Uncategorized

I had such a fun weekend.   Tony’s nephew and his wife and two kids stopped by on Saturday for a visit.  They were visiting from Tennessee and I am just so happy that they carved out some time to meet me – because it’s the first time meeting their daughter and only the second time I’ve met their son.  It’s nice that Tony’s extended family...

A few weeks ago I realized that Weight Watchers started following me on Instagram! I was like, WOW! until my friend Loren pointed out that WW has 342,000 followers and only follows 546, and I am one of them.  Double WOW!  They had asked if they could use my spinach pizza with balsamic glaze in their social media pages, and I of course said yes! ...

Thanks for the birthday wishes here, on Facebook and Instagram.  It’s weird because every year I don’t really feel that much older, but I am considering 48 is the new 35!   While I didn’t get to spend the day with my tiwn sister, it was a good day.  I had a semi-productive/lazy day, and it was perfect. Jacob had to work later on Saturday so...

Home again!  I told my brother Charlie (check out his latest blog post here!) that I think this is the longest time we’ve spent together since we were in high school – 11 days!  I am happy to report that my fear of flying is long gone.  I had no anxiety at all about any of the travel.  I think with all the travel I...

Y’all, I am tired.  Good thing I don’t have a job to go back to right now, because I don’t think I’d have the strength to lift my arms to type!   Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration because I am typing right now, but you get the idea. We didn’t get all the painting done that I thought we’d finish by the time I...

We are forging ahead with all the home improvements before my brothers house gets put on the market.  My brother and I laughed so hard when we were left home alone painting, and then staged what it would look like on our business cards if we were actual painters. Yes, we are both actually on the same ladder painting – but nobody even noticed when...

Happy Friday!  Not much to report today on the last couple days of this trip.  Hannah and Jacob have been having fun, hanging out with my stepson and his wife and traveling to meet friends who’ve moved here back from their high school.  I am glad they are enjoying their trip!  When we first suggested coming to visit back in early January, my brother and...

Every day since we’ve been in Austin the weather forecast has called for thunderstorms, but luckily it’s only sprinkled a little bit or completely blown over.  On Monday Hannah and Jacob were spending the night at The Driskall Hotel in downtown Austin, which is known to have ghosts.  They love that stuff.  My niece and I drove them downtown, and after we checked them in,...

Hello from Austin!  Before I go any further, I need to wish my daughter Hannah a happy birthday.  I really can’t believe I have a 24 year old daughter.  Seems like she just started high school and in the blink of an eye she’s nearing a quarter century old.  I love you to the moon and back Hannah and so happy you and Jacob are...

So here’s the first lesson I’ve learned being self-employed.  Um, you may have to check your emails more than twice a day.  I was up by 7 on Monday and I think I checked my email around 8 before heading out for a walk and then getting ready to go downtown.  By the time I caught the train at 10:08, I’d already walked 5k steps! ...