The Road

The road goes on forever and the party never ends….. …it’s just the recovery time increases as you age. Significantly increases. Increases so significantly it may very well end the party. But the road……it definitely goes on forever. Party on people and have a great weekend!

It seemed like a good idea…..

The past 2 days in Maydelle, Texas we have received an unholy amount of rain.  The first day we got 4 inches, the second day I think we got at least 3 more but I can’t be sure because when we had all that crazy cold weather in January my rain gauge cracked at the 4 inch…

Big Fish-Sharp Teeth

Last night about 7:00 a couple of local boys came by the house, they wanted to weigh this fish they caught. Obviously they were pretty tickled at the 6 foot 8 inch dinosaur-era monster…… Now, I have no idea what this fellows name is I just know he lives about 8 miles up the road,…

Pink Flamingos

Never say never is a lesson I learned fairly early in life yet find I need to be reminded every now and then……for example.  I said I’d NEVER live in a trailer house.  Yet when faced with a nice trailer house completely paid for vs. huge monthly house note I happily went on decorating my…

Squirrel Muffins

I recently went to a homeschool book fair with a dear friend and on the way we stopped for a much needed coffee break.  The following is the conversation I had with my 5 year old daughter, Addie, upon returning home…… Me “Miss Amanda and I went to Starbucks today for coffee”. Addie “Well, I…

I was just gonna pull up one….

I went into the yard to pick up a stick.   Then I saw this…. I thought, well I’ll just snatch that one up real quick and be on my way.  An hour later I have this….. Pulling weeds is kinda like eating chips, you can’t stop at just one.  Now I gotta go pick up that stick…..

Fishing vs Catching

I am an avid fisher, nothing is better on a balmy afternoon than floating along the river near our home admiring the Spanish moss, giant oak trees and listening for the splash of a turtle rolling off a log….  Unfortunately for me I am ONLY good at fishing.  I rarely catch anything.  I have tried…