Let The Sunshine In!
Here ya go - pics of our roofless abode -- as well as the back yard where our neighbor's fire encroached a bit and burned our fence, already dead grass,…
A Saturday Sojourn – or, Where We Went and What We Learned
During the two-and-a-half months we have been living in this rental house, there has been one particular loss from the fire that has affected me, and that was the loss…
Rule #1: Expect the Unexpected
After our homecoming adventure on Sunday, I expected the rest of the day to be fairly relaxed and routine. I was, of course, mistaken. I need to stop making such…
Locked Out
We came home from church to an unfortunate surprise today. Someone had oh-so-cleverly locked the handle of the front door. We have no key for this handle of the front…
The Grand Finale
Months of anticipation, weeks of preparation, and days of hyper-enthusiasm finally culminated on Thursday in the Event of the Decade for Harry Potter fans: The Opening Night of Harry Potter…
Things I’ve been enjoying whilest simultaneously running around like a crazy woman
Pinterest.com A virtual bulletin board upon which to "pin" the things you come across in your general surfing that take your fancy. One needs an invite, so if you…
Independence Weekend 2011 – FIREWORKS!!
There's really not a whole lot more to say about this part of the weekend. It was long awaited, much anticipated, and THOROUGHLY enjoyed by us all. We didn't have…
Independence Weekend 2011 – Before Dark on the 4th
Here are some pics from my before-supper walk down into the valley, capturing some sunset color, a rainbow... and some sibling love.
Independence Weekend 2011 – The Explore (Part II)
Leaving the well and corral area, we continued on "further up and further in" -- well, sometimes up and sometimes down, as it happened... until we came upon a gorgeous…
Independence Weekend 2011 – The Explore (Part I)
It is growing increasingly more challenging to find a place to visit in our neck-o-the-woods that we haven't already done-to-death. This trip, we decided to go in search of Macintosh…