Get Ready Allentown, New Items, and an Arizona Tease . . .
After recovering from the 50-mile ribbon of winter that was the Indiana Snowstorm, we will be spending the next few days getting ready to head to our annual stop in Allentown, Pennsylvania – just got off the phone with my friend Dee Ruger (that’s not strong enough –...
Lisa & Donna’s Excellent Adventure (and More Snowy Stories) . . .
We spent the weekend at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds in Danville, Indiana – this was a new location for a show that has been held since 2004 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. My opinion? Better location, better logistics, better...
They Grow Up (and Lose Teeth) So Fast . . .
We have been traveling and doing shows for a long time – and it seems even longer when the time is measured in “kid years” . . . the following pictures and narrative appeared on this blog in July 2011 after our annual summer visit to Grapevine, Texas . . . I have seen...
Family Matters . . .
I am very close to being caught up now – I think the only thing left is to run through the highlights of what the family has been doing over the past few months . . . This was at the end of October – Emily wanted to do a 5K (walk, not run). She and I...
Our Furry Families . . .
For those of you who took the time to vote for Connie Williams’ grandpuppy last week – the results came in a few hours ago and “Baby” was a runaway winner – thanks! Meanwhile, an update on some of the pets in my household . . . This was Nala around the holidays,...
Memories of Warmth in Texas . . .
January was awful in Ohio – I don’t think even the snowbunnies like temperatures below zero, and we had them on eight different days during the month. Thankfully, on two of them I was in Grapevine, Texas . . . It was single digits when I left Dayton – and...
Fun in the Sun . . .
Before the Florida show in New Port Richey, I escaped Winter in Ohio for our annual visit to Lawrenceville, Georgia (just northeast of Atlanta). But I took a lot of Ohio Winter with me – our white truck was coated with frozen gray road slop when I left, and even...
A Boy and His Dog . . . and His Mom
Saw a note on my Facebook feed last night from Connie Williams – it started with “Please vote for my son’s dog…” Which immediately caught my attention, because I knew/know both. And many of you know Connie – the success of her Stampaway USA convention in...
Update on a Friend . . .
Many of you know that our friend Kathy Krivitski (Seaside Stampin’ Ink) has had a lot of medical issues over the past few years. I got an e-mail a couple of weeks ago from a lady who remembered the prayer warriors on this blog who have taken such good care of my...
Getting Back on the Horse . . .
I have not done a thing on this blog for more than two months. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to share. Quite the contrary – I have had lots of stories from work and family (and dog). Something would happen and I just knew that it belonged...