duck egg

my newest love. duck egg.  as in the color, not an egg.  which by the way, are duck eggs blue? i wouldn’t know.  but i do know that i’m smitten with the paint color ‘duck egg’. can you blame me? it’s so fun to open a fresh can of paint, especially Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

sick day

102.5 temp, headache and achy body my poor baby boy at least he found a way to get fluids in his body without using up his energy yes, that really is three straws stuck end to end…”the extension straw”  I suppose necessity really is the mother of invention and I really like the way he

what a week!

Baby girl bought her first car The key is hanging from her thumb…hard to see it, looks like she’s saying; “can’t touch this”! I cried. She didn’t know that. It was special. *** Baby boy’s football team played in the playoffs at Cowboy Stadium He’s #34 my butt used to look that good 🙂 ***

things to ponder…

pick one thing and do it well, you may have several talents but one stands out above the rest…nurture it and let it shine *** joy is a choice through good and bad times… hang it up on the wall and own it! *** complete one thing a day, even if it’s just making the

a graduation, a birthday and a retirement

What a week! I’m still recovering from all of the excitement around our quiet little home. Our youngest turned 16. Our daughter graduated from high school. Family came from Indiana, Idaho and our Texas Hill Country kids joined in the fun. On Saturday the 11th my house contained 10 grand kids, their parents, a set