Category Archives: Family

The Wisdom of Mom

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Susan

I was at that “about to burst” stage of my first pregnancy when one of my friends spotted a newborn in a restaurant. She dragged me over to meet the new mother and gaze upon her infant. I dutifully ooohhed … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, It's all Relative, My Dear Mother..., Traditions | Tagged child rearing, Mother's Day, parentlng, pearls of wisdom | 4 Comments

Blame It On The Cabana Boy

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Susan

Apparently…there is this little known blog rule that says you can’t blog once or twice a month (if that) for months on end, and then all of a sudden decide you are going to start writing a little more frequently. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family, It's all about me!, Technology | Tagged Blogging, Gum Wall, intervention, Microsoft, technical stuff | 17 Comments

The Wonderful Lily

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Susan

Shaun and I were in the hardware store On A Mission for a very important doohickey that he needed desperately. I happily followed along admiring all the fun eye candy. (Seriously, I like hardware stores!) When we came to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Love and Marriage, Traditions | Tagged Easter Lily, Grandmother, romance, tradtions | 8 Comments

Time Keeps Marching Along…

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Susan

Can it truly be March already? How did it happen that we are in the third month of the year? I still remember my second grade teacher telling us that time would go faster and faster as we got older. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, It's all about me!, Photography, Random stuff | Tagged ice, march, Mother Nature, photography, Punxsutawney Phil, snow, Spring | 4 Comments

A Wayward Blogger’s Day Journal

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Susan

With thanks to a Simple Woman’s Daybook Outside my window…It’s a rare sunshiny day. A few rays have made their way past our towering pines and are shining on my frost-coated deck, making it sparkle like diamonds. I look outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family, It's all about me!, Random stuff | Tagged random, Simple Woman's Daybook | 13 Comments

Dinner Time

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Susan

Shaun came bounding up the stairs as he always does, drawn by the smell of dinner nearly ready to be put on the table. “It smells good,” he said, peering over my shoulder and into the pan I was rapidly … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Love and Marriage, That Man O' Mine | Tagged dinner, making gravy, roux | 4 Comments

Flying Cars and Popcorn Balls

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Susan

Shortly before Christmas, my oldest daughter Kaitie sadly informed me that my gift from her was going to be late. As one who has been the recipient of such treasures as beautifully crafted macaroni necklaces and meticulously painted rocks, waiting … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, KT, Traditions | Tagged Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Christmas, New Year's Eve, popcorn balls, tradtions | 11 Comments

My Favorite Veteran

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Susan

I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned that I’m a Navy Brat. it’s not something I talk about a lot as it’s just a part of my childhood and who I am. We weren’t one of those lucky families that … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, NaBloPoMo | 9 Comments

Sam’s New Trick

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Susan

We recently enrolled our dog Sam in Puppy School…again. This will be his third time. In theory, Sam seems to have the basics down. When we tell him to “sit,” he does…at least when he feels like it. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Sam, the naughty pup | Tagged clicker training, Dog training, Humane Society | 6 Comments