So our refrigerator is definitely nothing to brag about. It’s pretty old and ugly. No matter how much you clean it, it looks dirty because the color has faded a lot. But it works just fine, so we decided not to spend the money [that we don’t have, anyway] on a new one. The dishwasher, oven, and microwave needed to be replaced. I even toyed with the ( Read more... )

The weekend definitely wasn’t as great as I thought it was going to be. It wasn’t actually bad; it’s just that I had imagined it would be a weekend of frolicking through fields of dandelions, soaking in the warm sun, happy family time, and probably outbursts of songs from the Sound of Music. Things didn’t quite go as planned. Rosemary is ... going ( Read more... )

I am so deeply in love with my family. My husband, my daughter, even my dog. We all fit together so nicely and when I think about it, I feel all warm, fuzzy, and satisfied. I love the permanent addition to our house who is Rosemary. I watch her run around the house, climb the furniture, whine, laugh, cry, sleep, and I’m so glad she’s a part of us ( Read more... )

I miss my mom. She’s been in Mexico for a week now and she doesn’t come home until Saturday. When she’s on vacation, she pretty much makes no contact. For her, no news is good news. Makes perfect sense, but I’m so used to regular conversation with her that it feels like it’s been ages!

I took Friday off, and that was lovely. I went to the chiropractor in the morning, then to Super Target. One can spend a lot of money at Super Target. Went home, cleaned up, put all the groceries away, and picked up Joel at work. We stopped by his bank to make it our bank. We have a joint account at one bank, but years ago, when he became an ( Read more... )

We just spent the afternoon with Joel's family for his grandma's 90th birthday party. Can you imagine live 90 years?? She has done so much in her life. Joel's mom was telling me about how she decorated her living room with black curtains and brightly colored flowers. I just couldn't picture this little old lady being a trendy decorator. Think about ( Read more... )