Our oldest daughter, son in law and granddaughter along with their French Bulldog have lived with us for the past year while they built a house. And what started as us doing them a favor turned into them giving us a gift that we can never repay. When they decided to buy an empty lot and…
Month: February 2017
Why do we wait until someone dies before we get to know them?
As I sat reading the newspaper obituaries today (old habit from working in a seniors centre), I got to thinking, why do we wait until someone dies before we get to know them? I used to work around senior citizens, working with them was a small portion of my job but my office was in…
Sometimes it’s good just to go back to what you know
We have been getting slammed with our weather. We live on an island for crying out loud……..we are not supposed to get snow, but this winter has been surprising us with some unwelcome white stuff. And by surprising us, I mean we received about 2 feet in one day which set in motion a bunch…
Who’s in Control of my MS? I am!
Let me start by saying that this post may be a bit heavy but I’m doing it anyway! About 18 years ago, I was in a serious car accident driving home from work. The ambulance attendants said I was lucky to be alive and judging by the looks of my car and how I felt,…
Super Bowl Birthday Chili Cookoff
Football is a big deal in our house. When I was growing up, we followed sports, A LOT of sports – football, basketball, baseball, hockey, you name it we had to watch it. So, my family knows that Sunday is football day and if its Sunday (or Monday night), Denver Bronco gear must be worn…
Essential Oils for the Win!
I began my Young Living essential oil journey in August of 2016 and I’m not gonna lie, I started with knowing next to nothing about these little bottles of goodness but luckily, I have 2 daughters who have been using oils for quite some time. I started off thinking I would just use essential oils…
Little Get Away
My husband is without a doubt the easiest going man I know and he always goes above and beyond to show me that he loves me so I always feel like I need to do something special for him particularly on his birthday. As I mentioned in other posts, he works away from home so…