Vox

Musings, rants, rambling, general nonsense

Things I Love – 16

I love old photo albums. And having somewhere to post the pics after I scan them. I wonder if kids growing up now will have the same joy on finding these old treasures, flipping through page after page of frozen, forgotten memories. Their whole lives are captured and stored digitally, perhaps that will make those […]

Things I Love – 15

I love my step family This gorgeous baby is the latest addition. Just over a decade and a half ago, my mom married an amazing man. A man brave enough to take on our enormous family, and all the extra work it involves. A man with three daughters of his own. I am so enjoying […]

Things I Love – 9

I love my mom Today is her birthday, but I chose this pic from when she graduated several years ago. It took her 40 some years to do it, owing to her marriage and raising 6 children. After my parents divorced, she worked multiple jobs to ensure we had everything we needed, but never stopped […]

Decking the Halls

For anyone participating in the ornament exchange – thought I’d post what I just wrote for a new participant. There really are no “rules”, though I can tell you how it started. The original idea was to make a personalized ornament for each family in the family. Most often now-a-days, the ornaments aren’t especially personalized […]

The Big One

Well, A big one anyway. My step-dad’s birthday ~ the big 6-0 ~ is at the end of the month. This man has been such a blessing in our lives – not just to our mother, but to all of us. And marrying into this family was quite an undertaking….we are many and we are….unique. […]

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