I am pretty excited because this evening some people my husband works with are coming over to our house. My husband Chip and his coworkers have coordinated a progressive dinner. Most of the folks he works with live in our vicinity. He works at Lexington Rescue Mission, so they’re people who value many of … More Hospitable Me
Today’s FFF focuses on art, literature, and ever popular today, social media. Enjoy your weekend! Here’s something to think about: Should Detroit Bail Out By Selling Van Gogh? My opinion? I say don’t sell. It won’t make that big of a dent in helping Detroit’s economic woes, plus it takes away some bright spots in … More Flapjack Friday Faves [05.31]
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
Consider words that start with the letters re: restore recycle refurbish redefine If you look up the prefix re on dictionary.com, you’ll find the meaning is: again and again. Interesting. I live in a refurbished house. I like to recycle. I could go on, but will not for the sake I’d most likely bore you. … More Re….In regard to me
Happy Flapjack Friday! I’ve decided to dedicate today’s FFF to my sweet son who graduates high school today. I’m not exactly sure why I’ve never been asked to give a graduation speech [go figure], but if I was, I think I’d simply read the following over and over, because it’s what most graduation speeches sound … More Flapjack Friday Faves [05.24]
This is the week. Graduation week. Just a few more days and our eldest will no longer be a high school student. While this fact does emote feelings of sadness, it also makes me joyful. I feel like my husband and I have done a good job. We have successfully helped our son navigate through … More Celebrate….Us
This is the third Spring we’ve lived on Loudon Avenue. Our first taught me a gardening lesson: Our backyard is not conducive to gardening. Our second taught me that I am not a master container vegetable gardener. So, this Spring, I planted flowers only, sans one cherry tomato plant gifted to me. Mind you, I … More So I Planted Flowers
I have a grandma who stopped going to church, probably sometime around 1960 something. My grandpa continued without her. This went on for years, as in probably 30 or more. They finally moved to a different town and she got back into it. Not so happily, I imagine, but she went. At least she went … More My Children’s Church
Happy Flapjack Friday, or today in our home, it was Happy French Toast Friday, although no one seemed too happy [go figure]. Summer is right around the corner, though [hallelujah]. She & Him Volume 3 is out. I’d like to tell you this is what the cool moms are listening to, but I guess that … More Flapjack Friday Faves [05.17]
I like to have a plan. Self admittedly, I’m not the most organized person in the world. Yet, I like to know what’s ahead. I can go with the flow. I can be impulsive. But I’d rather know what to expect. At least in a skeleton format. Give me a guide, please. When I was … More le plan
Upon a Sunny Day 