Family

Hawksville
Family, Travel

LABOR DAY WEEKEND MOUNTAIN TRIP

How is everyone doing? Happy Fall Y’all!!! Sons #2, 3, and 4 all attended Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains. They all loved the campus, the town, the hiking trails, and the weather. After many 3 hour drives up the mountain and back down over the last nine years, […]

claire's bedroom
DIY Projects, Family, Home Decor

DAUGHTER #1s BEDROOM FIT FOR A PARISIAN!

  HAPPY SEPTEMBER EVERYBODY!!! Our Daughter #1 just turned 18 years old!!!!! Where has the time gone??!! We met our beautiful daughter when she was two years old.   For a surprise birthday gift we revamped her bedroom a little bit while she was at work.  I love revamping rooms ~ the new, the clean, […]

Jacob grad
Family

PARENTHOOD….A TWO-EDGED SWORD

Well, this happened recently! When I asked Son #4 where he wanted to take a graduation picture on campus he picked the “Big A” on the football field. While we were taking pictures, a young couple came onto the field with a toddler in a stroller. The dad took the little boy out of the […]

Home Decor, Home is Where My Heart is Shop, Money Saving Tips

GRAND OPENING OF OUR ‘HOME IS WHERE MY HEART IS’ SHOP

Hello Everyone! I’m so excited to share with you our great news! I’ve wanted to share this announcement with y’all for a long time but I wanted to get it just right before sharing it with you. The LOML and I have been working on setting up a store where we will sell all our […]

turkey soup
Fall, Family, Home Decor, Main Dishes, Recipes

HOMEMADE TURKEY AND VEGETABLE SOUP

How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? Did you have to Zoom with family or were you able to all be around the same table? Whatever situation you had, I hope it was memorable and wonderful! My family wishes you a belated blessed Thanksgiving.   One of my favorite meals of the whole year is the day AFTER […]

oak island
Family, Travel

OAK ISLAND

Do you ever feel like you just want to run away for a little while? Go somewhere with no responsibilities, no kids, no dogs, no politics, no stress? This past weekend, that is exactly what the LOML (Love of My Life) and I did. We hopped in our truck and drove about 2½ hours south […]