Monday August 30, 2010 I met my spouse 20 years ago this month. Twenty years seem like one of those milestones where it’s necessary to make these types of comparisons: We’ve been a couple for nearly half of my life. I am the same age now as my mother was when we met. My daughter is five ... read more
Oh, what a beautiful Mornin’
Oh, what a beautiful Mornin' Oh, what a beautiful day. I felt like Curly from Oklahoma! this morning. It was an absolutely heavenly, refreshingly beautiful 62 degrees. It's been a rough summer here in northeastern Oklahoma. It's been hot and dry, but the real killer has been the overnight ... read more
Hummingbirds
I am completely fascinated by hummingbirds. I could sit and watch them for hours. I have feeders hanging up at our home in the city and our cabin at the lake. It had been nearly a month since we'd been to the cabin and although I filled it right before we left, the feeder was completely empty. ... read more
Ten Things – I Love About my Daughter
Every once in a while I feel the need to embrace my inner cry baby and this weekend turned out to be it. Like most cry baby episodes it started so innocently - looking through a new scrapbook magazine. Page after page of 1st day of school and cute baby projects left me with a really good case of ... read more
Home Tour Mini-Album
We live in a historical neighborhood and about a year and a half ago, we were invited to be on a home tour. We had finally finished all of our ice storm repair and completed our backyard renovation. We had been renovating non-stop for four years so it was such a compliment to be asked to be on ... read more
pumpkin – the good, the bad, and the ugly
this is our cat, pumpkin. isn't she pretty? such pretty markings and so fluffy... what do you think now? pretty huh? like cat hair tumbleweeds. my new motto is - "you may look at the ball of fur, but please don't twine it into yarn." oh and this was a good one. this little number was right ... read more