6 Lessons For My Granddaughter

There are lessons to be learned in every breathing moment, should we take time to stop and look around. Sometimes the profound smacks us upside the head and says, “Pay attention”; other times the soft whisper of the wind and the sunset teaches us the beauty of a quiet evening ...

Vacation Thoughts of Home

Vacations are made for getting away; a time of refreshment and relaxation. I usually take time away around the Holidays as a time of reflection, also. Looking back on the previous year without a calendar contolling my time gives me fresh eyes to review my accomplishments. Sometimes, though, vacations remind ...

Tis the Season

Nothing brings life to the Christmas season like a child’s wonderment as the tree is put up, the lights strung and the ornaments hung. Nothing, that is, except this Mimi watching her grandchildren taking in the moment.

This is our first year in our new home, which made it ...

November and Thanksgiving

I love the month of November! One of the things I missed about Indiana while I lived in the Southwest was Fall. We decided to move back to Indianapolis a few years ago and fall has always been my favorite time of year. By fall, I actually mean the part ...

Moving On

Not Like Any Other Day

Today was an early morning as I got my youngest daughter on a plane and now I sit here at the Indianpolis International Airport, waiting for my flight to join my daughter in Phoenix. It is a vacation of sorts. My son will fly in ...

Happy Fathers Day

This Father’s Day is a bit more special than any previous Father’s Day.

I grew up the oldest of seven children and my Dad was my hero. He always had a way of making everything okay – from skinned knees to fights with my siblings. He loved each of ...

The Remodel is Complete

We have finished the remodel of the bathrooms in our home. I don’t recommend people remodel when selling their home. In our case, it was necessary. We have loved this home in it’s prior condition; now, it is even more beautiful! It isn’t the granite or tile ...

Breakfast of Champions

M&M’s…………….or chocolate in any form. He did have cereal and blackberries first

Home......it's all about family

When people find out I moved back to Indianapolis from sunny Arizona, they always ask Why?

Here’s one of four reasons – the fourth grandchild.

There’s also brothers, sisters, my Dad, lifelong friends, family cookouts, celebrations and get togethers.

But….the grandbabies, they get preferential treatment. And, do they ...

Wisdom From a Three Year Old

Have you ever been in a position where you couldn’t find the words you wanted to say? Or what you want to say isn’t coming out in a clear concise fashion? Maybe you said something you wish you had never said. It happens to us all.

This happened ...