I’m not complaining just explaining…. This is my busiest time of year. Instead of my life slowing down, it actually fills up. From mid-November through Christmas each year I add to my life by working at a Christmas Tree Farm. I decorate wreaths, centerpieces, swags and garland. I love the job and it’s a great creative outlet for me. This is … Continue reading
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Filling Up the House and Loving It
A jumble of baking, cleaning and preparing are happening in this household. Family and friends are coming over tomorrow for a full day of feasting on that all-American meal of turkey, stuffing, yams, potatoes and cranberries. I love Thanksgiving. The aromas filling the house make for warm memories of past family and friend gatherings. In … Continue reading
Photos, Deadlines, and Dandelions
My friend, Kay, often says: “There’s nothing like a deadline to get ya moving!” Christmas is a deadline….and a Family Christmas photo is another deadline all together! We’ve been one of those families that waits until the last possible moment to take those precious, organized, and clothes-coordinated family photos. I lay out the clothes, get the kids all-done-up and pose somewhere … Continue reading
Symbols of Thanksgiving
Of all the seasons, autumn is my favorite. The colors of the leaves, the pumpkins and mums, the warmth of bonfires and hot cocoa, the fun of football and hay rides… all wrapped up in this season called autumn. One of my favorite parts of this whole season is Thanksgiving Day. I love the decorating, the baking, the … Continue reading
Lessons From Mama
My mama taught me, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all.” I guess in this incidence, I followed her advice, at least in the verbal sense. Nothing exited my lips. However, I did communicate. My mama had a way with her looks as well. She could communicate with her eyes. The narrowing and piercing stare had … Continue reading
Exiting the Expressway
This expressway is exhausting. Overflowing schedules of events and activities run into more appointments and meetings. Life becomes an expressway of bumper to bumper, life-packed, overcrowded, backed-up traffic jam. The days fill up and empty me out. Night comes and my head hits the pillow with a thud. Dropping off one kid to pick up another…running … Continue reading
Unwrapping 43
Last week, I celebrated the Big 43. I remember when I turned 28 for 4 years in a row. For some reason, the age number bothered me then, but now, not so much. It’s just a number that counts the years I’ve lived, not how young or old I feel. So to celebrate, I planned … Continue reading
Tripping Over Typeset 