You’re not gonna believe this but we FINALLY got the last of our decorations up! It’s December the 27th! Thank goodness we leave us up until after my birthday, which is January 10th. It is an indulgence I give myself more readily now that I don’t have small children of my own to control. Well, [...]
I don’t usually forward emails even when they are clever and I really like them, but this one I have to share. The dog’s have some questions about their human … er … canine rights. The original email had darling animated pictures but you don’t get to see those. I wish I could give credit [...]
This Blue Nativity by Jim Shore now has a home behind the glass doors of my China cabinet. It reminds me that love isn’t a season. During the sweet still hours of Christmas midnights I find the peace and balm my spirit seeks. In the quiet shadows Lynn and I whisper together about our love [...]
My grandchildren are hurling … puking … vomiting … with projectile force. Their parents are having to clean up all manner of icky stuff because this flu hits without warning and the children sort of wake up in the middle of the process. I have cleaned up many a terrible mess in my day, but [...]
These are the Southern Utah grandchildren tonight at the piano recital. I was so pleased with how the five oldest girls bravely performed on the piano and for Steele’s job of being our announcer. Aren’t they all beautiful in their pretty Christmas dresses? And doesn’t Steele look handsome? Steele didn’t want to take piano [...]
These don’t look all that impressive to non desert dwellers but to us who live among the lizards and Gila Monsters. The kids here are ecstatic because on the 10:00 news they announced Washington County School District has decided there is no school tomorrow. The kids think they will be outside playing and making snowmen [...]
This is my seven year old grand daughter, Luca. She is awesome! I wish I could have been there to see it in person but I am so grateful for technology that lets me share this way!
You probably can’t see the house very well through the snow … the icicles are fake, by the way. It’s cold here, but not that cold … well it’s that cold at night this week but we still don’t have real icicles. The kids are ecstatic to have snow here in the desert. I [...]
This is what my kids were going to get this year. Well, this isn’t it because this set belongs to Elizabeth. Their sets are still in the form of material, buttons, batting, and thread. The little ornaments are to hang on the buttons you can see on the trees. It is an Advent Calendar. Neat, [...]
We made these bread ornaments thirty years ago with our good friends, the Hancey’s. We treasure them as if they were made of the finest porcelain instead of crumbled white bread and Elmer’s glue. I keep them in my China Hutch instead of packing them away each year because they are so fragile now. We [...]
