Hadn’t Realized

Since Dw has been gone to Africa, I’ve not had much opportunity to get exercise. For me, personally speaking, exercise helps me stay  pretty mellow.  If I feel myself getting stressed, exercise *always* helps. {Besides spending time with the Lord.} With Liberty being the oldest and Ruby’s seizures  really can’t go too far,  so instead…

Heroes and Cereal

Once upon a time a silver-haired mom knew a hero up close. For real. He was loyal and strong and so very courageous. The mom and hero were very close and had spent years laughing together as the hero had grown. As the days passed, the hero’s life calling would eventually take him far away…

Life is Short

Breakfast in the park for a change of pace…. Running in the grass while it’s still cool… Walking the trails for a long ways…. Chatting with the ducks who came a-callin’…. I only had one question for our quacky friends: “Are you related to Uncle Si?  Cause I totally want to meet him.” Some days…

They’re In Labor

Ever wonder what the world would be like if a man had to experience pregnancy, labor and childbirth? {Me too.  Who hasn’t, right?} Well the other day Graham showed me a video. and I could not stop giggling. Imagine: Two men being hooked up to electrodes that would simulate  labor so they could get a…

Ga-Zoo-Nee

Many of you have wondered what family life at our home is like on a day to day basis…here’s a little of an average Saturday with our large family…. This morning the boys stayed home {they cringe at the thought of yard sales, hanging with big brother is way more fun} with Graham while Dw chauffeured us…

Mama’s Sick

Mama doesn’t get sick very often. Almost never. We’re not allowed to, are we sweet friends? Yet I feel so stinkin’ gross. But there was a bit of joy this morning. It was Skyping with Emma for a few minutes. When she learned I was really sick, she told me something {for my health} that…

It’s My Turn

I have this blog friend named Martha. She lives in the Southeast and for years she tormented me. Every February/March she would post pictures of flowers growing in her yard.   Beautiful flowers. Brilliant in color. Splendidly blooming.  Plentiful.  And every year, about the time she would post them, I would look out my window…

The *Block*

This week has managed to fly by, even faster than the rest it seems. I miss you all! Truly. Even you lurkers – I miss you, even though I don’t even know you’re there. {ha!} There are so many things I want to tell all of you. Things like: What the specialist said when Ruby…

Punking Dw

Over Christmas something happened that brought far too many giggles not to share. Dw’s big brother Steve and his wife, Diane, had sent us a monetary gift for Christmas.  It came with strict instructions:  Blow it on something fun!!   We laughed when we read the note.  They know us all too well – blowing…