A soul that walks on water leaves no footprints, but will make waves."
I had big plans for Valentine’s Day. As Friday night turned into Saturday morning I was silently crossing things off my list of adventures. The boys are not feeling well. Owen and Aron both got me up in the middle of the night Friday night. Owen with…
A sweet girl named Marilyn Stark
played cards like a consummate shark
Each card that she saw
her memory could draw
but she never could say where she parked
I almost forgot again. My week has been off a bit because of Owen’s school schedule. He h…
I am working on my Mattie Kate bunny today. I’ve finished Mattie Kate II and there are some definite improvements but I still see some things that need to change. She is sitting up better, but her front legs are just too skinny and her back legs will n…
We’ve had a roller coaster weekend around here. Ups and downs are what make life fun right? Friday night Amber came and watched the boys for us while we attended a board meeting for BGM. It is always nice when Amber watches them. They love her. She…
A handsome young boy named Owen
was proud of the way he was growin’
He was tall like his dad
and that made him glad
So he smiled so big he was glowin’
Owen has been underfoot this afternoon. It is the price I pay when I don’t make him take a nap.…
It has felt like Monday all day today and I have had a terrible time getting anything done. At one point this morning I just frowned with every bit of my face and said…so far I don’t like today. Thing were happening in all the wrong places, at all th…
A Tennessee Christmas is pleasing
It’s cold, but we rarely are freezing
But the months that come after
chill the ring from our laughter
and leave us all sniffling and sneezing
It’s COLD.
All the county schools are closed, even a lot of the pr…
I have whirly twirly ideas spinning in my head and I need a break. I start to get overwhelmed by them and feel guilty for not acting on them…regardless of their ridiculous nature. I’ve started passing my ideas on to other people lately, in hopes that…
Ivan: Mommy said Santa’s on his way.
Owen: Well that’s just a song…he’s not really on his way.
This morning I made oatmeal for the boy’s breakfast. As I was spooning it into bowls and dropping a spoonful of honey over each one, Owen announced that he didn’t want his stirred up. I decided that I would allow him to eat his oatmeal un-stirred, I po…