Some Little Things

Joyful, cheer-making things we experienced today: ~ Hearing from a long-time friend who experienced a very special touch of God, delivered through happy tears ~ Enjoying time with family surrounded by God’s creation, molded creatively by man (Zilker Botanical Garden) ~ Happy surprise of finding out it’s free to visit ~ Adventure of finding three [...]

Pattern Design

Once, long, long ago, I used to have the benefit of Painter natural media software when it came to making patterns. You just draw, hold down the shift key and move the picture and the repeats would magically show up: voila! repeating pattern, perfectly aligned. Apparently, I remember the instructions incorrectly and/or the software is [...]

Menu This Week

This is the idea and, Lord willing, I’ll stick to it. Monday ~ Spaghetti, salad, bread (double batch of spaghetti sauce) Tuesday ~ White chili (chicken and cannelini beans with diced chili), sweet corn masa, tortilla chips Wednesday ~ Thai chicken pasta with broccolini and red pepper strips Thursday ~ Lasagna or mannicotti (probably mannicotti) [...]

Thankful Thursday

Yes, it’s a day late but let’s not quibble about details. ~ Feb. 12, 22 years ago, hubby and I started going steady. We’re old folks. ~ Thank you, Lord for a family with a great sense of humor. It’s nice to have at least one good laugh a day and kids who share them [...]

Ortho Day

My NM had to visit the orthodontist yesterday to be fitted for a lip bumper. It’s something similar to a retainer in the way it looks and can be removed, but instead its purpose is to keep his bottom lip from curling in too much when he swallows. According to the orthodontist, that’s what’s causing [...]

Birthday Party Day!

2009-02-07 J’s Bday Party Originally uploaded by Phisch Photos here on Flickr. Saturday was great! J was so excited. Who are we kidding? Excited doesn’t cut it…for over a week he kept asking when his birthday party would be. When the day finally came, he was beside himself. But so patient! Hubby helped me clean [...]

Bastrop State Park Hike/Letterboxing

2009-02-06 Bastrop State Park Originally uploaded by Phisch In celebration of our birthdays this week (our = hubby and mine), we thought it would be fun to get outside and go find more letterboxes. Rather than stay in our own neighborhood, so to speak, we wanted to get a little further out. After checking letterboxing.org, [...]

Replacement Hat

You know, it’s really hard to photograph a hat you’re wearing. But somehow, I managed to do it even without the flash. This is a hat I made from a pattern on Ravelry called Spring Beret. I had made two as gifts for the daughters of friends of ours. Unfortunately, my friend accidentally got one [...]

One Day

I keep hearing this video on the radio and I wonder if it needs to have a warning before it’s played (“folks, you’ll need to pull over and make sure you have tissues…”). Now here’s the video. I’m sure it needs a warning. Mercy Me’s “Finally Home”

Happy Birthday!

To the man who puts up with a lot from me. To the man who spoils me rotten. For the one who gets my sense of humor. For the one that God gave me as one of the best signs He loves me. To the guy with the cute eyebrows. To the one who can [...]

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