Lucky Dorito

Sometimes my brain is full of useless nonsensical thoughts. I know that is NOT a big surprise to those of you that know me best, now is it? I think we all do it but it seems like here lately, I’ve been super-scatterbrained and the world’s biggest daydreamer. I have real deadlines of things I [...]

I never quite understood the purpose of a paper weight. Maybe someone can explain it to me…
I mean, seriously (Anndawg - that was for you!) - if you have a stack of papers on your desk - why do they need to be weighted down? Maybe back in the day before air conditioning when people [...]

I love love love this dog.
She makes me crazy sometimes…. with all the ear-flapping and possum-catching antics. But man oh man… do I ever love her. She looks at me with those big golden-brown eyes and my heart melts. She is always here for me, when I’m sad or lonely or worried or worn-out from [...]

It never fails to amaze me how the Lord provides just what we need. Although my family had many moments of laughing after my Dad passed away, as we reminisced over days gone by - after I got back home…. I was overcome with sadness again. Last weekend - I was going through the motions [...]

My name is Lillie and I look like a dork.

I’m a bad mama.
Really REALLY bad.
Just ask Lillie.

Wednesday afternoon, my girls had gotten home from school on the bus.
Beebo took a picture with her camera and emailed it to me, while I was still at work.
A picture of Lillie’s ear.
Yep. Her EAR.
You remember, previous stories of… flap, flap, flap… right?
The sound of Lillie [...]

As my sisters and I gathered around my Mom’s kitchen table this past week, we shared many stories. I think it’s perfectly normal and healthy to remember the good times (and some of the bad, I suppose). We laughed and cried and cried and laughed. (That favorite quote of mine from Steel Magnolias “Laughter through [...]

I’ve always loved to watch the many changes of the sky.
I have more photographs of sunrises, sunsets and clouds on my computer then I’ll ever know what to do with…
But this one is special.
I took this on the evening of my Daddy’s death - out the window of the van as my hubby drove us [...]

I have been supremely fortunate in my life. I’ve reached the ripe old age of 40+ without ever experiencing grief of losing a loved one as close as a parent. My grandparents are all gone now - don’t get me wrong… I have lost family but we didn’t live near them so I wasn’t [...]

For the past few days, I keep hearing my Dad’s voice in my head, saying one of his favorite sayings, that he’d tell us all the time when times got tough…
“Keep on keeping on…”
That’s what he’d tell us to do if he was standing here in this room. I know that in my head…. my [...]