Today my father turned 80 years old. I wasn’t there to celebrate with him but I was there in spirit and of course through the phone when I called to wish him both Happy Birthday and Happy New Year. He roasted a duck just like he does every year, it’s his favorite birthday tradition. And…
The Real Santa
The Saturday afternoon before Christmas I was given the chance to go play Santa. Tim sent me off to go shopping for a bit and I was able to finish up my shopping (mostly for him!). I was so joyful, happy with my purchases, feeling the Christmas spirit in the chilly air and smiling on…
A Whole Bunch of Holiday Cheer!
I think we could all use a little cheer this year. I know, even for me, it’s a little harder after last week. My heart is still overwrought with heaviness. It will be for a while. And I know it is the same for most of us. But I also have to smile and exude…
Park It!
The last people we saw on our travels for the Thanksgiving holidays were my brother, Larry and his family. They were in Houston visiting my SIL’s family so we met up at Discovery Green and the kids ran around like wild banshees. It’s a really neat park right in the middle of downtown Houston. There were…
Is it Pehcahn or PeeCan?
Thanksgiving week was… good. But. Tiring. We were on the road A LOT. We ended up circling South Texas when it was all said and done. We stayed with friends in Houston the first night – B’s “bestie” that moved there back in August. The kids had a great time not going to bed until…
My Life in Numbers
I got this great idea from Greta at G*funk*ified and I thought I would put some of my numbers our there too and link up! Thanks Greta! 🙂 5 – the number of dogs we had over the years while I was growing up 1 – the number of dogs that were “mine” and that…
Halloween Fun!
We live in an interesting, sort of hidden little neighborhood that is a mix of young families and older folks who have lived here a while. It consists of only 4 (albeit quite long) streets that are connected before you have to go out on the VERY busy main road that runs perpendicular to the…
Fall-ISH Fun
We made it to the “pumpkin patch” today, even though the temperature was a steamy 90 degrees while we were there. I kinda hate that it is so unseasonable but you know, when the forecast shows similar temps for a while, and you want some cute pumpkins to put outside the front of your house, and festive…
We are SO beyond matchy-matchy…
I used to love to dress the boys in matching outfits when they were little. You know for Christmas… and Easter… And yes, Halloween too. (and yeah, this is what Halloween in Texas looks like – Spring!) It was always so fun to have them in the same thing, plus it was easier to keep…
4th Fun
We had a good 4th. Tim actually had the entire day off of work. I heard and saw a few complaints about the holiday falling in the middle of the week but for me, I thought it was awesome. It was SO nice to have Tim home and for us to all be together on…