 min read
My Little Pony Hair and More
We explored new territory today: Kara looks like an extra from a My Little Pony movie with the ends of her hair colored purple, pink, and...
Jan 22, 20201 min read
Will Work For Cinnamon Rolls
We have a huge pan of cinnamon rolls, given to us by my sewing friend, Becky. She doesn't like cooking, but she can make a mean batch of...
Jan 21, 20202 min read
1934 Hershey's Chocolatetown Chip Cookies
When Kara asked me to make chocolate chip cookies with her tonight, my first impulse was not to do it. I really didn't feel like baking;...
Jan 19, 20202 min read
Being Loved, Wanted, and Secure (Plus Doughnut Memories)
Mom and I had a nice conversation yesterday. We were sharing our earliest memories. She has some memories even from being a baby! I'm...
Jan 17, 20202 min read
Burnt Food and Musicals
I burn food. Not intentionally, of course. I'm Suzy Homemaker in my head making meals with love. But my head isn't real life. The real...
Jan 15, 20202 min read
Failure Doesn't Have to be Final
I failed to write for ten minutes yesterday. I could list all the reasons the day went the way it did, but those all boil down to...
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