• Preparing a Feast with a Beast

    Last Thanksgiving, Bean was tiny. I think he made that Thanksgiving better for me because he was a real, live, breathing something to be so thankful for. But he couldn’t really do much…

  • I am Thankful

    I am thankful for a roof over my head, a job that makes me happy, and food on our table every night. I am thankful for medical insurance and even more thankful that…

  • A Thanksgiving Prayer

    Dear Heavenly Father, Today we come to you in thanks for all the many blessings you have given to us.   We thank you for the people in our lives that show us…

  • The Grandmomma Has Landed

    On Saturday evening, the Heavens opened up and dropped a Grandmomma on my front porch.   Beanie was pretty excited. So was I. Chris’ mom, Jackie, and her boyfriend, Charles (which I like…

  • Fall is for Family

    This past weekend we planned to just lay low at the house.   Beanie was getting over his terrible cold and my cold was starting to get bad. But then we woke up…

  • We Came, We Ate, We Conquored

    Well, we survived Thanksgiving.   The turkey was moist, the stuffing was spicy, the mac ‘n cheese was to die for.   There were no fires in the kitchen, nothing burned on the…