The Gratitudes…

Today I am grateful for… 1. A home 2. My children 3. Fall weather 4. Quiet 5. This moment I am sure there will be many days when finding something to be grateful for will be hard. Let’s be honest, most of us are selfish people and if things aren’t going our way, life sucks. [...]

Colette Reardon and the halloween party

So Colette Reardon took the kids to the Mom’s club halloween event this morning. I hope she behaved herself. I hear the kids had fun though. Colelette was nice enough to drop the kids back off at the house before her 1 pm bingo game and date with some guy named Fred from the Liberty [...]

The Gratitudes

Someone challenged me today, not directly but they told me of how they journal 5 things they are grateful for everyday. Therefore I will attempt to begin my first installment of…The Gratitudes. 1. My Husband, he tries to be the best he can every day and that motivates me. 2. Quiet time in the evening, [...]

Pumpkin Patch

Here are a few of our fall photos. Above is my Dad and second mom, they came up to visit from Bolivar so we made them sit for a picture! Come on back anytime Grandma and Grandpa. Today we went to the pumpkin patch, Emerie was thrilled with the animals and Owen tried to nuzzle [...]

Our Weekend

We had a great one. I had to work Friday night but woke up early to go to a leadership meeting at Starbucks. The coffee was good and set the tone for the rest of the day. Oh yeah, got a chance to see Ross Lewis, pictured below. He came down from Des Moines Friday [...]

Debutantes?

Had some teenagers over again this weekend. Mesha had her posse of girl gamers in for an all-nighter. I got a few good pictures of them. I really enjoy having a place they can all come to and feel comfortable hanging out together. When I was her age home was the last place I wanted [...]

Real Women of Genius…

Things have changed just a tiny bit since I was in high-school. I went to the mall with my daughter tonight to do some clothes shopping, whew. I felt like the main character in a skit from Saturday Night Live about “Mom Jeans.” I wasn’t wearing jeans but I didn’t need them to feel completely [...]

Must see video

Ok, I have to post this, please watch. I am not a big one for forwards and things like that but this is extremely amazing, and that is a double adjective. Seriously, watch until the very end. And please, comment your thoughts! Rolanda

Kids say the darndest things…

My son is darker skinned than the rest of us, that doesn’t necessarily mean he isn’t my husbands child. If you have ever seen my husband you’d know that he is very white, he is the white man’s, white man, and that’s…ok. But I have this friend, and you know who you are, her initials [...]

Air Bud and Great Aunt Geneva…

You may think it is ridiculous for an old lady to be tormented by the need for a golden retriever flick; but my great Aunt has been afflicted…with the spell of love cast by that adorable canine we all know as “Air Bud.” Up until now she’s really only had eyes for Jack Tripper of [...]