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This past Sunday was Zandra’s surprise dinner. We made some homemade pizza, and this very very yummy lemon lime pie (forever to be known as Zandra’s Triple Citrus Pie)!. That for sure was a keeper – will post recipe. Wish … Continue reading
Category Archives: life lessons
A Hopi PrayerDo not stand at my grave and weepI am not there. I do not sleep.I am a thousand winds that blow.I am the diamond glints on snow.I am the sunlight on ripened grain.I am the gentle autumn rain.When … Continue reading
Today we decided to do a little bit more daytripping. We headed north this time – back to where we went last summer, but stopped at a bunch of places along the way that we didn’t quite make it to … Continue reading
On Saturday, Rob and I dropped everyone off with their other parent and started our trip down to the Outer Banks. It is “My 40th Birthday” trip. When trying to think how to celebrate my birthday, I decided I wanted … Continue reading
Of course I want all my kids to develop certain skills – the boys and Zandra. However, I think there are some things that despite modern times, some men still seem to have issues with. I want to teach my … Continue reading
We had a pretty different Saturday night this weekend! Zandra and Sam spent the day and night with Grammie and Grampy. Josh had a birthday party to go to; which left Gabe and Zach. We decided to do some one … Continue reading
We had to deal with a really challenging thing this past week. One of our kids got himself into some trouble at school, and had to deal with some serious consequences. Even though we had dished some consequences out at … Continue reading
“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have”.Thomas Jefferson I do believe in luck. But I really believe that luck is when preparation and hard work meets opportunity. The harder you work, the more … Continue reading
I’ve gotten into the habit of earmarking the bottom of pages of books when I read something that I really like and would like to maybe one day go back and read again. I guess I could highlight or underline, … Continue reading
It’s been a little while since I have talked about money! Way back here I talked about how I wanted to give my kids some basic tips about how to manage their money; so they can learn while they are … Continue reading