Ever After

“Can I help?”  
Almost every time I am in the kitchen preparing a meal, Vivi rushes in and asks that sweet question.  This morning I was simply heating up a can of split pea & ham soup in the microwave for breakfast (yes, breakfast), so there really wasn’t much she could do to help.  Instead, […]

What happens when two individuals with compulsive tendencies become obsessed with prior seasons of the best television series ever?

24 x 6!
BT and I polished off 24 episodes of Season Two in six days!  Seasons Three and Four took us a few more days than that . . . but we really do hunker down nearly […]

The stomach flu followed by a nasty bout of mastitis had me thinking about this adage I learned from my Grandma Hess many years ago.  Oh, how I miss her!  And oh, how I’m thankful to be feeling quite a bit better this morning!

One morning last week as I lay in bed, half conscious, Vivi bounced in at her usual EARLY hour to greet me.  Trying to clear the sleep from my eyes, I blinked once.  I blinked twice.  Did BT REALLY dress her in those pj’s the night before, or am I just having a bad dream?
 
 

Determined to do what is right
Patient
Beautiful blue eyes
Gentle
Low maintenance
Genealogist
Selfless
Quick wit
Resourceful
Eats leftovers w/o complaint
Playful
Helps fold the laundry
Responsible
Thoughtful
Creative
Mops the floor
Trustworthy
Kind & thoughtful to my family
A fabulous father
Hard worker
Smart
Takes our family on fun road trips
Frugal
Fun-loving
Infectious smile
Persistent gardner
Changes poopy diapers
Steady
Doesn’t criticize
Encourages me in my hobbies and interests
A good listener
Simple
Trusting
Humble
Loves to antique w/ me
Formidable Quiddler opponent
Kind
Helps put the kids to […]

. . .  wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper, too?

If you recognize that advertising Jingle for Dr. Pepper, you’re a child of the 70’s.  But even if you’re not as OLD as I am, the ORIGINAL Dr. Pepper bottling plant in Dublin, TX gets two thumbs up from our family.
Yes.  You read that correctly.  […]

. . . where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain
And the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, Ev’ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
Makin’ lazy circles in the sky.
OK, so maybe my “honey lamb” and I haven’t had much chance […]

Ever since Frisco Aquatics announced their new 2009 practice schedule which, unfortunately, messed up carefully coordinated carpool arrangements, I’ve been trying to convince myself that I truly could be like other moms and be a taxi driver every single day after school.  But every time I thought about it, my stomach would knot up and […]