Family

Family

PREPARING TO SEND A CHILD TO COLLEGE

Life is constantly changing. From growing up to moving to another area, to changing schools, to leaving home, to getting married, to having children. You can measure just how fast life flies by by watching your children grow. We’re getting ready to send our Son #4 away to college. I recently read an article written by […]

DIY Projects, Family

OLD WINDOW CHANGED TO BEAUTIFUL PICTURE FRAME

If you know me at all, you know I LOVE the ReStore ~ a store filled with everything you could possibly need to renovate any room in your house. Just walking through the place gives me inspiration. One of my favorite finds is old windows. I used one of my window finds for this project. The LOML […]

Family

THIRTY YEARS OF MARRIAGE

The LOML (Love of My Life) and I just celebrated our thirtieth wedding anniversary. THIRTY YEARS!!!!!!!!! I remember our wedding like it was yesterday! I’ve known my husband over half of my life but yet I can remember the first time I met him, the first time I thought of him as not just a […]

Savannah, Travel

SAVANNAH SMILES ~ I’m smiling too!

My boys love the band Relient K. They’re always playing one of their songs on the piano and singing away or playing a youtube video of one of their favorite songs. Because I just got back from a wonderful trip to Savannah, Georgia, I thought it was appropriate to post the song that Relient K […]

Family

A BEAUTIFUL WALK IN THE SNOW

We got a light dusting of snow yesterday morning so the LOML, our two daughters, and I took a short and very chilly walk on the path behind our house. The view from our kitchen to our backyard and deck. Our front yard. A brave driver is on the road. The roads were very icy. Our […]

Family, Family Room, Home Decor, Winter

A CHRISTMAS TREE ~ memories on every branch

We just put up our Christmas tree. As I sit staring at all the lights and each ornament, memories just race through my mind. I grew up with a faux silver Christmas tree and a spinning light sitting on the floor shining onto the tree to change the color of said tree from red to blue […]