Month: February 2016

You are not even here, Little One, and already everybody is so excited to meet you.  It will be a long time before you understand how special that is – to fall in love with someone you have yet to see or hold. You have a lot of years of growing to do, but far … Read more

This week is Mallie Bee’s senior recital.  After four years of college dancing to other people’s choreography, this time it will be her turn.  I am a mess of emotions.  I can’t believe that the last of our kids is nearly done with college.  I can’t believe that fifteen years of watching her dance is coming to … Read more

It might be a little early to trash talk 2016, but so far it has been out to give us a run for the money.  And by “run for the money” I mean we need to RUN for some money. To date…. *We have had a repairman out three times for the furnace *Had fraudulent … Read more

My mom doesn’t like water.  As a kid I have no memory of her getting into a pool or lake with us.  Sweating and miserable in the blistering heat of her least favorite season, she would sit on the edge of the neighbor’s pool and put no more than her feet in to cool off.  Her … Read more