Our Graduation Trip
Hubby and I have attended lots of graduations with our kids. It started with both graduating from high school, then both graduating with bachelor’s degrees. Our son walked again with another bachelor’s degree, then walked with a master’s degree. A few years later, our daughter walked to get her master’s degree and this month, she […]
Can’t Take It With You
A meme has circulated on social media that says something like: You’re born with nothing, you spend your life chasing things, and you die with nothing. Make sure to fill your heart with good things. Hubby and I have downsized some in recent years, and we haven’t missed anything we donated or sold or trashed…except […]
Cooking Difficulties
One of the hardest things of adult life is deciding what to cook for meals, especially for just two. When we was younger, I had cookbooks and a recipe box full of options to choose from. All changed with our aging bodies and food challenges. We live in a dairy-free house now, so those books […]
Bugs. Spiders. Yuck!
Hubby and I watched two PBS programs about insects. While bugs are definitely not my thing, it was fascinating to learn that dragonflies lived underwater for 4-5 years before emerging as the flying insects we know and maybe some of you love. They only live a week or two above water, mating, laying their eggs, […]
My Mom
Today is Mother’s Day and like all of you, I appreciate my mom. Her whole life, she’s been the quiet one that works hard in the background. Her main chore was providing food for her family and whoever else walked through her door. She always had a big garden and spent many hours out there […]
Mid-April Celebrations and Tears
Mid-April brings smiles and happy thoughts but also tears. I’m always glad when May comes around and brings happier thoughts with it. My siblings and I threw my mom a surprise party for her 92nd birthday. It was low key and involved fried chicken and sides from the local grocery story and a cake with […]
A Trip Back
Hubby and I traveled to College Station and Texas A&M to see Daughter and SIL last weekend. She had a short break in her very busy schedule and wanted us to come share it with her. The weather was beautiful, and the bluebonnets were blooming in the area. Something is always going on campus. This […]
Returning from the Sea
During a workshop I took last summer, the presenter talked about holding a writing conference aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The idea sucked me right in, and I signed up. I invited my daughter to go, but it didn’t work with her schedule. My sister jumped at the chance when I asked her. Last […]