Category: Diary entries

This has been a very different Christmas season from any Dave and I have experienced in our 32 years together. For the first time since I was pregnant with our son, Josh, Dave and I were in our home, by ourselves on Christmas morning. For the first time, our daughter and her family were living…

so last night our daughter picked up grandson #1 around midnight. hubby couldn\’t sleep because he had taken a 3-hr nap earlier and was wide awake. i was very tired, because i had been doing stuff all evening and had not taken a break. so after nate left, we went to bed. so hubby decides…

i can\’t believe it\’s been so long since my last post. and life has certainly not been standing still during that time. do you believe that it will be Christmas in TWO weeks? i have to admit, i sure wish life would slow down just a tad. but, with church activities, full-time work, family responsibilities,…

After 10 days of a swollen, bruised, painful foot, I went to my foot doctor. They x-rayed my foot and found that one of the bones has a hairline fracture. So they wrapped up my foot with a medicated bandage, which I have to wear for two days. Then I have to wear a \”boot\”…

We never stop growing, you know? No matter what our age or life experience, God always has new \’stuff\’ for us; sometimes it\’s really fun stuff, sometimes it\’s not so fun. I wouldn\’t classify my last few weeks as fun, by any stretch. Beginning in June, when I found out that the company I work…

Recently my dear hubby and i attended the Meineke Car Care Bowl game in Charlotte, NC. In their stadium brochure, they list what items are acceptable and not acceptable to bring into the stadium. Sure I was within the guidelines of what was acceptable, I willingly opened up my purse for the lady to scan.…

My daughter is spending a few days with a friend here in town. She has her boys with her, so it\’s very quiet in the house. It\’s almost so quiet I don\’t know what to do with myself. Last night I sat in my chair and snoozed through a couple shows. Tonight, as you can…

i haven\’t written anything in a while. it\’s like my brain is taking a vacation from writing ideas. so what to do? just sit in front of an empty screen? it\’s what a lot of folks who write say–no matter what, set aside a time each day to write and STAY there, even if you…

Dave and I haven\’t had an extended vacation in about three years, mainly because of finances. So when my aunt and uncle offered us a week in their time share at Myrtle Beach, we jumped at it. We arrived around 8 p.m. Sunday evening, but because of a \”computer glitch,\” our reservation was not in…