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I am a 49 year old woman who is happily married. I am also a mom, grandma, friend, niece, co-worker, church secretary and truck dispatcher’s wife and secretary. In my spare time, I love to blog, do book studies, scrapbook, read, pen pals, and crochet.
You will find a little bit of everything here-- thoughts, musings, meme's, views of my life, both in written and picture form. Some of the posts are sponsored, but still all tie into my life and life experiences.
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Family PIctures
| We had supper with our son and his family last night. Ethan had to work, but David and I were free, so we spent the evening with them at our favorite Mexican establishment. April said that she had finished her Christmas shopping for the boys, and now she was ready to start on the rest of the family. I would love to be that organized and that far ahead of the game. You can usually find us Christmas shopping just a few days before Christmas. This year, though, I would love to get the family together and get family pictures done, like at Walmart. And then take it a step further and get custom picture frames to put them in. When all of our kids were still at home, I had their pictures taken at Walmart several times. And I've had Malachi's done at there as well. But, these last few years, the only pictures I have gotten are the ones I have shot myself. Which, are fine -- and alot less expensive. But, I would really like to get things put together and get that done this year. Or drop some hints and have the KIDS do that for me for Christmas. Works for me. |
Posted: 7:21 PM, August 9, 2008 |
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Pretty Face
| I know this will be TMI, but I am really thankful that the acne Ethan suffers from is just on his back. He gets a bit on his face from time to time, but for the most part, his face is pretty clear. But his back... there are times, it looks like he has chicken pox. Maybe I need to get him one of those shower scrubber things that he could run across his back when he takes a shower. That might be able to keep it a bit cleaner and not bother him as much. Sometimes, they really really hurt, and I have to agree with him. They look painful. But I'm not touching them. |
Posted: 9:14 PM, August 3, 2008 |
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Facing
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Ethan should be home any time now. Wonder how his day went? He is a cashier at our local grocery store. He likes what he does, and he likes the interaction of people who go through his line. Everyone seems like to like him, and he's been there for over a year, so that says good about him as well. When there aren't any customers to check out, the cashiers are assigned an isle, and they are to "face" them (meaning, line the boxes or cans or whatever back up in a nice neat row -- after customers have gone through and taken them out of the line). I don't think that he has ever had to face the acne products. He usually gets the canned fruit isle, or the pop isle. He hates the frozen food isle. Very cold to work with. I feel guilty now when I go grocery shopping, because I know I am creating more work for the kids. But, that is all part of it, so I guess I don't feel THAT guilty. [grin] |
Posted: 9:06 PM, July 31, 2008 |
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Life and Death
| I've been thinking about life and death this week. My cousin, who is my age, just a few months older, passed away earlier this week. He had cancer, so we knew it was coming, and yet ... Its hard to grasp the concept of him not being of this world anymore. My heart breaks for my aunt and uncle. Fortunately, they have done well, and life insurance rates isn't something they will have to worry about. I know when my mom died, among all the other things I dealt with, going through the grieving process, there was also practical issues I had to deal with, like what kind of funeral, how much we could spend. When a death is unexpected, those kinds of things have a way of slapping you in the face. We got through it, the funeral home was wonderful in the respect of letting us make payments. It also brought into focus something we didn't want to do to our own children. We have a good life insurance policy in place, but it needed to be updated. When someone dies, these are things you have to deal with, like or not. It helps when there is a plan in place, for those you leave behind. |
Posted: 8:25 PM, July 31, 2008 |
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He's Coming Home
| Ethan will be home tomorrow. Whoo hooo! He can annoy me to no end, push my buttons, and frustrate me. But, I have missed him. I didn't realize how much I share with him, bounce ideas off of him, depend on him. I think even the CAT5e, otherwise know as Sandyclause, misses him. I'm not real sure about David -- they tend to mix as well as oil and water. I know David has enjoyed the quietness, and having my attention just a bit more than normal. And I know he does miss him, in his own way. But I have to tell you, I am glad he's coming home! |
Posted: 9:36 PM, July 24, 2008 |
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