To say “it’s been a while…”

To say “it’s been a while since I’ve blogged regularly” is nothing short of a gross understatement. But I’m here now! My belated New-Years-Resolution (belated = starting in March) is to get back to posting at least weekly, if not several times a week. I’ve missed sharing my thoughts and my family and my life [...]

Much to be thankful for!

Our first Thanksgiving without Dad has now come and gone. Everyone keeps asking me “did you have a good Thanksgiving Corrie?” – and I’m not sure what to say. I was super excited for the holidays to roll around, but somewhere in the middle of all that decorating, cleaning, cooking, visiting, eating and shopping…I found [...]

on the hunt…

Whatever your views on hunting are, I feel like you’ve gotta admit this is pretty darn cute. (And don’t worry folks, it’s only a BB gun.) We spent the first weekend of gun season – as we always do – in Southeast Missouri at Daryl’s grandparent’s house.  It’s a fun time full of…well, relaxation.  Nobody’s [...]

Storm Lake

Okay, so sometimes I get on these kicks. Kicks where I write long posts full of photos of whatever we’ve been up to. As if very many of you actually care that we went to the park and James climbed on a big rock and struck a pose… twice. They’re long posts, and probably slow [...]

smitten for sunsets

Have I mentioned before that I love sunsets? Maybe…here. It’s true though…I’ve pretty much never seen a sunset (or sunrise, for that matter) that I didn’t think was breathtakingly beautiful. And a sunset over a lake…well, Hallelujah! This is Storm Lake in Storm Lake, IA.  We stay at a resort there every once in awhile while [...]

ARRRRRR…

No, I’m not a pirate. I say ARRRRR simply because that’s where these pictures are from: AR. He just hopped right out onto that fireman’s pole… And definitely had his own unique way of climbing this ladder… And sang and danced the whole way back to the other playground. The sky was grey, But we [...]

Let’s go sweat…er, PLAY at the park!

Hello from the land of the Naturals & Hogs! We’re in Arkansas this weekend, just hanging out while Daryl works on an upgrade at his mill in Springdale. As a matter of fact, I’m sitting in the parking lot of the feed mill right now. Letting James nap in the back seat & bored out [...]

Livin’ it Up at the Hotel California!

Hello from sunny California! We took off from Springfield-Branson at 6:30 and finally landed in Fresno around noon yesterday (Tuesday) – keep in mind, CA is 2 hours behind MO – and we’re exhausted but thrilled to be here! Yesterday we stayed in Clovis (just outside Fresno) & I had my very first Cheesecake Factory [...]

Laziness is a virtue…Right?

It’s been over a month since I posted a real blog post. You know, the nothing’s-really-going-on-but-I’m-here-because-I’m-hoping-someone-will-read-this-and-care type of post. What? You say you don’t know? Oh. Maybe it’s just me. We’ve had a crazy past few weeks, I tell you. James and I have been traveling with Daryl pretty often lately, and it’s very stressful [...]