Category Archives: Nature
Free Therapy
Nothing is quite as therapeutic as ripping out big ugly bushes. The two little boys even lent a hand – in exchange for a wagon ride, of course. All in all I ripped out 9 bushes. 4 BIG UGLY ones from the … Continue reading
Filed under Every Day Life, Nature
Waiting for the Sunrise
The first Monday after Elizabeth passed away I woke up between 5:30 and 6:00 in the morning. I couldn’t sleep. I lay thinking of my daughter and how much I missed her. Paul woke up around the same time and … Continue reading
Hello, Blog. My name is GoofyJ. Remember me?
Wow. That is really all I can say. Just wow. Time has flown and dragged by at the same time. And now, here I sit in a home, my home, in Cinci, Ohio. Weird. Oh and I only have two … Continue reading
Filed under Children, Every Day Life, Family, Nature, Photography
January Spring
Ok – I know it’s February already, but this photo was taken on January 31st. I couldn’t find the card reader until a few days ago to get the photo off the memory stick. We came home from church Sunday … Continue reading
Filed under Nature
Silver Lake Writer’s Retreat 2009
Last Thursday I woke in a panic as the doorbell sounded at 6:00 in the morning. I cursed my alarm (which I checked twice the night before to make sure it was set right – evil thing) and dove into … Continue reading
Filed under Nature, Photography, Writing
Fall (the season, silly – what were you thinking?)
Autumn Trees don their burnt orange frocks Before midnight winter stealthily steels in. Leaves dance dizz- ily down- ward; A crisp crinkly crunch my feet. beneath Apples polished to a shiny rosy red. Enameled teeth sink into white … Continue reading
Yellowstone
Wow! The summer has just been flying by! One of the highlights of the summer so far was our trip to Eastern Idaho for a family reunion. It was great to see all of Paul’s family and we even had … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Nature, Photography
Our last two beach trips
Our last two beach trips have been solo flights for me. Me and 5 kids – alone. The task seemed daunting, but let me tell you, we had the MOST fun! And I didn’t get completely frazzled or tear my … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Nature, Photography
Gurgle Gurgle Slosh
Traduccion al Espanol Our snow has all melted and been washed away. It has been raining pretty steady for quite some time and we began to worry about water under the house again – what with 18 inches of snow … Continue reading
Filed under Every Day Life, Nature, Opinion
