We always fill our weekends with way too many activities, plans, and goals. This weekend was no different; however, I accomplished so many things that I’m beginning to feel giddy. I finished making the jam two weeks ago, and I made three loaves of bread and a batch of yeast rolls Saturday. I finished another Morsbag, and we took the girls to ( Read more... )

Oh, glorious autumn! The weather finally is starting to change a little. It’s doing the typical Southeast Texas weather mood swings, but we’re leaving the windows open at night and occasionally using a quilt on the bed! In Texas, the autumnal cycle is crystal clear: Five to seven days of 80-90F heat with stifling humidity. The humidity crescendos ( Read more... )

I have started planning for Christmas. You say it’s too early; I think it’s too late. I’ll never get everything done ( Read more... )

Well, for my first real update in a while, I guess I’ll start by telling what-all I’d like to update about. Yeah, sure, I know. What-all isn’t a word. Bite me ( Read more... )

I had a very difficult and emotional day yesterday as I went to a fertility doc for the first time. It’s also my first true gyno appointment in over 13 years; I’ve done my well-woman care with a local midwife. He was everything I hate about doctors: aloof, brusque, slightly dismissive. He didn’t listen very well. NO sense of humor. In listing all ( Read more... )

Now I know all my northern friends will roll their eyes until it hurts, but this here's Texas, and yesterday it snowed. For a long time. And stuck to the ground. All over the yard, the cars, the trees, and the Christmas lights. We had a white roof this morning, and Grandmama, who's visiting from Laurel, MS, asked at least a dozen times whether we ( Read more... )

So last week while planning the party during multiple dull meetings, I employed my google-fu to find cake ideas for Burgundy. At one point, Satan prompted me to google "DIY Guitar Hero Cake." I can't imagine how else it would occur to me to type those exact words, for which this is the second entry. The moment I saw the cake, I knew that, a) I had ( Read more... )

The party came off without a hitch. We had at least 20 kids there for the SURPRISE part, and 11 young ladies spent the night. Let's see. At least 6 girls came but did not spend the night. Mandy, Shelby, Anna, Faith and Joy, and at least 1 girl whose name I can't remember. So that's 18 girls. Then the boys: Trey, Jack, Casey, Kyle, Christian, Josh, ( Read more... )

I'm wearing my brown, cabled, hand-knit sweater this morning. My favorite part of it is the hood. I plan to put a hood on the purple sweater, too, which is coming along very nicely. I have completed everything up to the point of rounding off the sleeve cap. I should finish that part tonight and build up the back neck portion. After that, all I'll ( Read more... )

I cried this morning listening to Obama's acceptance speech. I cried again listening to McCain's concession speech ( Read more... )