The Kingsley’s have taken in yet another stray. It’s not enough that I am in a house of boys, a husband, a step-son, two baby boys under the age of three, an old grumpy boy Shitzhu and a crazy, deranged boy Pekinese who I am convinced will never be housebroken and now we have [...]
Archive for the ‘Simple Pleasures’ Category
A Happy Pup
Posted in New Things, Puppy News, Simple Pleasures, tagged Compassionate, Puppy, Yellow Lab on January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Corn on the Cobb + Baseball = Heaven
Posted in Family Time, Simple Pleasures on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Some of my greatest memories as a child included baseball games with my Mom. It was around 1970 I was in kindergarten, my dad was in Vietnam and we lived a few miles from Busch Stadium in St. Louis. I guess you could say I was raised on baseball in what my family refers [...]
Independence Day
Posted in Blessed and Thankful, New Things, Simple Pleasures on July 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The fireworks are booming all around our sleepy, quiet neighborhood. I guess the neighbors don’t realize I have a one year old trying to fight off the sleep monster. But that minor point aside, it has been a 4th of July to remember.
For weeks and even months we have been patty-caking, talking, [...]
Welcome to the World – Hope Caroline
Posted in Simple Pleasures on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I met Hope Caroline today.
She is a beautiful little, dark-haired, girl that is so tiny and mewed like a baby kitten. One of my best friends, Leslie had a new baby yesterday afternoon. Hope weighed in at 7lbs 1oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. She joins her sister Camille, [...]
Mommy’s Day Out
Posted in Simple Pleasures on April 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I had a day out today with my best friend, her mom and of course Harper. When you are a working mom I think the opposite applies – instead of taking the baby to the sitter for a few hours so you can have some peace and quiet, on your day off you take [...]
Simple Pleasures
Posted in Family Time, Serious Thoughts, Simple Pleasures on April 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Today I spent a lot of time reflecting on things that really matter. As I rocked my sweet boy to sleep tonight I prayed for the families who lost children today. I also prayed that I never have to endure such a tragedy. Generally I like to find the humor in life [...]
