Cactus, high temps, beautiful Bermuda grass, The Hilton, (We’re sharing the Hilton with the Roller Derby Championship Teams. Yes, the Roller Derby Ladies + the Southern Baptists = one big happy family!), more cactus, chapped lips, needing more product for my turned-to-straw-hair, swimming pool, glass elevators, light rail train to downtown, 14 Starbucks in a… Read More Phoenix So Far…
Just as the sun sets on Kory’s time on the mound, so it also sets on the career of one loved and notorious coach in our fair town. From T-Ball, to Prep, to Little League, and finally to Babe Ruth Coach Krum has been there in some capacity. He rose to the coveted position of… Read More End of an Era: Coach Krum Retires
Sullen –adjective 1. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. 2. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose. 3. indicative of gloomy ill humor. —Synonyms 1. See cross 2. See glum 3. sulky, moody, sour, bad-tempered. 4. cheerless, clouded, overcast, somber, mournful, dark. 5. slow, stagnant. Related words: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody Summer… Read More Summer Sullenness Strategies
Sadly, this has often been the scene in our backyard in recent months ~ feathers in a frenzied path, and one or two less chickens in the coop. We’ve had fourteen hens for over a year now, but now we’re down to………….THREE. While it appears that we are terrible chicken parents, the truth is that… Read More Backyard Murder Mystery
I’m not sure why, but I love books about food. Typically, this has involved browsing the cookbook section of our local library or bookstore, but recently I discovered a genre within the cookbook genre which is “cookbook author or chef biographies.” I don’t think that is really the official title of this genre, but I’m… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ “Dreamy Polenta”
(This post is intended to replace the current website for my book which I’m planning to delete very soon. You should be able to order directly from here by using the Paypal button below. Thanks for stopping by!) Bagels, Buddy, and Me is a story told by 8 year old Cooper about his journey to… Read More Bagels, Buddy, and Me: A Story About Gluten Intolerance & Celiac Disease
Technically, if you count all of the weddings we have been invited to and for which Robert will be performing the ceremony, the total comes to ten. Yes, ten weddings from May to August. That is definitely a record, even for this pastor’s family! One year Robert performed six weddings, but those were spread out… Read More The Marathon of Matrimony Begins
“I can’t get him to drink anything but Gatorade,” I told Dr. Wright, our seasoned pediatrician. We were back at his office again after several bouts with ear infections, numerous rounds of antibiotics, and the awful and endless ensuing diarrhea. My first born was only a year old at the time, and I was at… Read More Gatorade and Broadway Musicals: A Guest Post
Well, two extra special spots of tea, because tea drinking is a very regular occurrence around here. In fact, one of the things I hold dear and look forward to each morning is making a pot of Tazo Awake tea and sharing it with Robert as the day is getting started. Recently, though, I’ve had… Read More A Spot of Tea…Times Two
Last Saturday morning while we were all eating breakfast, the grownups lingering at the kitchen table and over the local paper for a few moments before the day’s list of activities would begin, Robert came across a small advertisement. It announced a talk and book signing at Mt. Holyoke College by someone who has been… Read More Kayla Meets a Hero