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Thursday, April 24th, 2008 We took a drive last week and I caught myself pointing out to the kids all the houses that their dad built. My husband bricked quite a few very nice homes in this valley over the past few decades, many that the younger kids had never seen.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that one […]
St. Joseph Day Recipe
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Today, March 19, is the feast of St. Joseph in the Catholic Church. St. Joseph is the patron saint of workers.
Since as far back as I can remember, we celebrated this day with specially made donuts that my dad or my Aunt Jo would make. Served drenched in honey or sprinkled with powdered […]
Impatient Mom
Sunday, March 16th, 2008Everyone keep your fingers (and toes and eyes and whatever else you can think of) crossed that when Jesse calls on Friday he’s ready to have me order his plane ticket home. I don’t want to bug him every time we talk but it’s killing me waiting for a definite date. I miss my […]
Evil Mom?
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Can someone explain children to me? I know, I have six of these creatures and really ought to have it all figured out by now. But I don’t and I doubt I ever will.
About an hour ago, Levi moaned his way into my office to let me know that he is starving. He’s not […]
Family Time
Saturday, March 8th, 2008We’ve gotten into a wonderful habit of sitting down together as a family on the weekend and watching a movie. That may not seem like a big deal to some, or even most, people but it is to us. With children who range from age 29 to 11, a grandchild and the “opposite” nature […]
A Mother’s Blind Love
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Now before you click away, thinking this is going to be a sappy, emotional post, stick around a minute to read a paragraph or two. Seriously, this is good. I’m about to make fun of myself and expose one of my major flaws so if nothing else, you can laugh at me.
Recently, I […]
Happy Birthday, Uncle Mel
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Before this leap day is over, I want to wish my godfather, Uncle Mel, a happy birthday. He’s the only person I know born on February 29.
When I was a kid, for as long as I can remember, Uncle Mel sent me a wonderful gift for my birthdays. By wonderful, I mean that so […]
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 My mom and I have a special relationship. We’re very different in so many ways and yet, we have these really annoying similarities. Take today, for instance.
My mother called to ask me to remember back a few days, to when she stopped by my house. She asked me if i remembered where she stopped […]
Just A Phone Call Away
Monday, February 11th, 2008Anyone who has followed my blog for any length of time knows that I have a son currently living in Hawaii. Specifically, he’s on the north shore of the island of Kauai, in Kilauea. To say that it’s a beautiful place would be an understatement. I fell in love with Kauai in 2001 on […]
Daddy, Then and Now
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008After Levi’s basketball game today, we stopped by my mom’s for a few a hours. Levi wanted to stay for the next game but I didn’t think Kendyll would sit still for another hour. So my mom stayed at the game with Levi - she’s a real basketball fan - and I took Maggie, […]
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