It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home
As Mother’s Day approaches, I can’t help but remember all the times the LOML and my kids have asked me, “What do you want for Mother’s Day?” I’ve held the title of Mother, Mom, Ma, Dude, Bruh, nag, (just to name a few) for 33 years. I’ve received the sweetest self-made cards with illegible writing […]
The LOML (Love Of My Life) and I have been married for 35 years, birthed 4 children, adopted 2 children, lived in 2 states, owned 3 houses, rented 2 apartments, […]
Thirty five years ago, I married the most wonderful man! This week we’re celebrating and reminiscing about all the wonderful and not so wonderful times we’ve shared together. Marriage is hard work!! If anyone tells you different, you’re being fibbed to!! There’s a lot of compromise, apologizing when you’re wrong and sometimes when you’re right, […]
I consider myself a North Carolina girl (we’ve lived here for 28 years) but I grew up in Boca Raton, Florida, a little town south of West Palm Beach and north of Miami Beach. It was a small quiet town when my dad first moved his family there in 1970. Today it is a popular […]
You know how there are certain occasions that are almost always the happiest days of a person’s life? Vacations, births, buying a home, first kiss, falling in love, surprise birthday parties, and the list could go on and on. Our family experienced such an occasion ~ the most beautiful (and perfect) Fall wedding. The happy […]
How is everyone doing? Happy Fall Y’all!!! Sons #2, 3, and 4 all attended Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains. They all loved the campus, the town, the hiking trails, and the weather. After many 3 hour drives up the mountain and back down over the last nine years, […]