Family
Vacations are made for getting away; a time of refreshment and relaxation. I usually take time away around the Holidays as a time of reflection, also. Looking back on the previous year without a calendar contolling my time gives me fresh eyes to review my accomplishments. Sometimes, though, vacations remind you of home. Vacations are about memories too! This year we are in Phoenix – although I moved back home to Indianapolis, from Phoenix – you can’t beat Phoenix in the wintertime. This year Chihuly has a handblown glass display at the Desert Botanical Gardens, which is absolutely beautiful. We decided to...
Nothing brings life to the Christmas season like a child’s wonderment as the tree is put up, the lights strung and the ornaments hung. Nothing, that is, except this Mimi watching her grandchildren taking in the moment. This is our first year in our new home, which made it special to have the whole family together to start the season. This little one could not get enough of the thrill and excitement of having the chance to help decorate and play a bit of hide and seek. Of course all the ornaments ended up on the bottom half of the tree....
I love the month of November! One of the things I missed about Indiana while I lived in the Southwest was Fall. We decided to move back to Indianapolis a few years ago and fall has always been my favorite time of year. By fall, I actually mean the part where the leaves start turning color and each days color is a bit more magnificent than the previous day. By November, most all of the trees have lost their leaves. By mid November to the end of the month, the trees are bare, we have experienced our first frost; sometimes even our first snowfall....
When people find out I moved back to Indianapolis from sunny Arizona, they always ask Why? Here’s one of four reasons – the fourth grandchild. There’s also brothers, sisters, my Dad, lifelong friends, family cookouts, celebrations and get togethers. But….the grandbabies, they get preferential treatment. And, do they know it!...
Have you ever been in a position where you couldn’t find the words you wanted to say? Or what you want to say isn’t coming out in a clear concise fashion? Maybe you said something you wish you had never said. It happens to us all. This happened to my three year old granddaughter the other day. She had just awaken from her nap and she couldn’t find her blanket, or at least the blanket she wanted. After my daughter told her to look in her room and the entertainment room, then the living room, she became very frustrated at...
Scott Saghirian over at TopTechAgent, has meme’d me. I have gone 10 months without being meme’d. They have caught up to me; my luck has run out and now, I must disclose 5 things about myself. *I am MiMi to these beautiful grandchildren and enjoy every minute with them. In April we will add another grandchild, a girl. *I have been married to my husband, Don, for 28 years. He still calls me “His Bride”. I am the lucky one. *We have four adult children, who have made every moment in life a cherished one. Okay, maybe not every moment, but when...
