I am sitting here wanting to post some pictures of our vacation so far and in the background my parents are discussing how to season the fresh fish that my dad and my husband caught this morning. There are a few kids running around, back and forth between our 2 condos and my husband is…
Bound for the Beach!
So… we’re leaving for a much needed but way-too-short trip to the beach on Wednesday night and I am SO not prepared. I did do laundry today and sort of started packing. I always end up packing WAY too much stuff for a trip like this but this time our cargo space is somewhat limited…
The Story of How My Family Lied to me For Years
When I was growing up we had dogs. The first dog I remember (ok, don’t really remember him but have seen pictures, does that count?) was named Pepper and he was some sort of Dachshund mix. He died when I was three. Then we got Chester. He was a Beagle. Every.bit. a beagle. They bark…
Scrappin’ Sunday
Here’s a page I just “whipped up” yesterday. I admit, I “stole” the page idea from the recent scrapping convention that I attended. But don’t worry, I spent plenty of $ there! Thank goodness for my picture phone so I could replicate this one! Hope you like! This is The B Man helping his Great…
Austinification
Here are some highlights from our trip to Austin. I love that my kids have fun with their cousins and with their Grandma & Grandpa. (oh and I guess with aunts & uncles too!) After we got in town we checked in at Mom and Dad’s and then loaded back up a few hours later…
Summer Vacation Carnival!
The summer vacation was pretty much a given in my family while I was growing up. Every year Daddy would take a week or so off from work and we would drive somewhere, whether it be Colorado, California or even the Texas coast. My parents would load up the truck and camper with all the…
Summer Vacation Extravaganza!
Okay, so last week I got to thinking about summer vacations (especially after mentioning them in my Father’s Day post) and decided that I had a few good pictures and stories to share about the MANY vacations that we took as family when I was growing up. And, well, I figured a lot of you…
In Honor of My Two Favorite Fathers
Just a little something for Father’s Day weekend… I always knew that my father was a little older than the other kids’ dads. Not because he acted it, just because I knew his age. As a matter of fact, he didn’t “act” it at all. He was 42 when I was born, but he could…
Tickling the Ivories
My mother bought a beatifully constructed piano, circa 1890, while they lived in California (where I was born) so that she could learn how to play. She took lessons while I grew inside her belly. Perhaps that is why I love music so much? Maybe, maybe not. Either way it’s a nice thought. I also…
It’s a Sad Day : (
Zeke died today. He was my mother’s dog for nearly 17 years. Let me back up just a little… During my 16th summer our Beagle, Chester, passed away. My brother Larry was on vacation with his buddies at the time and always used to like to say that we killed his dog while he was…