• Life

    Homecoming 2021

    October 27, 2021 - By 

    Alex texted me on Thursday to tell me he needed to get a coat and shirt to wear to Homecoming. Wait, what? This was TWO days before the homecoming dance! Nothing like waiting to the last minute. So Friday we went out shopping and I was so worried with the supply chain issues and stores not being stocked very well, that we would have a hard time finding anything that fit. But thank goodness Belk came through and we got coat, shirt, tie, and pants. Shoe Department had the shoes he wanted and all is good! Saturday afternoon we headed…

  • Life

    Week 42 [2021]

    October 25, 2021 - By 

    Another week down! Here’s Week #42 which covers Oct. 18-24th, 2021. This last week was interesting. My blood sugar has run a tad high for the last few years. This week my doc had me try Metformin, but it made me feel terrible so I couldn’t continue that anymore. Thursday, I went to the dr to try the once a week shot called Ozempic. The nurse was like, well you have to be able to test your blood, which I’ve never done before. He showed me how to put the FreeStyle Libre 2 System on and I downloaded the app…

  • Photography

    iSpy #42

    October 23, 2021 - By 

    backyard (Fall) – quarterly pic your work place One morning this week, I noticed the sun shining on the one side of my building. I love this angle. “now hiring” I think most the U.S. is experiencing a rise in “Now Hiring” signs everywhere. heavy I couldn’t come up with anything for heavy so I looked back and found this picture from a few years ago from the Denver airport when there was a Delta fiasco. your choice My Marigolds are finally showing up! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to…

  • Life

    Week 41 [2021]

    October 18, 2021 - By 

    Week 41! Can ya’ll believe its 9 weeks till Christmas? I’m not usually one that counts down, but I was just thinking about how far in the year we are already. Its crazy to think about. Here we got with Oct. 11-17th! My doc wanted me to try a new medicine for several health reasons, but the main one being slightly high blood sugar. So I started that on Monday and regretted it hours later. I felt awful! I ended up in bed all day Tuesday and I let Kayleigh get up there with me for a bit. I always…

  • Photography

    iSpy #41

    October 16, 2021 - By 

    mess My living room is currently a mess because Kayleigh loves to tear up and ‘disembowel’ her toys. patch The Engineering merit badge mystery Spiders and their webs are so mysterious to me. I also thought this picture had a mystery feel to it. funny I love how Kayleigh tilts her head like this. I came out of the bathroom and she was looking at me like that. Then she straightened her head. I wanted to get a picture so after pulling up my camera on my phone, so I stepped back into the bathroom and came back out and…

  • Life

    Week 40 [2021]

    October 11, 2021 - By 

    Week 40, yall! Can’t believe we just finished off the 1st full week of October (Oct. 4-12, 2021). How’s everyone enjoying Fall so far? We’re back to doing Weekly family Game Night. Sequence is one of our favorites. Katniss and Kayleigh have been hanging out like this more lately. They’ve always gotten along, but this is sweet. My birthday present from Rob was tickets the Ziggy Marley concert. I love Reggae. The concert was a tribute to Ziggy’s dad, Bob Marley. So good!! Rob had a conference that started Friday, so he left early Friday morning. Alex and I are…

  • Photography

    iSpy #40

    October 9, 2021 - By 

    wet It has been plenty wet around here this week. Tons of rain! numbers I really did have a hard time with this one. I walked around outside and noticed my rain gauge that showed the rain we’ve gotten this week! children’s book This is a really cool book: Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island favorite When I was initially thinking of favorite, I was thinking of posting a picture of something that is your favorite. However, Friday morning when I was going to get in my car I noticed this stick like bug. This was my favorite photo…

  • Life

    Week 39 [2021]

    October 4, 2021 - By 

    Here’s my weekly wrap up for #39 September 27 – October 3, 2021. Sitting at the doc’s office waiting to get my blood drawn. Thinking of Dad that day as it would have been his 67th birthday. Caitlyn’s mom was in town, so we did lunch along with Caitlyn and Drew the day before my birthday. We went to Tacorita’s downtown. Pretty yummy! The next day Rob and I went to Acre for lunch. This cake was free since it was my birthday. On my birthday, the fam along with Caitlyn, of course, and her mom went to Acapulco’s for…

  • Photography

    iSpy #39

    October 2, 2021 - By 

    cook outside My jungle of a backyard hair Hair from the top shadow This is an old picture (Look how little Alex was), but I wasn’t able to get a shadow pic this week. Back when this picture was taken Alex was admiring his shadow and said, “Man, mom, my muscles are getting big!” your choice This was the display at Publix. So many interesting fall pumpkins You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone.…

  • Life

    Monthly Digest – September 2021

    October 1, 2021 - By 

    This isn’t the typical Monthly Digest, but instead I’m just including the happy things and I’m just going to leave it at that! ♥️ LIFE Happenings Went to an Auburn Game And a Braves Game Happy on my birthday, despite being sung to and having the waitress put whip cream on my nose and chin. Reminiscing back to just good times. This is from a soccer trip for a tournament that Drew had in Greenville, SC back in 2010. Work Memories missing a lot of it and hiring 2 new students. I’ve had so many people needing to change their…

  • Appetizers & Snacks - Lunch - Recipes

    Pinwheels Recipes – Mix & Match

    September 30, 2021 - By 

    Hey yall! Long time no recipe. I mean LOooooong time. Like years! Ouch! Dang. Well anyway, I recently made these Cajun Ranch Pinwheels for a work function and had a couple people ask about the recipe. Luckily, I had a couple pictures of them so I decided to share them along with some other pinwheel recipe options. I will try to make the other Mix and Match Options and include those pictures at some point. I have noticed several recipes lately that reminded me of these pinwheels my Granny used to make and decided these would be perfect for our…

  • Life

    Week 38 [2021]

    September 27, 2021 - By 

    Last week was #38; September 20-26, 2021! Here’s some highlights… I love cooler temps in the mornings. Look at this really cool pumpkin and acorn squash. Kind of a funny story about the pumpkin. I order nearly all my groceries from Walmart pickup. Last year I had ordered an assortment bag of pumpkins and gourds. A couple weeks ago, I thought I had ordered the same thing. However, when I opened the back of my car to get my groceries and bring them in, I see this very interesting pumpkin and I was like, well, ok! *laughing* Tuesday we went…

  • Photography

    iSpy #38

    September 25, 2021 - By 

    real life Drew came over and brought Buster. Not sure Buster was a fan of this configuration. connect These are the stairs are going on to my front door. The other day I noticed this little red ball sticking out from the bricks. I kept passing by, not getting a picture of it. Finally, I decided I had to get a pic of it. Here’s a closer look. Then, I put the phone down to get a straight on shot and here is where you see where it connects. square I was Rob’s work earlier this week and noticed this…

  • Tech & Entertainment

    YouTube Channel Favorites – Summer 2021

    September 23, 2021 - By 

    This is my 3rd rundown of what I watched on YouTube over the summer so like June through August. What are your favorite YouTube channels? Homesteading/Gardening Whispering Willow Farm [49.3K subscribers – 254 videos] Justin Rhodes [899K subscribers – 1,979 videos] Roots and Refuge Farm [486K subscribers – 949 Videos] The Hollar Homestead[119K subscribers – 507 videos] A Good Life Farm [22.9K subscribers – 1,010 videos] Appalachia’s Homestead with Patara [228K subscribers – 1,325 Videos] The Southerner’s Northern Garden [10.6K subscribers – 65 videos] Big Family Homestead [287K subscribers – 2,174 Videos] Single Dad Homesteading [10.5K subscribers – 236 videos]…

  • Life

    Week 37 [2021]

    September 20, 2021 - By 

    Here’s another wrap up from September 13-19, 2021. I know this blog has become very stale with just boring updates of my life. However, that’s all I can muster up right now. Thank you to those of you who continue to stick with me. I mentioned last week that life has been pretty hard lately. I’ve had several nights that looked like this… I am thankful for friends who call and text me and pray for me and my family. Thanks to all of you who have been praying. We have really felt the prayers. With all that’s been going…

  • Photography

    iSpy #37

    September 18, 2021 - By 

    golden hour Honestly wasn’t happy with this golden hour shot, but didn’t have a lot of time to mess with it. action item Mowing the lawn has been an ‘action item’ we needed to get done and Rob finally went out and did it. change Pocket change in my drawer at work. cell phone My iPhone 12 pro that I love so much. your choice This was a shot I tried for Golden Hour, but it didn’t really work out. Loved it though. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join…

  • Life

    Week 36 [2021]

    September 16, 2021 - By 

    Week 36 September 6-12, 2021 Hey yall! Last week was rough and its continuing on into this week. Unfortunately, I can’t go into details. I would covet your prayers for my family during this time. All this goes back to May when we had a family emergency and last week ended up having another emergency of sorts. My brain is full. Running thoughts. Uneasy stomach. Fear of the unknown. Worry. We are all consumed by what’s going on in the family. However, for my own sanity I have to take breaks from it and distract myself with TV or doing…

  • Photography

    iSpy #36

    September 11, 2021 - By 

    remembrance Not the remembrance, I was going for initially. However, I sat at the light near the University Chapel the other morning and snapped this shot. This is where Rob and I got married. dainty I found this Cicada shell on my tire the other morning. heart This (sort of) heart shaped leaf in the garden caught my attention today. TV I watch TV a lot on my laptop. your choice My new plant You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week…

  • Life

    Week 35 [2021]

    September 6, 2021 - By 

    Here we are for another week review post. Week 35 covers August 30-September 5, 2021. On August 30th, Rob and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary. We went out to lunch at Amsterdam. The next day we ended up going out to eat for dinner and called that our anniversary dinner. We ate at Bow & Arrow. So yummy! I got a couple new house plants that are kind of different. Auburn University street signs downtown Got my Bath & Body Work order! Yellow Pear Tomatoes in the in-ground garden. Love her frog legs!

  • Photography

    iSpy #35

    September 4, 2021 - By 

    clip Rob got this money clip as a graduation gift. dear This was a total struggle. I found these scrapbook letters where you will find these letters D – E – A – R handmade Handmade Papier-mâché egg and baby dino starts with D D is for desk…a very messy desk right now! your choice My Coleus is growing nicely this year. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change…