Gratituesday: Sounds of Home
more reasons to be grateful this Gratituesday!
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. ~Paul Sweeney In an age where the vow “to have and to hold from this day forward… until death do us part” holds less and less meaning, I am grateful for the example of my…
Just over three years ago, I started a blog. A dear friend convinced me blogging would be a good outlet for my writing, a fun way to record our family’s comings and goings, and a new way to keep in touch with friends and family living far away. I picked a name for the blog,…
With the advent of e-mail and text messages, the art of the hand-written thank-you note seems to have become a thing of the past. Somehow, however, e-mails and text messages just don’t convey the same feelings as a thoughtfully hand-penned note that can be held in your hands, read again and again, and cherished for…
Last month, Ryan attended an A to Z Mystery themed birthday party. The party host presented each of the boys in attendance with one of the A to Z Mystery books (by Ron Roy) as a party favor. Ryan read the entire book that afternoon and begged to head to the library before it closed…
This weekend, the boys went camping with their Cub Scout Pack, accompanied by their Dad… and their Grandma! It was a beautiful weekend, and they had a fabulous time… which you can read about here, for while I am grateful that the camping weekend was such a success, my Gratituesday post is not about their…
Ryan is in Williamsburg with friends this week. He’s having a wonderful time and doesn’t seem to be missing his Mommy one little bit… Meanwhile, back at home, I am enjoying my one-on-one time with Connor immensely! I mean, honestly, look at that grin, how could I NOT enjoy spending time with that little character?!…