Pop Up Foul Balls and Broken Windshields
Since baseball season is in full swing, I thought I was share this funny anecdote from when I was younger. A life lesson when I learned that pop up foul balls aren’t good for windshields. My brother...
View ArticleJesus Don’t Make Junk – REPOST
This week is vacation bible school at Church. One of our mainstays of VBS is missing this year – Brother Rick. He was always laughing and joking and supporting the kids. He died last October and...
View ArticleSquare Dancing and Grease Stains
Recently, I have gotten back into genealogy. I go through this phases every few years on a never-ending quest for a certain individual in our family. On a whim a few weeks ago, I typed this...
View ArticleSpongebob and Crickets
It’s that time of year when kids head back to school, summer cicadas make their appearance, and those stupid crickets start chirping. Normally, they don’t bother me much but this year they seem extra...
View ArticleThe Sewing Basket | Guest Post by Nana
Every mother who sews gets excited when her young daughter asks to be taught how to sew. Memories fly in the mother’s mind as to when she asked her mother to be taught to sew. Remembering the first...
View ArticleThat Green Bean SNAP!
I love fresh green beans. The feel of them in my hands as I put them in my basket or bag, the fresh smell of them, and the texture of the outside skin. I have been known to eat them raw right off the...
View ArticleMama Maria! (Repost)
Honestly, I am so far behind this week I totally forgot to schedule a post for today. I thought I’d share an oldie… from way back when I first started blogging. This story was originally posted on...
View ArticleHappy Halloween 2014!
Happy Halloween! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love the pumpkins and goblins, costumes, and candy! I love dressing up each year for work (this year, I am a chef – complete with apron...
View ArticleGetting Dirty in Charlotte
This past weekend, Don and I made our annual trip to the World of Outlaw finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. I could spend the entire post telling the story, but thought the pictures...
View ArticleRudolph the Red Nose Reindeer {Repost}
The other night, coming home from the car dealership, the kids and I were entertaining ourselves by singing Christmas carols. All of a sudden, Mo started belting out Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. I...
View ArticleChristmas Traditions {Repost} | Guest Post by Nana
Continuing with the Christmas theme, here is a repost of a guest post by Nana written about family traditions. We have several Christmas traditions in our house. Some we have let fall by the wayside...
View ArticleJoseph and the Curse {Repost}
Continuing with the Christmas theme, I wanted to repost this one. Our not-so-secret family curse involving Christmas. This is one of those family legends that just have to be shared for a few laughs....
View ArticlePetting a Sturgeon and Feeding Trout
My kids will never be able to say we don’t do fun and crazy things. In fact, I am always asking them if they will always remember me as being a fun and crazy mom that made them laugh all the time....
View ArticleBarriers {Repost}
On the way to work the other morning, I saw one of those big road closed barriers. Whenever I see them, I always chuckle to myself and think “Wonder if it would fit in the car?” Why, you ask?...
View ArticleBed Bugs and Shrimp
Weird post title, right? I promise you – this isn’t a post about us having actual bed bugs. (Okay, now my arms are itching…). You know how you have silly rituals with your kids? Some of them might...
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