The kids had some extra days off for Presidents’ Day, so my mom and I threw the boys in the car and took off for a weekend in Memphis. We left early Saturday morning and drove straight to the National Civil Rights Museum.The main building of this museum is closed … Continue reading
Arkansas Hiking Trails: Tollantusky Trail A couple of weekends ago we were looking for a day hike close to home and we stumbled upon the Tollantusky Trail near Conway, Arkansas. The trailhead is at the Cadron Settlement Park, which is located on AR-319 W off of Highway 64. This park … Continue reading
It seems like I try something new every year in January to help with organizing, goal setting, exercising, attitude adjustment and whatever else comes along with generally being in a bad mood after Christmas is over. I’ve decided that the important thing is not that I ever necessarily hit on … Continue reading
For our anniversary, Taido and I had a chance to get away at the end of December to Hot Springs, courtesy of some really wonderful folks. (Thanks Jim and June for giving us a wonderful place to stay! And thank you to the many many folks who kept kids for … Continue reading
This is one of my very favorite Avett Brothers songs. I am putting it up today in honor of our friends, Peter and Darby, who are getting married tonight. If you know Peter and Darby or you go to Fellowship North, or you just want to smile, you should come … Continue reading
At the end of December, Taido and I got to sneak away for our anniversary to a cabin at Devil’s Den State Park. It was like a little breath of fresh air after the holidays. The weather was warm the night we were there, too warm actually, causing a tornado … Continue reading
We’re kind of missing this view today and moving very slowly. In fact, one little Chino missed the departure for school this morning due to an overwhelming need to despair in a puddle on the floor. She is now outside planting bulbs, because well, it worked for me. Next up, … Continue reading
Even though we don’t get much snow in Arkansas, we certainly make the most of it while it lasts. Do people go sledding on 2 inches of snow in other parts of the country? Do they scrape the little film of snow off of cars to form snowballs? Do they … Continue reading
While we were in Florida over Christmas vacation, I received an email from a friend who is hosting an exchange student saying that there was a gal in need of a new host family because her current hosts were moving out of state. Three of the darling women in my … Continue reading
You know how it is on your last night at the beach. Mom says, C’mon it’s almost sunset and we need a family picture! Everyone was fairly uncooperative. You’d have thought I made them all dress in matching khaki pants or something. Simon is actually throwing sand at me here, … Continue reading
