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Still going strong at 61! Life is full of excitement and the beauty of family. The grandchildren are the best! My country home keeps me well grounded and my "happily ever after" keeps me beaming.

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My Blog

Autumn Travels 2009

     The 2009 Autumn Travels began with the birth of our fourth grand child, Cadence Novalee.  We had waited for her arrival to make travel plans and as soon as we got the call, wheels started turning...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:49:00 GMT

Summer Vacation!

Our recent trip to the northeast exceeded every expectation.  It was raining as the plane landed in Syracuse just before midnight June 17th.  Since we seldom go out after dark driving on rain-slicked ...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:44:00 GMT

On Being Ordinary

We encounter so many people as we go through our daily doings.  None of them makes much of an impact but I think that most of them probably have some significant something that makes them stand out ab...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Daily Whine

It happened again today.  I was purchasing a product and the sales clerk, instead of having a pleasant conversation with me, tried so hard to get me to sign up for a reward card.  And, the o...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:19:00 GMT

Hot Texas Weather

OMG!  It was 106 yesterday and, let me tell you, that's hot.  I ventured outside a few times just to see how hot it was and it was like standing in front of an open oven door.......a very ho...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:40:00 GMT

What We Can Do!

As incredible as it is a bunch of folks sitting in a control room in Arizona managed to land the Phoenix Mars Lander on the surface of Mars - intact!  Mars is almost 93 million miles from earth a...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Get Inspired!

One of the most incredible renditions of this hymn that I have ever heard. Inspirational to say the least. ..
Posted by on Sun, 25 May 2008 14:53:00 GMT

Motherhood

Recently I read the following in a magazine:  As mothers, we bend ourselves into knots with the constant weighing of pros and cons, often with no discernible "better" outcome between the two.&nbs...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:45:00 GMT

My Mother

My mother came for a visit this morning.  Over the last few years she has begun the slide into dementia but struggles against admitting this.  Today was not a good day for her which made it ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:07:00 GMT

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Glued to the TV we watched the shuttle Atlantis take off from the safety of our beautiful earth.  As usual, I had goose bumps and a knot in my stomach.  We heard the noise Columbia made as i...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:01:00 GMT