I can’t believe we are already almost half way done with this year and it’s already June! What? The end of the school year is always so busy, so it’s over in a blink. This month I was happy about: that Alex is done with elementary school! I loved the first elementary school that he… Read More »
I’m sure I depressed everyone with my posts about my Dad over Father’s Day Weekend. However, today marks 6 months since he’s been gone. My brother’s post on Facebook saying, “Wow six months,” I replied: “Ugh. Hits ya in the gut. Sometimes it seems like yesterday, but others seems like he’s been gone forever. However,… Read More »
Rob got an award at work. Yeah, he’s been at this job less than a year and is already getting recognized. So proud of him! He got a certificate, the shirt he’s wearing in the picture, and a day off! Below is a picture of Rob, his boss, and his other coworker who got the… Read More »
Servings: 4 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 4 large potatoes, cut to desired size 4 minced garlic cloves 1/2 cup olive oil 1 tbs. dried oregano Juice from 1 lemon sea salt fresh coarse ground black pepper Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400°F 2. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick spray 3.… Read More »
1. What are you reading? Tell us about it! I’m in between books right now. However, I think I’m going to start reading, That Summer, by Sarah Dressen. I’ve been wanting to start reading her books and we just happened to have that one in at the library right now! 2. Library or bookstore? Well… Read More »
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I’m just not even sure how or where to start with this post. The past few days I’ve been in anticipating Father’s Day rolling around and have been seriously dreading it! It’s not surprising that “Father’s Day” takes on a new definition when your Dad dies. My definition of Father’s Day now includes a tug… Read More »
When my Dad found out he had ALS, he knew he wouldn’t be able to ride his bikes anymore. He told me in one of our conversations that he planned to give Drew his nice mountain bike and Alex could have the smaller bike. He explained that the bike Drew was getting was a really… Read More »
Cucumbers is one of my favorite and most underrated vegetables around. This Cucumber Salad is easy and delicious. It goes great with everything. It can whipped together in less than 5 minutes and requires no cooking time. Servings: 4 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Life lately is filled with…
The Friday before Memorial Day weekend, we loaded up the car, with the best camping gifts for a fun weekend of camping on the lake with the F@rrow Family. Among our essentials, we also brought along this Mini Katana for our camping adventure. Drew and his friend, Joe, who the 2nd eldest child of the… Read More »
Now that we’re in our 2nd full week of summer, I thought I’d better go ahead and post my Summer Goal Bucket List
I am the Travel Tuesday Contributor over at ALWB. Nice to “meet” you! Let me know you stopped by and I will repay the visit. 🙂 1. Name & Birthday {Don’t have to include your year} Lysha (pronounced Lee-sha) September 30 2. How long have you been blogging? I’ve been blogging for 10 years. WOW!… Read More »
Dear Drew, Man, you’ve been gone just over 2 weeks now. I’ve missed you like crazy! It was kinda funny, the Thursday before you left, that evening, I was missing you already and you hadn’t even left yet. Before I left that afternoon to go to work, you and I laid across the bed and… Read More »
This past weekend was the Annual Cub Scout Pack Summer trip, but instead of venturing to higher ground, we braved the heat at the beach. Yes, we camped near the beach in Pensacola, Florida. Many leaders suggest it every year and every year a few other leaders are quick to nicks the idea. However, this… Read More »
Last Saturday, our friend, Chris, invited to us to go with him to Callaway Gardens to see the FSU Circus.
One month ago today, I quit Diet Coke and really all sodas for that matter. I went cold turkey from May 5th on. Before that I was weaning myself off, but I knew the caffeine headaches would be brutal. They still were for about 2 1/2 weeks after I quit. Someday I satiated the headaches… Read More »
The guys on one of their practice hikes at Chewacla State ParkIt’s usually this time of year, when I send out the address where you can send Drew cards, letters, money, etc while he’s away at Boy Scout Camp. This year he’s not going on a normal camping trip. On June 14th, he will board… Read More »
Our friends invited us back out to the lake for Memorial Day. This is the first year we’ve actually got to camp and stay long than a day. View from the lake