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Dramatic, yet Understated

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feedI think that may sum up our Maggie.  Stuff happens while she’s around, yet she looks so steady and calm. Yesterday, in the late afternoon, Maggie’s leash slipped from my hand while we were out for a “potty break” and she decided to [...]

Un-Turkey Day Plans

I made 2 new pie recipes this year. Both are very easy to make.  That part is almost a requirement anymore. Both are on a graham cracker crust because I LOVE graham cracker crusts.  Every pie should wear one! Both have very short ingredient lists.  (See point #1) And both have sweetened condensed milk as [...]

The Old Rugged Cross

April, April Fool’s Day

We sing this song every April 1st.  What a fun way to celebrate a silly day. Let’s see, do I have any silliness to report today? Why, yes, yes I do. It’s like a game. See if you can match the right question with the right answer. How many gerbils live in my house? How [...]

Cookie Perfection

Ok, first we need to play a little pretend. Let’s pretend I’m not on a diet.  Let’s pretend that it’s ok for me to talk about cookies.  And while we’re at it, let’s pretend that it’s ok for me to actually consume a few of the afore mentioned cookies. (insert Jedi mind mess hand wave [...]

Bible in 90 Days – Day 2

Is it vain, or merely a foregone conclusion to say that, in our efforts to rise early and read READ read our Bibles on the 90 day schedule, the enemy is after us?  Giving his best shot to nip this new deal in the bud! Yesterday was great, being a Holiday, we had time on [...]

The Meanwhile Ranch Family

Happy New Year from my family to yours! My Family from WiddlyTinks.com

Happy Holidays!

I’m going on an indefinite vacation from blogging. Have a Merry Christmas!  And a Happy New Year!

The Night before Christmas for Moms

It was the night before Christmas, when all thru the abodeOnly one creature was stirring, and she was cleaning the commode.The children were finally sleeping, all snug in their beds,While visions of Nintendo 64 and Barbie, flipped through their heads.The dad was snoring in front of the TV,With a half-constructed bicycle on his knee.So only [...]

Holiday antsy

It’s too soon to take off from regular daily life (school) but it already feels so much like Christmas I’ve  got that antsy, chompin’ at the bit, rarin’ to go Christmas spirit. I’m sure it’s due to the cold weather.  Funny that those of us who live in south Texas even have a “White Christmas” expectation. [...]