Author: Linda

Family, Maui

ALOHA FROM MAUI ~ Day #2 The beach

Five o’clock in the morning comes around pretty quickly when you’re experiencing jet lag.   Bright and early the whole family was awake and perky!! I enjoyed a cup of tea and a bagel sitting on the patio outside our family room listening to the waves. It was a beautiful sunny day. Noelani Condominium Resort […]

Family, Maui

ALOHA FROM MAUI ~ Day #1 our travel day

  Our family was blessed to be able to go on a family vacation to Maui this past week. It has been on my bucket list since I was a little girl and we finally got to go. It was costly because of our large family BUT it was worth EVERY cent!! Because each day […]

Family

GRADUATION DAY

I've been to quite a few graduations in my day. They are full of anxiety and excitement, family and friends, 'Pomp and Circumstance' and lots and lots of caps and gowns. This year Son #3 is graduating from high school.  Why is it that his first day of kindergarten is so clear in my head? […]

DIY Projects, Uncategorized

THE COMPLETED WOOD PALLET FENCE

On Memorial Day weekend, we started a project I’ve been wanting to do since we moved into our house 13 years ago. Hiding the air conditioning unit on the side of the house makes me smile!! Well, we finally got around to it on a three-day weekend. You can read about it here. Since the […]

DIY Projects

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

I hope y’all had a great Memorial Day Weekend. I love all the reminders and tear jerking stories of all the men and women who have sacrificed so much for this great country that we call home.  We need to hail them all year long!!! While we enjoyed some family time, we got a much […]

DIY Projects

A NEW SEWING MACHINE ~ now who’s gonna teach me to sew?

The title of this post is NOT a joke! I have no idea how to use a sewing machine. I vaguely remember taking Home Ec. in seventh grade about a hundred years ago!! When I was playing with my new toy, memories came back of some of the things I learned…..but not many! For my first […]