A little over a week ago Ronnie and I planted 18 flats of flowers in our yard, most of them our beloved Zinnias in honor of Ron’s 97-year-old mom, Eileen. This is the first year we haven’t planted a large planter for her in her yard as she is sadly now in a care center. We are generally safe to plant here in Utah after Mother’s Day…
Read MoreMy husband Ronnie teases me about “checking off the boxes on my to-do list.” I’m old school, and still use a notebook, paper, and pen. It’s my own version of a planner, but on my own terms…
Read MoreDo you ever see classes and demonstration opportunities and think to yourself how fun it would be to step out of your safe little box, and explore what’s out there in the world? I’ve been contemplating the things I’ve done in my life lately, and decided I need to make time to have more fun! By the way, fun is a foreign word for me…
Read MoreI might not get the most popular vote on this post today, but I have an admission . . . Mother’s Day is not my favorite day of the year. :) I’m not sure what it is? Unfulfilled expectations? Growing up in a dysfunctional family? Not feeling good enough…
Read MoreThis will show my age, but growing up the art of homemaking was a critical part of a girl’s education. From a young age I learned to cook, sew, clean, and craft. My mother was a task master…
Read MoreQuite often we go straight from Halloween to Christmas, skipping an important and much needed holiday – Thanksgiving. A time to re-focus…
Read MoreMy daughter, Errin, called me a couple weeks ago and said she was planning a birthday party for, Brynn, her oldest daughter who is turning six. She told me it’s evidently…
Read MoreToday we were supposed to leave for a much needed, and long awaited, week-long vacation to Lake Powell with a group of friends…
Read MoreDo you ever have times where the things you have planned don’t happen as you hoped they would? I used to use this quote when teaching…
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