Today Mr. Diamond and I will celebrate 43 years of wedded bliss. For those that know us well, you know that we have really been blessed with a truly wonderful life. We are well suited for one another and balance each other. As we have Continue reading →
Summer Camp 2025
Fama and PopPops Summer Camp 2025 is over and all we have are memories. I decided to create a really simple scrapbook for Theo so he could remember the time he spent with us in picture form. It is super simple and no big deal Continue reading →
Fingerprints on My Heart
If you look closely at that picture in the header of this blog post you might be able to see some fingerprints. I finally cleaned the doors today and all traces of those little fingerprints are gone but not from my memory as they will Continue reading →
Reflecting on Mother’s Day
It’s coming. Mother’s Day. For those of us who have lost our. moms it can always be a tough time. No matter what your situation is with your own mom – Mother’s Day brings on an avalanche of emotions. While I am joyful remembering so Continue reading →
Forty Years Later
. That is one of my all time favorite pictures. Micah at about a day old just chilling in his bassinet in the hospital. He slept like that often and I think that is how he was all curled up inside of me and it Continue reading →
Sibling Time
My family is VERY important to me. My siblings have become increasingly vital to my life especially after the death of my mom in 2020. I see so many families who have real rifts and it just makes me sad. I can just not imagine Continue reading →
Wordless Wednesday
A couple pictures from the past and there is an amazing similarity….. Continue reading →
Soft and Functional
Kids say the darnedest things sometimes. 4 year olds are constantly surprising.. Time spent with grandchildren is never dull. All of these statements are true and after spending 6 days over the holidays with our sweet Theo I am holding all the memories close and Continue reading →
One in a Million
You hear that phrase all of the time – one in a million. Let me tell you –I am married to that one in a million guy and today is a special birthday for him. I am whisking him away or as he says “kidnapping” Continue reading →
Remembering My Mom
Yesterday would have been my mom’s 95th birthday. It is difficult for me to realize that it has been almost 4 years since she passed away. So many days I think about telling her something. I guess that never goes away, does it? When you Continue reading →