Birthdays Galore!

Birthdays Galore!

How inconvenient it is to have your child’s birthday in the same week as yours! I mean … the NERVE of this little one coming into the world 5 days after my day. Oh, but how precious she is! And, how thankful we are for her. La Petite Belle is not as petite...
No Big Deal

No Big Deal

(Look how sweet I was.) Yeah. I’m 41 today. Not a big deal really. LET THE BIRTHDAY WEEK BEGIN! Yesterday the celebration began with a home-cooked birthday lunch at my parents’ house, which included, not one, but two of my favorite desserts. (My mom tends...
I’ve been in a tiny bit of denial.

I’ve been in a tiny bit of denial.

I’ve suddenly remembered (And, by “remembering,” I mean pulled this little fact out of the depths of my brain where I had hidden it under bunches of other stuff.), that in 7 days, my first year of my forties will be over.  Yes, we’re all quite...
A Life Uncomplicated

A Life Uncomplicated

That’s how I felt about my life in Tulsa. Beau and I drove back through Tulsa on our way home from Colorado. It had been a very long time since we’d been back. We were unaware of how much emotion we would feel from just that one night in the city. Right...