July 2011

A New Puzzle

July 22, 2011

It was so nice having Chad and Nicole spend time sprawled out in the living room working the puzzle that I ordered two more puzzles for them. They arrived yesterday and Chad was feeling a bit better than he had been and decided they should start one of them. This is as far as they [...]

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Yarn Panic

July 22, 2011

There’s no way I will run out of yarn . . not in 2011, not in 2015, not in this lifetime . . probably. But, there’s some amount of panic that set in when Vince and I had this conversation over the phone last week: Me: Honey, I think I’m going to need to order [...]

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A Conversation with Chad

July 21, 2011

Chad started talking very early and the kid hasn’t stopped talking since. He always has these grand ideas of things he’s going to do to make millions of $$. Yep, he’s still working part-time at Wal-Mart. His newest idea, that he shared with me on Monday while driving to Springfield, is something about building a [...]

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What the Day Holds

July 21, 2011

Most mornings I’m up around daylight and there’s just something about those few minutes when the dawn is overtaking the darkness. Night is ending. Day is breaking. A new day is beginning! No matter what our plans are, we never know what a day holds. I remember several months ago when Vince called to tell [...]

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We’re Home!

July 20, 2011

We had to be in Joplin this morning at 6:30 so that meant leaving home at 5:10 which meant getting up at 4:30. Nicole went along to help and what a great help she was! There’s her pink purse. There’s her pink and gray shoes. There’s Chad’s quilt but . . where’s Nicole? Oh . [...]

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Chad’s Surgery

July 20, 2011

Chad is having his tonsils out today. Would you please say a prayer for him? The doctor has told him this is a tough surgery and recovery at his age so we’re expecting the next few days to be difficult. Thanks and I will report on him when I can.

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