The Colonial Motel
Not every 12-year old grows up with 34 bedrooms and 33 bathrooms. But I did. My parents bought a small motel on the edge of town when I was 7 years old. It wasn’t fancy, but Mom and Daddy made sure...
View ArticleAre You Kidding Me??!!! (Day 15)
You’d think I’d be over it by now. You’d think after 20 years I might have made my peace with it. But apparently not! Today we are being asked to think of something we love and what we would say if...
View ArticleHandmade, Day 20
The final day, Day 20, of Writing 101 and I think I’m a little bit sad. This last post is to be about something we treasure. And my ‘rule-following’ nature wants to write something original…this is...
View ArticleTBT with Mom
I’ve never really been a Throwback Thursday kind of girl, but I was searching for a picture to show my daughter of me and mom ‘back in the day’ and I came across something I had actually forgotten...
View ArticleMonday, Monday…
…today is the last day of my 52nd year on this Earth…WOW! That just kept floating around my brain as I swam this morning. Shouldn’t it feel more monumental? Shouldn’t I have a plan beyond the...
View ArticleLessons in Fundraising…
door to door in the neighborhood – Go Chargers! I am so proud of my son – he’s been out in the Texas heat for the past 3 evenings selling football fundraising coupons. It’s not his favorite thing to do...
View ArticleSilent Sunday – New Colors
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View ArticleFinish This Linky (the universe clearly wants me to write this…)
Stopped by my friend Paula’s @ Smidgen, Snippets and Bits a few minutes ago to read a post called “Finish This” where I learned about a linky called… yep, you guessed it!… Finish This There I was,...
View ArticleThanksgiving
My how time flies…It’s been nearly an entire month since mom passed away – right here in this room where I am now typing. I can still feel her presence – especially in the mornings. Probably because...
View ArticleMother’s Day
Well, I survived. I did my best to not dwell on my first Mother’s Day without my mom. I stayed focused on other things. The kids. Studying. Our Whole30. Who knew eating ‘clean’ could be such a...
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