I love it when things work like this.

Our schedule was so packed on Monday evening when we normally would have had Family Home Evening (Kevin had his final for his LAST class for his Bachelors degree!!) that we moved it to tonight.  In our family the one person is in charge each week.  That person plans the lesson and conducts the meeting [...]

Odd Anniversaries

Humor is one of our greatest tools in getting through life. About half-way down this post is a great section on “looking on the bright side”.   Sometimes I don’t know if I’m looking on the bright side so much as compartmentalizing to try and keep juggling everything.  Kevin retiring from the military in less than year, [...]

I’m a Nerd and I’m ok With It.

I haven’t been to many concerts in my life.  I would probably say it’s mostly motivated by who do I really want to see in person enough to deal with a monster crowd for hours on end compared to the cost of the ticket.  There’s a cost benefit analysis element for me.  See?  I’m a [...]

Handwriting Analysis

One of the magazines I like to read is

They happened to have an “article”/Quiz on handwriting analysis in the August issue.  So me, being the inquisitive sort and wondering just what they might think a short sample of my handwriting would say about me without an expert around to analyze it, I took the quiz.  [...]

Local Restaurant Character

I’m a bit of an adventurous eater.  I like sushi (thanks to the same friend who quilted all but a teeny speck on G’s quilt).  I have a favorite place to eat Sushi here where I live so I’m good to go on that.  Interestingly enough – there are more sushi places than you can [...]

The Beach, Part Deux

Here are a couple more pictures from my morning at the beach.  I like the one above for the colors that you can see as the sun shines through the water.  It’s what I was thinking about when I was planning the quilt for G.

The beach is the only place I like to see Seagulls.  [...]

Life at the Beach

I’m not sure what I like more when I go to the beach.  Watching the play of light on the sand and the water.  The sound of the waves crashing into each other and the shore.  Or simply watching others enjoy the beach.  Especially the animals.  Like this Puppy.  Who knows how old he is, [...]

Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Heaven

Some things are just better with lots of butter.  For others, when you include a touch of pudding in the mix you have magic.  That’s the case with this recipe.  I’m not going to post it because Tracy M has done an amazing job of not just listing the ingredients but making the recipe come [...]

So What Would YOU Do?

If your children were off having their own adventures, what would you have done with the time?  I started off with working some things for my calling at church.  Every now and then there are things that need to be updated and Thursday morning was a good time to do that.  Once dh got home [...]

The Possibilities Are Endless

Do you hear that?  It’s the dog snoring.  That’s how quiet it is in my house right now.  Normally by now there is at least one child up on the computer or on the wii.  Not this morning.  They’re all off to Youth Conference until the weekend. 
I love the fact that I trust them – even [...]