Flashes of Brilliance

It’s a funny story with great photos!

“Honey, I’m home.” Henry’s voice echoed through the house. “We’re in the bathroom.” I yelled, trying not to sound aggravated. Then I slopped the mop back across the bathroom floor.…

Recreate yourself on your front lawn/cemetery! (Who Doesn’t Want To Be Featured Front and Center on Halloween?) Here’s a way to do it! Have fun!   Rock Band Halloween Decor!…

When A Kid Says Something Brilliant… I Call It “The Quote of the Day”   Situation: Barrett, age 9, and I are driving home from school.    “Grandma, I did…

When Someone Says Something Brilliant, I Call It The “Quote of the Day!” (I swear this is true! It just happened two days ago!)  Enjoy!

Situation:  At my 60th birthday party, after a round of compliments to me and my friends about how young we all looked… One of my friends said, “Well, the good…

Happiness is discovering your husband has started the coffee!

Situation:  I was driving my grandson, Barrett, age 9, to town. As we were coming up to our neighbor’s ranch, Barrett saw a large number of buzzards circling… Barrett’s a city boy but he has spent lots of time with us on the ranch, so he knows buzzards are part of “God’s clean up crew.” So… I didn’t hesitate more than a second or two before answering his question~

Situation:  Barrett, my 9-year-old grandson, and I were at a water park on a holiday weekend. The place was packed. Kids of all sizes were screaming and swimming and bobbing…

Situation:  We had kids over to play. Now kids love the ranch. There are acres to be explored, wide open pastures, wild animals and yes… snakes. Now… I gave the…