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A Star Wars Halloween - 31 Oct 2008
No surprise that the boys dressed up as Star Wars characters for Halloween. They love all things Star Wars and especially the new Clone Wars cartoon that comes on Friday nights. I think Caleb was Master Plo Kloon and Elijah was a Clone Trooper.
Read Full Post »Remembering Grandma - 23 Oct 2008
My Grandma Ola finally went home on Tuesday night. She would have been 87 years old on November 7th, and one of the things she and I talked about not long ago was how full her life had been. I’ve always seen her as a Renaissance woman; she had so many experiences in her life [...]
Read Full Post »A Beautiful Fall Evening - 20 Oct 2008
I’m sitting on my bed listening to Caleb and Elijah playing hide and seek in the yard with the boy from down the street. Wade is in the garage packing my van with recycling to be delivered tomorrow. The cat is purring at my feet. We just finished a good meal that my husband cooked [...]
Read Full Post »Spending Time with Grandma - 03 Oct 2008
This past weekend I was able to travel down to Abilene, Texas to care for my Grandma Ola who is nearing the end of her life. She has colon cancer, but is inexplicably in no pain. She is very anxious to “go on home” and is ready to leave this earth. I fought back tears [...]
Read Full Post »I’m Feeling Sneaky - 08 Aug 2008
In an effort to provide better nutrition for my family I picked up Jessica Seinfeld’s new cookbook “Deceptively Delicious.” What a great resource! It is chocked full of recipes that hide nutritive rich vegetables in every day kid food. Last night I gave the boys macaroni and cheese that had 2 yellow squash [...]
Read Full Post »Getting ready for Back to School - 04 Aug 2008
We just had our tax free weekend here in Oklahoma. All clothes and shoes were tax free and a lot of stores were having huge sales. Wade and I braved the crowds yesterday after church to buy Caleb and Elijah new shoes. They each need two pairs, one for every day and one for gym. [...]
Read Full Post »Final Vacation Pictures - 25 Jul 2008
When we lived in Destin, Florida as a kid, one of the most fun activities we did was play putt putt golf. We had the chance to introduce the boys to this little game while we were in Gulf Shores.
The pirate ship.
Elijah during his hole in one shot.
And then here is grumpy Wade. Please feel [...]
Read Full Post »U.S.S. Alabama Memorial Park - 20 Jul 2008
One of the coolest things we did on our vacation was to visit the U.S.S. Alabama a WWII Battleship and the U.S.S. Drumm a WWII Submarine in Mobile, Alabama. It was a very interesting and educational time for our family. If you are ever in Mobile, Alabama, I highly recommend spending a few [...]
Read Full Post »More Summer Vacation Pictures - 17 Jul 2008
Read Full Post »Summer Vacation ‘08 - 16 Jul 2008
My family has just returned from a fantastic 2 week vacation. Over the next few days I’ll post some pictures of our travels to Gulf Shores, Alabama.
The view from our condo at the Surf and Racquet Club.
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