I just want to take a minute to thank everyone for your beautiful and wise words on yesterdays post. Growth and change are never comfortable, but they are always necessary. Know that your words and your thoughts are greatly appreciated and held dear as I make my way through each…
Sometimes I wonder if, in this space, it’s better to keep things positive, pretty and inspirational…even when things aren’t positive, pretty or inspirational. In general, I tend to stay away from personal stories so as to keep them…well…personal. And I generally try my best to stay away from negativity in…
On Thursday evening, Tool Lady and I headed north to visit with a very good friend and her family for a few days. It’s amazing how many wonderful moments can be shared and captured in such a short period of time! The road to Westminster, CO The Lego Tray Tool…
{this moment inspired by Soule Mama} If you’re inspired to do the same, please leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all of us to find and see. xoxo,M
My sweet, beautiful, smart, baby girl is, at 18 years old today, officially not a baby anymore… My newborn daughter with my mom THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE It could have happened. It had to happen. It happened sooner. Later. Nearer. Farther. It happened not to you. You survived because…
My Maternal Great Grandpa was a baker, though I don’t have a single recipe that belonged to him. There may be one (or 100) of Dutch’s recipes stashed away in a cardboard box in the garage of one of my relatives, but if they do exist, chances are I will…
I’ve been kind of out-of-sorts for a couple of weeks now. Full-on sick (kidney infection first, then the flu), as have Tool Lady and Fish Girl (just the flu for them…horrible, no good, very bad, long lasting flu). It’s hard to focus on anything when your body hurts and you…
In celebration of Tool Lady’s 34th birthday, we spent last weekend in the tiny mountain town of Angel Fire, NM. We relaxed, took in the amazing views, went on a sleigh ride, ate lots of food, listened to some good music, giggled at the tourists (realizing we were technically tourists,…