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 Good morning, my friends, and Happy Easter to all who celebrate. 

I'll admit that Easter is kind of a non-event around here, except that Matthew has a birthday coming up on April 2nd. He'll hit the big 4-0 this year. Every year since his birth, I've checked to see if Easter would fall on his birthday. So far, it hasn't. And since Easter baskets are no longer a part of our lives, Easter gets short shrift. Nevertheless, I remember attending Easter sunrise services with my mom, especially when my dad was deployed to Vietnam. She often ...

 Good morning, my friends, and Happy Easter to all who celebrate. 

I'll admit that Easter is kind of a non-event around here, except that Matthew has a birthday coming up on April 2nd. He'll hit the big 4-0 this year. Every year since his birth, I've checked to see if Easter would fall on his birthday. So far, it hasn't. And since Easter baskets are no longer a part of our lives, Easter gets short shrift. Nevertheless, I remember attending Easter sunrise services with my mom, especially when my dad was deployed to Vietnam. She often ...

I was so tired when we got home from the ranch last night, but it was the good kind of tired. My husband, brother and I made the 2.5 hour trip to the monument company to pick up the marker for my parents’ gravesite, then the one hour drive from there to the ranch to… Continue reading It Was a Good Day

Good afternoon, my friends. We had a change of plans for today. In yesterday's post, I had us driving out to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to see the wildflowers. Then, it rained almost all night last night. That wouldn't have stopped us, but when I checked this morning, rain was predicted beginning around 1:00 p.m. Also, it was nearly two hours both directions to drive out there. We weren't really up for that. We'll hold off and go there when we move east next week. Taking that route only adds about 30 minutes to ...

Good afternoon, my friends. We had a change of plans for today. In yesterday's post, I had us driving out to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to see the wildflowers. Then, it rained almost all night last night. That wouldn't have stopped us, but when I checked this morning, rain was predicted beginning around 1:00 p.m. Also, it was nearly two hours both directions to drive out there. We weren't really up for that. We'll hold off and go there when we move east next week. Taking that route only adds about 30 minutes to ...

Chad and his family are in Louisiana and Chad sent me this picture. When I looked at it, my first thought was . . I have to share this on the blog . . for those readers who remember Chad in high school and college. He wasn’t a BAD kid but he kept me on...

Cooper is full of energy and mischief but he’s the sweetest little dog. I’ve never had one that was this sweet. He loves to snuggle and be as close to us as he can get. He had been sitting with Vince is his chair in the evenings. I think he and Oscar like the reclining...

 This morning we had oatmeal that Patrick set up to cook this morning. It turned out really good. I even had a bowl full. 

Looked out the window and it was snowing!

Of course, it was gone in an hour. Katt called just as it was going. She wasn't happy because she didn't want it tomorrow. Chances are she will have it tomorrow. 

We worked a little around the house. Getting stuff cleaned up. Then I started cooking the lemon meringue pie. I had 45 minutes to get it done! That's when I got Patrick involved. I ...

 This morning, I was up and out the door. I had a couple things I needed to do. I even went to get some pen refills at Staples to find out I got the wrong one. PLUS, one of my favorite pens couldn't be opened to put a replacement in it. So, that didn't help. I may need to get another one tomorrow or wait till the next time I go. 

Went to moms and there were 6 of us. Ethel didn't make it. She's been going through a few things lately, and since she's ...

I’ve shared this before but just because these pictures crack me up, I’ll share it again. When we got Cooper, Vince was concerned that Oscar wouldn’t like him. Oscar can be a bit difficult. Cooper is energetic and can be aggravating and Oscar isn’t very patient but I felt like IF Oscar was a problem,...

On Saturday our daughter Kayla called and asked if I was up for a visit…ALWAYS! So I started scrambling to think of something I could make that I could eat and they could eat. Hmm. I called our daughter Kalissa to let her know and to say if she wasn’t working, maybe they wanted to …

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Vince thinks Cooper is heavy but Vince doesn’t carry Oscar around! Oscar has to go to the vet in April. I’m afraid to see what he weighs. We’re working on getting a few pounds off but he does love to eat. Oscar has always been like a little tank but Cooper seems a bit more...

 This morning I was wondering if we were going to have a meeting since it was snowing when I got up. Sent a text to Sandy but she didn't answer, so took a shower. Came out and it was raining. Patrick didn't go golfing because of the snow. Sent another text to Sandy saying I guess I will be there. 

Headed out the door. Stopped at the bank and then headed to Connie's. She had 3 quilts done. When I got to Harrison Ave, the traffic was blocked in all the lanes. There was a car accident ...

I once had a “friend” on Facebook who unfriended me and said “You have too much drama in your life!” I thought . . I have very little drama in my life but last night, I thought to myself . . she was right! There’s too much drama in my life and just when the...

I thought I was going to have Friday and Saturday with the grandkids home last weekend but the plans kind of changed. They were coming on Friday and we all were going to go rollerskating. Then…Jasper, our daughter Kayla’s son, broke his collar bone when he fell down some stairs. Poor guy. He’s the first …

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 Baby Jack has arrived - the first grandson of Robin's sister Kaye and her husband Jan.  That was certainly exciting news and we caught up with Kaye for lunch while she was staying with the new parents and baby to offer a helping hand.  Luckily I had a baby quilt  tucked away for a new arrival, wrapped it up and took it to our lunch date. 

Every day Oscar seems to get a bit more patient with Cooper. I wonder if Oscar knows what a happy, sweet little guy Cooper is. I wonder if Oscar knows what a grumpy dog he is! When Cooper decides he’s going to do something, he doesn’t stop til it happens. Oscar was sleeping next to...

You’ve all probably surmised that Oscar, even the grown up Oscar, is pretty high strung. When I first started talking about getting a puppy, Vince was really concerned that Oscar might not like a puppy and might not be nice to him. I was confident that we could work through any differences Oscar had with...

I had been expecting Oscar to behave by the time he was a year old so I was pretty disappointed in December, 2022 when he turned one and was still wild and crazy as ever. Several of you told me . . nope, wait til he’s two or even three. I wasn’t sure I would...

 This morning was embroidery day. I do enjoy going to embroidery to be around good friends. Cindy and Sandy were already there. It was odd today though. Cindy didn't talk much so we were wondering what was going on with her. Sandy and I worked on our class embroidery pieces. Cindy left and Sandy and I chatted for another hour. 

Sandy started out with the thicker thread. I believe that was Lola. I started with Lola yesterday and when I took everything out, I started with the Iris that was supposed to be for that. I like the Lola ...