17 Years Ago Today – Our Emma

Seventeen years ago today I woke up in the night and couldn’t sleep. I was eight months pregnant and had just been {finally!} allowed off bed rest the day before. I had been on complete bed rest for 3-1/2 weeks because I was already dilated to 4 at only 7 months pregnant and I was…

“Cause Paper Doesn’t Wash Off”

Kids are hysterical, aren’t they? Sometime yesterday a certain someone wrote on the wall in the little boys room….Quite certain they stood on the window seat to create this sudden artistic flair…. Who exactly found a marker and “went to town”?  Hmmm.  Let’s look for clues…. Upon closer examination we find a bunch of “E”s…

Third Day

Hey do you guys remember last fall when I posted about getting an email from {Aimee} wife of Third Day‘s lead singer, Mac Powell, right? I wrote about it all here. Over the last year Aimee and I have corresponded and the other day she wrote and asked if we knew Third Day was going…

Amazing!

Driving Home Last Night the Sky in New Mexico was Brilliant And Only Got More Orange and Bright At which point, Dw & I concluded that we had never, in our 50+ years ever seen a sky so on fire!  It eventually was glowing with purple borders…AMAZING!!             I have…

Memorial Box Monday – From Phoenix

We are packing up and heading out the door this minute…headin’ for home….we have enjoyed this Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak very much. Not much of anything accomplished…just lots of relaxing, refreshing and frozen yogurt. Today I’m just going to let anyone who wants to link up…..I love reading your stories and commenting on them….

Waterfalls & Memories

Check this out… this place even has a waterfall…..which is completely amazing!! It pelts your body like none other…and makes those aching muscles and bones feel oh-so-good.. I was able to catch three different shots of little miss Lizzie Lu singing and dancing…. like here…. although Elijah is covering her up…she was dancing here too…….

Amelia Bedelia’s Sandwich

Hey Em. Whatcha laughin’ about? Did you make a sandwich for your mom? I was making the sandwich for myself, but Emmy said she would help me… “Mom, here’s your tomato.” “Here’s your lettuce.” “Here’s your mayo.” Any chance you read one too many Amelia Bedelia books as a little kid? Thanks for the sandwich,…

Swimming the Day Away

Left to right: Jubilee, Isaiah, Elijah, Liberty, Emma, Graham, Daddy & Elizabeth.. The place we are staying at has a water park attached….which since we are staying here is included {another off-season perk!}…the water park has several pools, a lazy river raft ride, giant slide, lap pool, wading pool and even miniature golf….so very refreshing……and…

Shhhh….everybody’s sleeping

You know how it is? Large families who are away? Big kids, little kids, everyone sleeping everywhere…and then there is that one {usually the youngest} who just doesn’t appreciate the joy of sleeping in….so this handsome little guy was up at the crack of dawn….I tried having him snuggle with me in bed…and that worked…