Our Weekend Getaway Part 4 Find the beginning here. I was so excited about the Mesquite rodeo. Growing up, our tradition had been to go to a rodeo every 4th of July, but sometime between junior high and high school we quit going. It was super hot in South Texas and the rodeo was an… [continue reading]
A Day Of Shopping and Leisure With My Man
Our Weekend Getaway, Part 3 The beginning starts here. The next morning the knocking, slamming, and laughing continued. It turned out it was a junior high camp group! Oh well, at least they had fun! I certainly did not want to endure another night like that, though. As we headed out to find some breakfast,… [continue reading]
A Latin Restaurant and More Plans Gone Wrong
Our Weekend Getaway, Part 2 If you’re looking for Part 1, click here. If there is one thing I need to learn this summer it is that no matter how well I plan, I need to be ready and happy when things don’t work out like I want them to. We left the kids with… [continue reading]
Today is Our Fourteenth Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary Jason! How time has flown by! Journey and laugh with us as we reminisce about our love story: How we met Our first date How we got engaged Bloopers from our wedding day Our honeymoon
What Language Are You Speaking?
Communication in marriage has always interested me. The difference in the way men and women see things is intriguing. I don’t think I’ll ever figure it out in my own marriage. We spent the day at a seminar, and over the lunch break we loaded everyone in the van and set out to find a… [continue reading]
I Embarrassed My Husband Again
I attended a three day Classical Conversations Practicum recently. My husband joined me for the Saturday session. We were running late when we got there, so I told my husband that I would take the children to their classes if he would please go ahead and go get us a good seat. I was a… [continue reading]
The Night We Left the Door Unlocked
My brother and sister-in-law and two kids were getting here at two in the morning. A big debate ensued: Would we leave the door unlocked so that they could come in and make themselves at home, or would we lock the door, hide the key, and tell them where it was? Actually, getting up on… [continue reading]
The Best Laid Plans
My husband makes me laugh. It’s those little things that can either bring much joy and laughter in a marriage or can drive you crazy. What is more fun, I ask you? When my in-laws were here, they offered to take the kids swimming and let us go on a date. If I could have… [continue reading]
The Hardest Year of My Life Part 10
Click here to start at the beginning. About three weeks after the onset of my Bell’s Palsy I woke up one morning and looked in the mirror, as I had done each morning, in hopes that I could move my face again. On this morning it seemed like maybe I had just a little more… [continue reading]
The Hardest Year of my Life Part 9
Click here to start at the beginning. Throughout this time my little Grace was a great little sleeper and didn’t give us much trouble at all. During the day she was happy much of the time for me just to hold her, and that was certainly a comfort to me. I was released from the… [continue reading]