For the last 15 years very few people have known exactly how old I am. Oh, I know what you’re thinking; you think I’m one of those vain women who quit counting their birthdays at 29 or 35 or whatever age makes them feel like they’re still young, hip and happening. Well, not exactly. I […]
On April 21st, I watched quietly while small tears leaked from my eyes, as my husband gave our youngest daughter Jess away to Chambliss, not with a kiss on the cheek but with an exploding tater hand bump complete with sound effects by Jess. I stood by the dance floor and watched as David and […]
It’s hard to believe but less than a year has passed since we sold David’s parents’ house in Illinois. In just 4 days’ time we attempted to get my in-laws’ three story house of 40 years picked through, sorted into what goes to their condo in Florida, what goes to their bedroom in Tennessee, what […]
In an effort to keep our three dogs from slurping up all the bright foil wrapped Easter chocolates and strewing green, pink and yellow plastic Easter grass all up and down our hallway, we put the kids Easter baskets on the fireplace hearth in our bedroom. We would then hide the brightly colored plastic Easter […]
It just hit me like a ton of bricks—Jess is getting married!!! I know that I have known this for the past 7 months. I know that I stood in the bridal shop while she tried on dresses, finally finding the perfect dress for her. I know we went with Christi back to the same […]
For the last few years my mornings have started with copious amounts of delicate doggie kisses from Fred, my female goldendoodle and a steaming hot cup of coffee from Dave, my sweet husband. When Matt, my son who works for me, got his first dog, Windsor, my mornings started out with a double helping of […]
Being a child basically raised on the beach I grew up barefoot and absolutely hate wearing shoes. When I was a little girl I had callouses so thick on the bottoms of my feet that walking on hot Florida asphalt was like walking across a cool tile floor for me. When school started, I was […]
Sometimes getting more than two people moving in the same direction at the same time can be like herding cats. Just about the time you think you have everything under control, one of the little buggers will break rank, sending everyone in different directions. I spent over 25 years as the official “Cat Herder” of […]
Ok, so June Cleaver, I’m not. As a mom, I am generally pretty no-nonsense so my kids grew up hearing things like “If there’s no blood, I don’t want to hear any crying” and “If you throw up when we’re getting in the car, then you can stay home from school.” One of my most […]
Before I married David, I had no idea who or what Notre Dame was other than an awesome cathedral in Paris. Now, almost 30 years later, Notre Dame (the university) has become the bane of my existence from the beginning of football season to the day of the National Championship Game. This year, as in […]