It’s OK to lie at Christmas, right? “What darling? Oh no. That tote bag with your name on it isn’t for you. I monogrammed it for a customer. She must have a little boy with the same name as you!” Uh oh. What happens on Christmas morning when he opens that tote bag and realizes…
Our first born son, the one who will inherit our riches, the one who will take care of me when I’m old, the one who can’t remember to take out the trash….. is eighteen today. Eighteen! How did this happen? Time sure does fly. It has been such a joy to watch him grow into…
Everyone I meet tells me the same thing… “I am so busy!” “I am going crazy!” Yep. It’s a busy time of year. But today tops it all for me….and if you don’t mind I’m gonna tell you about it. I was up until 2:00 AM the past two days finishing up a whole truckload…
I like to drive. A few years ago I piled the kids in the car and drove to Ohio. From South Texas. It was fun! The trip I’m on now is much shorter. On Sunday I drove about 5 hours from my house to visit my parents. Tomorrow I will drive home again. The kids…
My new friend, the Pioneer Woman, she gave me a gift. A gorgeous, beautiful, stunning t-shirt. Yes, she gave a t-shirt to everyone that came to her book signing. Even though I was one of thousands….I feel sure I was the most special. Now you know why I love her so. She loves me too….
They say Christmas is a time for miracles…. And I need one, man. I need a miracle. I need for God to streeeettttcccchhhhh out the days so I can have some more time. Please God, do that teensy thing for me? My little Shop 24 workers are cranking out orders. I just know this is…
We had a few people over for dinner on Sunday night. It’s a lovely bunch, wouldn’t you say? Here’s just our family….. We need those other people back to make us look all Christmas-y. We don’t have enough red in our picture. These are all of the people that homechurch with us. We usually meet…
2:00- Grateful for Grace and I leave the house. We leave our children, our husbands, our chickens…and we head off to Austin. It’s a two hour drive. 4:10- We arrive in Austin and decide to treat ourselves to some Chick-Fil-A. After all, this is a road trip and we deserve it. 4:30- We arrive at…
As the weather gets chilly and the Christmas lights on the porch shine their soft glow through my bedroom window….I start to feel ready for the holidays. We don’t do much in the way of gifts. The kids get a stocking and sometimes (not this year) we get them a group gift. This year, since…
It’s been a long weekend of coughing and not sleeping and coughing some more. Why is it lasting so long? Why is my house such a mess? Why do bird suddenly appear every time you are near? Why am I singing Karen Carpenter songs? I think I’m high on Robitussin PM. I hope you all…