February was cold and miserable. And we lost a week of our life – along with electricity (and in some parts of Texas, also water and gas) – to an epic winter statewide storm. Kelly’s biological father was admitted to long-term care at the beginning of the month. Our entire month was spent driving back […]
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January 2021 Wrap Up
Alternate title: Better late than never to sum up the month. Glory Be started learning “place.” State of the City 2021 – the Mayor’s last – was a virtual affair this year. And Glory Be’s DNA says she is… First snow! Dad’s heading home, which meant I did, too. First time to pack a suitcase […]
December 2020 Wrap Up
The end of 2020 and we were determined to have a happy quiet Christmas. After all, most of 2020 was focused on quiet, so why not end the same way? (Particularly since the COVID pandemic surged beginning in November for our region.) Our holiday baking for neighbors opened a door for notes, treats and greetings […]
November 2020 Wrap Up
November. A month to forget, if we could have things our way. Dad A got sick. Kelly’s birth dad got sick. Kelly’s dad got sick. Glory got sick. It was just too much. Jasper took his Life Complaints to a new level. Glory Be turned ONE YEAR OLD! Our front yard landscape started to get […]
October 2020 Wrap Up
October felt like we might be entering a new normal. An actual in-person organized marathon. An actual in-person TEDxPlano Salon. Actual in-person trick-or-treat visits. Now that Glory runs with me in the mornings, we bought her a harness light. Safety first! I ran the MCM Virtual Marathon! It’s been a few years since I did […]
Master Bedroom Reveal
Finally. After replacing the floors, rebuilding the closet, finding a new area rug, repainting, hanging new curtains and rehanging artwork, the master bedroom is finally DONE. The bed is now on our east wall, which meant our old gallery wall had to go and I needed to rethink all of the artwork placement. I also […]
Project Occupy Puppy | Make a Snuffle Mat
Our Glory can be a fast eater. VERY fast. We’ve taken to playing games with her while she eats, teaching her proximity and good behaviors while she eats and plays. That works wonderfully. But there are times I need to get things done instead of serving as a kibble dispensary. Enter: A snuffle mat. This […]
Old Glory’s New Life
May 2 was a big day in the life of my husband’s truck. It’s 55 years old. He’s owned it for 32 years. On May 2, it went to a new home. (It’s a great story, actually.) In 1965, a man named Ennis paid $3,500 for a brand new Ford F100 to give the son […]
Repurposing Old Things to New Treasures
Thanks to my parents’ move, I acquired an entire bushel basket of old blocks and wooden spools. They belonged to my (great) Grandmother Osborne. And while we loved the historic aspect of them, they were just sitting (for years) in the bushel basket. I decided to repurpose them into something decorative – a more fun […]
All Things New
We got a new sidewalk, curb and street this month! We got a new (retro style) fan for the living room! We (finally) got a rug for the master bedroom!