My parents live in Oklahoma, as well as my sister and her family. So last week, despite the fact that the tornado that hit near Oklahoma City was a good 150 miles from them, I still felt anxious. I also have life long family friends who live in an Oklahoma City suburb, plus extended … More Anxiety, Oklahoma and Money
Happy Flapjack Friday! I made my family breakfast [well, sort of] this morning, in keeping with our Flapjack Friday tradition. Today I thought I’d share some highlights of the week. On Monday, my music lovin’ son and I experienced Woodsongs for the first time. If you’re not familiar, Woodsongs is a live, taped program akin … More Flapjack Friday Faves [05.03]
Today my daughter went on a field trip to our Kentucky State Capitol. Apparently high schoolers take field trip just like first graders. She had a great time, even getting to pretend she was the President of the Senate, complete with gavel. I think it was a Leslie Knope moment for her [you’ll only get … More here’s hoping
I often think of happy people as being naive, almost ridiculously carefree. And aren’t all the cool people melancholy? Artists, musicians, deep thinkers. They’re generally not always smiling. They’re serious and focused. To me, it’s almost like it’s perfectly fine to be happy as a child, but once we’re grown up, we need to lean … More joy thief
When I recorded this entry on hope, I completely forgot about a recent incident. A month or so back, a man knocked on our door. It was dark out; I was making dinner. My husband opened the door and the man outside explained he needed money. My husband told him about a place he could … More knock.on.the.door
Upon a Sunny Day 