I have had many interests and experience in my life, like cooking, sewing, writing, etc., but I think my most favorite thing of all is shopping.   I don’t cook and bake as much as I have in the past. I have found if I cook and bake I eat and when I eat […]

  When my telephone rang at 8 o’clock on Saturday morning my heart sank.  News this early after the whirlwind day before was most certainly bad.  You see on Friday we had woke to find something seriously wrong with our beloved dog Shiloh.  When the boys headed outside that morning to enjoy the beautiful day […]

   My husband was cleaning out the garage over this past weekend when he came across some boxes of my high school and college keepsakes.  I was working in the house when he hollered for me to come out to the garage because he found something I may want to look at.  Over the past […]

  I can remember when I first saw television–it was at Bailey Kelly’s house. The Kellys also had the first color TV in the neighborhood. What a big deal that was for all us kids around. The Kellys would let us kids come to their house and watch the TV some of the time and […]

  They listen without interrupting or judging your faltering words.  They are there to lift your spirits just by standing at your side.  At times they try your patience, but quickly work to mend any wrong with a lopsided look.  Their eyes convey only admiration and love for the one they call master and a […]

  My true “girly” side came to light recently.  I usually don’t like to admit to having one of these, but I am learning there are just certain things involved in raising boys that a girl simply isn’t meant to understand or else I’m just the exception.    My son Luke is a proud and […]

  People never cease to wonder and amaze me. You just never know what others will do, including myself–or maybe I should say especially myself. I have pulled some pretty good pranks in my time. And have had a few pranks pulled on me–and I love a good laugh at these.   I have written […]

     Taking advantage of one of the many snow days my boys have had lately I decided to give the house a good cleaning.  Between work, school, and sporting events my house, regrettably, usually only gets hit with a lick and a promise.  I make sure the bathrooms stay clean, but other than that […]