Category Archives: sally


My Pop.
After four years of fighting in Vietnam, my dad, a ’63 West Point grad, was shot in the leg leaving him disabled (View full post »


Mother’s Day
I interviewed the kids for Mother’s Day this year: Why did God make mothers? F. To help us. G. Because they wereView full post »


Texas Tornado Weather
About a month ago, we had a tornado warning. All of the kids came home from school that day with stories about how theyView full post »


Freddie and Jessika Got Married.
Went down to Austin to celebrate Fred gettin’ hitched this weekend. Highlights included: 1) Grandma watching theView full post »


My sweet friend Elizabeth, a Rare Bird.
I just received the very best surprise in the mail from my sweet friend, Elizabeth Madden of Rare Bird Preserves.View full post »


Date night with Francis
Tonight I had a dinner date with Francis at IHOP. Followed by some looking (and playing at the Apple store). AndView full post »


Valentines Day
This morning, Matt surprised me by taking the morning off and treating me to breakfast and a morning at The Modern. IView full post »


I love print.
Here it is in the paper. There’s something so much cooler about seeing it in print than online. View full post »


A Time For Everything.
Recently, I started up our daily scheduling again. Aside from pick-up times and drop-offs, the after school hours areView full post »


What up?
I have been a very terrible blogger lately… like for 2.5 months? Ridiculous. Occasionally, I just get “over-View full post »


So Glad I’m Here.
Friday was just one of those days. I chased my tail to get the house clean, catch up, scratch stuff off my to-do list,View full post »


Is it just me?
Or do you heat up your coffee all morning? I remember being horrified going to restaurants with my mom when I wasView full post »


It’s a Rainy Day…scratch that… Week in Fort Worth, TX
This week has been a rare, wet treat for us folks in Texas. Never mind, my kitchen ceiling is leaking and will requireView full post »


And she’s off…
My oldest niece headed off to college today. My sister and bro-in-law escorted her out of the country and up toView full post »


Thrifting Today
The boys and I went thrifting this morning. I wanted to find some old sewing stuff – maybe some zippers or velcroView full post »