Okay, before any of you say something about my little peanut’s “ninnies”, I did not take this picture. Her mom had taken her on a legitimate photo shoot by the water, and as with all kids, clothes eventually came off. She had never been near water before, and headed straight for it. I would love… Read More
YES! I can feel Fall in the air! The weather here is just cool enough in the evenings for a jacket. For most of us native Floridians, this is our favorite time of year. We have put away the jet ski, bathing suits, lawn chairs, and sidewalk chalk. My husband has restocked his hunting truck,… Read More
This goes out to my little girl. No matter what is going wrong or right with my day, she makes me smile. As most of you know, she was diagnosed with a Histiocytosis lesion at T2-T4 several years ago. She also has Kyphosis, which is why those dang histiocytes went there. She braved Walt Disney… Read More
Here we are again…..another child leaving home in a year. There are strings of words that can be formed together to describe where those years went. First two…….sleep deprivation. I cannot remember the last time I slept more than fours, in a row. Now, some credit has to be given to my ever shrinking bladder,… Read More
Asha turns “2” today!!! As parents of three children, we knew one day this little ball of love would happen, just not when. When we found out we were grandparents, surprise was only the first emotion. No matter the circumstances in which a child is brought into the world, when you hear those words, there… Read More
This is a personal tribute to the spouses of firefighters. I have been married to my own hero for 13 years. I have spent my days running errands to keep busy, many holidays “keeping a plate warm”, and many nights listening for the sound a vehicle makes in your driveway only you recognize. Waiting is… Read More
Whew! This was a long process, on my part, to the somewhat easier than thought of digital scrapbook world. I began backwards by downloading free digi stuff with the intent to use on my personal hybrid scrapbook pages. Most of them also gave information as to who the talented artist was and their name for… Read More
Oh, my! I have found myself surfing different blogs done on digital scrapbooking. One word, amazing. Well okay, two…….crazy amazing. One friend, domestic goddess, has got this digital thing down and then some. I am usually very confident about my talents concerning scrapbooking. Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you I am… Read More
This year I turned 41, and really thought I was the “cool” mom! We have always had the house where the kids “hang”. Our kids (boys 23 and 17, and a daughter 12), have recently informed me that I have “always” been the strict mom in their groups. WHAT! Where was I that I missed… Read More