it’s personal
Up until this past week, I have been slammed with work. Since before Thanksgiving. I thought Christmas would bring a break, but it was just one day. And then I was back at it. More ten hour days than eights. A good solid two weeks of sixteen hour days. It’s all good. So much better…
Read MoreI think it was on Wednesday of last week when my honeys said, “Let’s go somewhere this weekend.” We started looking on VRBO and found this Comanche Lodge in the Blue Ridge mountains (they look like hills to me, but I’ve learned not to dispute the locals here. It turned out the owner only lives…
Read MoreThe lowest temp while I’ve been in Minnesota was -27 Fahrenheit. This is the coldest winter week in Minnesota history in over twenty years. This is the week that the girl who freezes in temps under 75 visits. My mom thought I would reschedule this trip. So did my mom-in-law. And her mom. Fortunately, my…
Read MoreToday is my last day working this year. I’ve been cranking the Beatles while finishing up edits from my last session of the year. And ordering a few samples I need to have on hand for 2014. This morning, we buried a pet hamster. Kind words were spoken by my boy and he took complete responsibility…
Read MoreThe day started early, but not as early as in years past. In years past, the kids have been up throughout the night at 1am, 3am, 3:30am, 4:45am and 6am to run downstairs and check to see if Santa has come and then double, triple, quadruple, quintuple check to make sure all previous checks were…
Read MoreWhat if these presents weren’t the fifty dollar Kindles nabbed on an Amazon one day sale or the Settlers of Catan board game? What if they weren’t books and clothes? Rainbow loom bands or gift cards. Photographic prints or fun kitchen tool splurges. What if we could wrap ideas and gift them to the ones…
Read MoreYou might remember my Uncle Marvin died in a car accident a few weeks ago. He was cremated and his memorial service scheduled a few weeks out to ensure my Aunt Gloria would be able to attend. She hit her head in the accident pretty hard, which earned her stitches. And a broken wrist needed…
Read MoreA few weekends ago, my kiddos competed in the bi-annual Karate Atlanta Intra-school Tournament. We enjoyed catching the opening ceremonies where various schools’ Demo Teams competed against each other in front of the judges. FYI – my kids’ school’s team won. Go Roswell! Following the Demo Team competitions, Mr. Maxwell Van Eck performed. His martial arts skills, flexibility…
Read MoreIs a special day for us. My Grandma was born on a Friday. And today would have been her 95th birthday. It’s her first birthday that we haven’t been able to celebrate with her since I can remember. Tonight, we are having a birthday celebration in her honor. A tree has been planted in her…
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