Family

  • All He Wants For Christmas…

    It was a move that would make a professional wrestler proud. Correction. It did make a professional wrestler proud. I know one. And he laughed right out loud upon hearing this story: She grabbed him ’round the waist, hoisted him off the floor, and then proceeded to drop him… in such a way that……

  • Gratitude: What If You Woke Up Tomorrow…

    I haven’t posted in a while. We have been on vacation as a family. Taking a much needed break, we headed south to a cooler climate. Yes, you read that correctly. While we were in Florida, temperatures in the Maryland area were above 100. Thank you for sticking with me and being patient. ::…

  • Gratitude: Bold Seagulls

    It is Monday and time for a new Gratitude post. This past week we were in Sea Isle City, NJ. A little backstory about the vulture-like seagulls: My daughter was eating caramel popcorn while walking on the boardwalk. A seagull swooped down and snatched the popcorn right out of her hand, about an inch…

  • A Lap Full Of Love

    She came in first. Blond hair tumbling down to her waist all messy and tumbled. Big blue eyes and a wide smile. How could  I say no? She climbs into my lap and pulls her feet up, knees almost to chest. She likes to sit curled up in a ball. We rock. My arms…

  • Sleeping Princess

    I thought of the story The Princess and the Pea as I watched her go through the process of taking a nap the other day. I am sure a pea would NOT have affected her rest. I don’t see how she can wake up so sweet and happy after going through this: Every time…