Those We Know

My friends' parents are part of the soundtrack of my childhood.  In junior high and especially high school, I spent many more nights than I can count at the homes of Sarah and Mary Linda.  I lived 25 miles away from where I went to school, so overnight stays after football games or play practice …

Break

Today is the first day of the rest of our Christmas break.  It involved teaching, napping, cooking, driving, reading, (not all simultaneously) and now writing followed by resting followed (tomorrow) by shopping.  Sunday will be more driving and then visiting my family in Louisiana. This year has been busy and full and hard and exhausting, …

Louisiana

I recently traveled to Louisiana to spend time with my friends MaryLinda and Stephanie.  We get together once a year (although this year we decided twice would be better), so for our lagniappe trip we chose New Orleans. This photo is more of what MY Louisiana is like.  The northern and southern parts of the …

Overheard

It's been a busy break. Tonight, the kids and I were more than a little overly tired and giddy as I've been using Power Tools and Stud Finders and Laser Levels to hang things like shelves and curtains in their rooms. Both spaces having been thoroughly mucked out and straightened over the course of the …

The Sunshine State Part 2

After arriving in Homestead, Florida, Momma got a job as a teacher while Daddy performed his duties as a "nozzle jockey" for the air force. He refueled planes, which basically meant riding up and down tarmacs on fuel tanks that amounted to humongous bombs on wheels--not the way one would prefer to spend their early …

The Sunshine State

My parents married at the end of December, 1962. They took off for a honeymoon in Colorado leaving my Granny in tears, because Momma had forgotten her winter coat, and Granny was just SURE she was going to freeze to death. It was a nice coat too--very expensive black wool with a fur collar bought …

What I saw THIS Sunday

Which, by the time you read this, will be yesterday. (And, Sarah, the car was either STOPPED at a red light or PARKED while taking all of these photos.) Last Sunday was sunny and in Texas. . .this Sunday was cloudy and spanned two states. I'm a gypsy, I tell ya! I ACTUALLY saw this …

It’s a Good Day: New and Improved. Well. At least improved

Last Friday before I set out for school (and I was VERY late, mind you), I posted this. . .post. But my pictures were all CRAMMED together and I didn't even realize it until I showed it to Momma on Friday night. It is fixed now. And I had a GREAT time with my Momma!!!!! …

Road Trip: Louisiana

I am from Louisiana. No, I do not: *speak or cook "cajun" *care very much about LSU *hail from the southern half of the state *celebrate Mardi Gras *really appreciate jazz That being said, I DO love my home state. It is lovely and green and chock full 'o good folks including my family. We …

‘Cause I can

I am STILL embracing my natural schedule. . .which included an afternoon nap, and will include me going to bed here in a minute, but first a project. A CREATIVE project. And it may not be your cup 'o tea, but I am just thrilled. Dollar store frames: $4 Can of Krylon Fusion paint: $4 …