Last week was all about foreign places I’d like to visit. This week is: Thirteen Domestic Places I’d Like to See Before I Die Anchorage, Alaska New Orleans, Louisiana San Juan, Puerto Rico Vieques, Puerto Rico Napa Valley Little Big Horn Honolulu, Hawaii The Grand Canyon The Painted Desert, New Mexico The Rockies in Colorado San Francisco,...

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For what seems like the bazillionth time, Oldest Son’s girlfriend kicked him out last Thursday and he moved home. There are some things that are vastly different this time around: 1. He had a new job within 24 hrs. (WOW!) 2. He is actually ignoring his phone more than he’s not when it’s the girlfriend calling to continue the drama. (DOUBLE WOW!) 3....

Me and mine (from left to right: PDD, Second Son, Oldest Son) taken at my parents’ house yesterday afternoon. (I never pass up an opportunity to get impromptu family pics of my brood. Already, it’s getting difficult to get them all together in one spot.) My younger sister and her family – in Oklahoma on vacation this week (they live in...

Beads hanging in my...