As you’ve probably guessed, Uncle Jay and Dee are getting married! The whole family is so happy and excited for them that we’re looking forward to the wedding almost more than they are. Uncle Jay and soon to be “Aunt” Dee are trying to include as many family members as…
This stack of gorgeousness is all Nicole’s fault. Really and truly! OK, to be honest, she did have some help from Dorothy and Ikea. But it’s mostly her fault. Here’s what happened… I’d heard about Ikea before, but since we don’t have an Ikea store near us I…
I’ve got a confession… I’m obsessed with natural lip balm – especially lip balm from Clear Hills Honey. I love Clear Hills so much that I can’t stand to use any other kind; Clear Hills natural lip balm glides on like silk, is shiny but never sticky, and smells heavenly!…
I recently discovered the “30 Days of Truth” and thought it might be kind of fun to do. Then I read through the questions and changed my mind. Thirty questions is a LOT of questions – especially when you take a good look at them. Some seem kind of…
A week ago if you had told me that I would be in a room with a dead body and not be freaked out I would have said you were nuts. I would have been wrong. Tuesday nights are usually crazy at our house. Tuesday nights I direct our…
Life has a way of balancing out bad with good; although we were worried about Grandma’s health, we had Uncle Jay and Dee’s wedding to look forward to. Plans for the wedding were moving along quickly, and since we weren’t sure if Grandma would be able to attend the wedding…
Some things are better done with a good-sized margarita flowing through your system. Helping get your mother change your grandmother’s Depends is one of those things. Shortly after her diagnosis Grandma became bed-ridden and was moved from her second-story bedroom to a hospital bed in the sunroom. My aunt…
Some things are really hard to talk about, and almost impossible to put down in black and white. This is one of those things. Teacher and I were about to leave the house for our usual Friday Date Night when the phone rang; “Für Elise,” my parent’s custom tone.…
Want to see my new venture? I’ll give you a sneak peek – just because I like you best. It’s a line of reusable products called Drumroll please…. ReUse ‘Ems. I’ve gotten so many people asking where they can buy my reusable snack and sandwich bags, unpaper towels, and…
Winterfest is the annual fundraiser for my high school alma mater’s music program. My dad was actually instrumental in starting Winterfest while I was a student there, waaaaay back in the 1980s. Yes, I had reeeeeaallly big hair. I’d post photos if I knew where any of them were. Luckily…
