I have been a bit iffy regarding this holiday season. As 2014 wraps up, I long for the day I can start a brand new year. This year, well this year has not been a good one. Yet as it comes to a close, December has brought to mind positive things. I’d say it’s the … More makin’ it through december
Right around this time of year, four years ago, I began my current job. I am thankful for all I have learned, how much I’ve grown, and all the great people I have had the chance to work with. My daughter is having an awesome [she hates it when I use the word awesome] time … More and be thankful
My family hails from the OC. No, not Orange County, California. Our OC is Osage County. As in Oklahoma. My maternal grandma left OC as a senior citizen, moving to a joining county. But before that, she’d lived her entire life in OC. Her parents lived there I don’t know how many years. My mother … More the OC
This morning my daughter and I celebrated the recent news of her foreign exchange placement. She is going to the Czech Republic next school year. She is excited and relieved to finally know where she’ll spend her year abroad, as am I and the rest of our family. We had croissants at National Boulangerie, a … More celebration in the midst
Happy last Friday of 2013! I’ve decided to dedicate this entry to the {update}. I think most of us receive them this time of year. The family update letters from people we’ve known through the years. Some are relatives. Some are friends we met when we lived in other states. Some are people we see … More Flapjack Friday Faves [12.27]
My mind sometimes goes back to my childhood and teen years and recalls words spoken to me. You know, those memorable items parents, teachers and friends said to you. Maybe I don’t remember the exact context. Maybe in my mind it’s now a paraphrase. But I remember the gist. A day or so ago I … More smile
Happy Friday! I am ecstatic our family is going camping today! October is a lovely month here in Kentucky. The forecast is great. I’m working a half day. Then we’re off. To Indiana. Which I’m confident is also lovely in October. Here’s a list of the 26 Best Places to Pitch a Tent in the … More Flapjack Friday Faves [10.11]
I’m having a difficult time coming up with anything to write. I have ideas, but when I try to express them, they sound too opinionated, too journalistic, too {I’m not sure what} for a blog entry. Society is consumed with the female “M’s” right now. What in heaven’s name is wrong with Miley and whether … More what to expect?
I’m labeling it the {hand off}. The impartation of thoughts, theology and rules to live by onto my children. I think the most difficult thing for me in regards to parenting my kids at this stage of life is the hand off. My son is, by all intensive and legal purposes, grown. My daughter is … More hand off
My family lives in a crooked house. I believe our house was built in 1910, making it just over 100 years old. Apparently in 1910, levels were not utilized as they are in today’s construction methods. Or, our house has shifted a bit. Or, perhaps there are countless other reasons why our house is crooked, … More crooked house
Upon a Sunny Day 