Friday Night at the Steak ‘n Shake

Friday Night at the Steak ‘n Shake

Seasonal shoe shopping gifted me two afternoon excursions with my youngest daughters. My kids out-wear and outgrow their shoes just in time for the next season; their flip flops disintegrating just in time for sock weather (not that that’s any time soon in this...
How I Spent My 7th Blog Anniversary

How I Spent My 7th Blog Anniversary

Yesterday I commemorated the 7th anniversary of this little ol’ blog by celebrating life in the best possible ways with some of my favorite people. To be perfectly honest, I’d forgotten the significance of the day until one of my son’s best friends...
Dear Me . . . {a letter to my teenage self}

Dear Me . . . {a letter to my teenage self}

Dear Me: I’m traveling back over half a lifetime to whisper words in your young ear: some to encourage, some to warn. All are well-meant. Honestly, girl, you spend too much time worrying about the size of your nose and your bowed legs. Once the days of drill...
Summa Cum Laude: With Highest Honors

Summa Cum Laude: With Highest Honors

Our oldest son graduated Summa Cum Laude from GA Military College Friday night. (He, along with many other students, was a non-cadet.) The path to graduation wasn’t straight: a false start; a year off; a year working. He went back to school and got serious, but...

The Greatest Job in the World

I have what some might call a fancy education. I took six years to get a four-year degree, and also married and had my first child during that time. In the months leading up to graduation, friends, family, and professors asked what I planned to do with my education. I...

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