A hanger. A simple item used to hold clothing. As I worked on cleaning out my closet, taking out so many clothes that I no longer wear or need I noticed this little hanger at the end of the row. It was empty. It has Continue reading →
Quilted With Love
As I was helping my mom move and clean out a few things a few weeks ago we ran across some quilts on her quilt rack. The apartment she has moved to is a bit smaller than the 2 bedroom house she lived in and Continue reading →
Seems Like Just Yesterday
There are moments in history which will always be stuck in my mind. Moments like when Chris gave me my engagement ring. When I said I do in the chapel at Ohio Northern University. When each of my boys was born. When I got the Continue reading →
Memories
Moving always brings adventure. Our much anticipated move is creeping closer and closer with each day and in 2 short weeks we will be in the throes of packing and loading and cleaning. It’s a good thing. In fact I think it is a very Continue reading →
The Ties That Bind
My friend Katy who blogs at Learning As I Go and I were talking the other night about family. About siblings. About family dynamics and what those dynamics can look like in different families. Families can be complicated and messy sometimes I have found. Even Continue reading →
Somehow I Remembered It Differently
A picture triggered a avalanche of memories for me this week and I spent some time reminiscing about days gone by and how my memories might be a little flawed. Continue reading →
You Call It Juglans Cinerea—-I Call it Agony
A simple object triggered a powerful memory this week. Memories are pretty amazing things and even though I might have exaggerated the horridness of mine a little bit today it is still a memory from my childhood. What about you? Do you have any vivid memories ? Continue reading →
Happy Father’s Day!
I miss you every day, Daddy!!!! Continue reading →
I’m Back! Did You Miss Me???
Took a couple of days off to go spend some time with my family and join in the festivities of a baby shower !!! I am going to be a great aunt in less than 2 months for the first time and the great thing Continue reading →
A Stroll on the Tundra
Any of you familiar with the tundra??? And how cold it is??? The tundra of which I speak is the tundra at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Chris and I both graduated from ONU a few years ago and since we are temporarily living Continue reading →