I feel pretty confidant in saying  that we've all had enough celebrating for awhile. Four birthdays, Easter, and a graduation...

To our friends and family ~ thank-you! Thank-you for being part of Ton's life for loving him and helping to shape him into the fine you...

Lots of work going on over here these days!  My job was to cut and tie the ribbon; I didn't have to wait on Lily one time ~ t...

I really, and I mean really ,  wanted to sew something yesterday. Didn't even matter what; I just wanted to make something. It's be...

...and listening  It's Friday; Sunday's Comin' ...and reading. You want to know the must-read version of the crucifixio...

Remember my broom ? Of course you remember my broom. Well, when the pantry started coming together , I decided to finally get a new one. ...

Lily and Lexi often pretend to be somebody (or some thing ). I'm amazed at Lexi's ability to stay in character. I guess now that sh...

Here's a little public service announcement that could save you several hundred dollars: If  the 'relay' on your made-after-1...

That's right. Twelve hours! I took the pain pill that I'd said he needn't bother writing a script for and a muscle relaxer - t...

My big boys were good to me today! The house was suffering from severe neglect, and my back was bad today. You wouldn't know it from l...

To say I was completely stressed would be an understatement. With the exception of taking Tuesday evening off, to spend it with my hunk of...

25 years. We met at Shoney's. He worked nights; I worked days. (except Fridays - then I worked both) He started coming in a lot after...

So. Last night, I put all the photos we have on the external hard drive on the computer. All 13,634 of them. And because I organize my pict...

The natives (and by 'natives' I mean Tyler and Uncle Guy :-) are getting antsy; it's been six days since my last posting. Nev...

...more pictures, that is. From my Saturday nature nap... shot at 300 mm - just before it was blown to bits shot... blown to bits... ...

I walked in the dining room to find Marcos standing in front of my sewing table. I went over to ask him what he was looking for, but before...

I prescribed - for myself - Nature Therapy. aka  a nice long nap outside. Since I'm babyin' my back I asked for a cot, but this is w...

Sitting in the drive-thru lane at the bank, I reached over and grabbed a book from the passenger seat. I figured I should make good use of ...

To fully appreciate the significance  of my last post , we need to go back.... way back... ~ When I was young, I thought I coul...

The mini pantry, which runs along the 'hallway'  connecting the bunkhouse to the kitchen, has been pretty much ignored. Except for ...

She's been sayin' it for 12 months give or take a few, and then suddenly, out of the blue and without warning, Lex' said, ...

When we lived in Fort Smith we had a huge bedroom, even after Tyler & the kids surprised me with a bathroom and walk-in closet. For aw...

I'm almost hesitant to fill this space up; with Lex' playing in there, it reminds me very much of Gramma Joyce's cubby hole. ...

I'll get all cry-y if I try to add words to this post; just thinking is bringing a lump to my throat. So instead - I'll just post a ...