Leaving No Footprints

Dad came down Thursday night with his van loaded down with sweet corn. Yesterday morning at first light, he and Becky were out shucking and setting up tables to work on getting it all into freezer bags. I joined them around 7:00 and got busy cleaning a…

Shamefully, I can’t remember her first name but our husband’s teach Sunday school in the rooms next to each other on the third floor of the education building. I see her at least once a week and usually just smile and say hello.

This week we talked…

The boy’s bunk beds arrived at the store on our date night last Thursday. I got a call on my cell phone announcing their arrival. I quickly made phone calls to the warehouse and delivery service to best weigh cost, time and convenience regarding gettin…

Kris and I had a date last night. We had movie coupons for Carmike cinemas and we also had to pick up a car-seat from Eric and Tisra that Tim and Kristy can use while they are here. All of this added up to a trip to Franklin and Cool Springs. We left t…

This week is getting hotter and hotter! Every time I leave the house I feel like it takes me longer and longer to de-pressurize when I return. I’ve always felt a little tired when I go places and feel like I can’t get as much done at home due to the in…

I am very excited because my sister Kristy and family will be flying here with their newborn baby next Saturday. Their itinerary is as follows:

4 August: fly into Nashville

6 August – 10 August: drive to North Carolina

17 – 21 August: drive…

I like to start Mondays off right. Today was a good start. Kris woke up early and seemed to be ready for work before 6:15. I usually wake up between 5:15 and 5:45 but didn’t this morning and woke up after Kris was almost ready. Since we were both awa…

Yesterday, in my continued quest for a purged home I did a lot of up and down lifting and sorting and back and forth running through the house and up and down the stairs. I am careful not to lift things that are too heavy for my already encumbered back,…

Yesterday was a good day and full of surprises. I was getting ready leisurely to leave at 9:00. Not too early so I knew I had plenty of time. Then I got an e-mail that shocked me somewhat and I caused me some concern. I sat down to respond and got up…

Saturday and Sunday were pretty busy. Yet, not as busy as they could have been. Kris and I had a meeting on Saturday morning and Amber was nice enough to watch our boys for us. When we picked them up they were blowing bubbles on her front steps and pl…