A Comedy of Errors

  Doesn’t it seem like some things are doomed from the start? The Donner Party? The SS Minnow? Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Prestley? You know what I mean.  Add to that list our latest trip to McDonald’s. FIRST, Mama Syd, Aunt Cristie and I met Jac and...

How Great

“We love our great-grandparents THIIIIIIIIS much!” So, that’s not Philip was saying here, (I’m not really sure WHAT was going on) but it is what each kid was thinking.  Admittedly, they are pretty great. But that the kids get to know them and...

Living the Dream

For quite a while, the kids have been preoccupied with the desire to bowl. It doesn’t help we live a block from a bowling alley.  Each time we drive past, they tell each other tales of what happens on the inside.  “Someday Mama said we will go and see it...

Montage Monday Joy to the World

The Advent calendar was empty. The cradle was filled with straw. All four candles were lit. The time of expectation was over and He was here.  Joy to the world! The Lord is come! Let Earth receive her King! And we did – with much joy and thankfulness and...

D.I.Y. Fashion

“God bless us, every one!” Credits: Tiny Tim: Ellie Costume Designer/Maker: Monday Who knew she is a fan of Dickenson and his works?    Not me! It should be noted that we discovered this while we were heading out the door. We left the sock on – it...