Honey celebrated his birthday today!! Like most of the adult world with a hump day birthday, he spent it working. :-) And, in the usual fashion, we had to divide and conquer in getting kids home from school, to and from swim team, and to a huge high school lacrosse game. We did go out… Read More
While I didn’t have the honor of seeing my own mother today, I have been doubly lucky to see her already twice this month and again in a few days! She worked so hard her whole life to make a wonderful life for my sister and I, and is the epitome of patience, kindness, love,… Read More
Both boys had their field days this week – the most anticipated day of the year still in fourth and seventh! I helped out with the tricycle race for fourth and fifth grade at Whit’s school. They had so much fun competing against their fellow fourth grade classes and, while they didn’t bring home the… Read More
We’ve done a lot of countdowns for all sorts of things over the years, and this one is SO easy that it’s been going on for eight years, since John was in Kindergarten, without fail. Starting a couple of weeks before the end of the school year, I fill up a snack sized zip top… Read More
It seems like just yesterday that I was attending John’s fourth grade wax museum yet here we are again! Time does fly. Each student got to pick a person that they felt has had a tremendous impact on society. I honestly had to choke back the tears when Whit carried his paper home saying he… Read More
I do realize that this may very well be the most boring post you’ll ever read. Or maybe even something you already know. Or maybe your self cleaning oven feature works much better than mine. BUT, at my age I really just figured out how to clean an oven in a way that returns it… Read More
My neighbor told me about this dish at the bus stop one afternoon and it was on our table two days later! Everyone enjoyed it and I’ll definitely make it again. There were also lots of leftovers, which y’all know I love. I served them with an asian salad in a bag (Publix) and jasmine… Read More